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9月10號，英輝南方為DAMEN公司建造的鋁合金雙體高速客船ASA038項目船開始試航。

該船總長39.95m，型寬10.7m，可載乘客445人，設計航速達到36節(jié)。ASA038船與ASA039船都是英輝南方為DAMEN公司建造的系列高速客船，它們外觀與布置上堪稱“雙胞胎”。最大的區(qū)別在ASA038船采用的是螺旋槳推進，而ASA039船采用的是噴泵推進。ASA038船在本次試航中進行了回轉(zhuǎn)、急停、滿載全速等一系列試驗，均達到了設計要求，這是英輝南方與DAMEN公司的友好合作的又一杰作。

High-speed catamaran passenger ship ASA038 built by Afai Southern Shipyard starts sea trial

On September 10， the aluminum alloy high-speed catamaran passenger ship ASA038 built by Afai Southern Shipyard （Panyu Guangzhou） Ltd. for DAMEN HOLLAND start sea trial. The ship is 39.95m in overall length， 10.7m in molded breadth， can carry 445 passengers， design speed up to 36 knots.

Ships ASA038 and ASA039 are series of high-speed passenger ship built for DAMEN and can be called "the twins" for their similar appearance and layout. The biggest difference is propeller provided for propulsion of ASA038 and jet for ASA039. Slewing， crash stop， full speed with full load tests have successfully been made for ASA038 in the sea trial.