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A high-speed case for steel and diesels

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Many shipowners are reluctant to order high-speed ferries because their turbines are perceived to be unreliable and costly to operate. Furthermore, some owners believe that these ferries could suffer from local fatigue failures in the long-term. According to naval architect Nigel Gee, these objections have been overcome by incorporating steel construction, low fuel consumption and medium-speed diesel engines into the design of fast car ferries. This was the premise behind Gee's design of Norasia's Pecan fast car ferry, which is notable for its sponson-stabilized monohull.

Water Transportation, Engineering services, Industrial Designers, Industrial Design Services, Practice, Contracts, Shipping industry, Naval architects, Norasia Shipping Services S.A., Gee, Nigel

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Leading the way in fast freighters

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Incat Australia and Austral Ships are looking to exploit and cement their dominant global market position in lightweight, aluminum, high speed passenger and vehicle ferry construction by diversifying into the construction of high speed cargo ferries. Incat has started building a combination freight and passenger, wave piercing catamaran in its Hobart shipyard. Austral Ships has developed a range of twin-hulled vessels dedicated to different segments of the freight industry.

Deep sea foreign trans. of freight, Deep Sea Freight Transportation, Boat Building, Boat building and repairing, Catamarans, Cargo Ships NEC, Management, Australia, Transportation, Shipbuilding industry, Cargo ships, Shipyards, Incat Australia, Austral Ships

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Lightweight steel alternative success

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A new technique known as the Sandwich Plate System, utilising outer layers of steel and an inner layer of an elastomer, in the repair of a P&O ferry is discussed. The engineering features of the design and the advantages for the shipbuilding industry are explored.

United States, Innovations, Product information, Shipbuilding, P&O European Ferries (Irish Sea) Ltd.

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