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ISSN 0954-3988 Founded October 1961 as

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5 Orders and developments

17 Australian government and yards map plan for the future

33 1994 Deliveries and orders

55 Dutch hydrofoil operator completes first season

61 Waterjet operating experience detailed at conference

73 EEIG Unitas publishes 'Rules for High Speed Craft'

74 Incat Australia and AMD working on car ferry designs

76 'High Speed Craft - A practical guide for deck officers'

78 30 years ago - A dour start for the New Year

Cover: One of the fast ferries delivered during 1994 was Stena Sea Lynx I I , tlie first 78m wavepiercing catamaran built by hitemational Catamarans Australia

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Vol 34 No 2

5 Orders and developments

13 First KH! Jet Piercer AMD 1500 Mark II enters service

17 WaveMaster completes two more monohulls for Malaysia

19 Ulstein UT 928 ACC launched by International Shipyards

25 Incat Australia delivers K55 catamaran to Buquebus

29 Canadian accident report published

34 Istanbul Deniz Otobüsleri expands network and fleet

38 30 years ago - Commercial and military trials continue

Cover: The first Kawasaki Jet Piercer AMD 1500 Mark 11, Hayabusa, entered seiyice on the Kyiishi Ferry Boat Company's Yahatahama-Usuki route on December 21

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16 New vehicle ferry designs detailed at Exhibition

23 Increased capacity on Hong Kong-Macau routes

28 First PS 30 enters service with Far East Hydrofoil

32 Fewer catamarans ordered for Hong Kong-China routes

37 More vessels appear on local Hong Kong routes

43 Discovery Bay introduces 500 seat catamaran

46 30 years ago - Santa Monica on the Thames

Cover: Tlie first Fjellstrand 3L5m catamaran to enter sen'ice on the Hong Kong-PRC routes, delivered in 1984 and renamed Hai Shan in 1994, leaving Kowloon in early March

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5 Orders and developments

13 Austal delivers catamaran to Japanese operator

17 Safety and vehicle ferries discussed at Conference

27 Fincantieri MDV 1200 Pegasus enters production

29 Caterpillar unveils 3500 Series B diesel range

31 Latest Bazan Alhambra specification detailed

35 Hovermarine International completes first 221 Pullman

38 30 years ago - The first cautious warning

Cover: Sea Containers's SiiperSeaCat was launched at Austal Sliips's yard last month. The vessel is to enter sendee this summer on the operator's Göteborg-Frederikshavn route

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Vol 34 No 5

5 Orders and developments

19 Condor 11 enters service in the Channel Islands

23 Operational experience of latest car ferries detailed

27 Naval SES projects reviewed at conference

35 South Australian Ships building first fast ferry

38 30 years ago - Tunnel vision brings pithy opinions

Cover: The development programme of the first bicat Australia/AMD K55 catamaran,

Juan Patricio, was detailed in a paper at last month's Cruise + Ferry 95 conference

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5 Orders and developments

15 Trasmediterranea introduces Bazan Mestral monohulls

18 Westamaran 4200 catamaran enters service in Greece

21 Kveerner Fjellstrand delivers first two 35m FoilCats

31 Bergen company ships 50th fast ferry

33 First Rosendal Verft Admiral 35m catamaran launched

36 Oma Baatbyggeri completes first fast ferry

38 Oceanfast Ferries details catamaran and monohull range

43 Quicksilver Connections introduces 45m wavepiercer

46 30 years ago - Winners and losers in the summer of 65

Cover: The second of hvo 35m FoilCats completed this summer by Kvcerner Fjellstrand's Omastrand yard for Far East Hydrofoil, Barca, on trials in Hardangerfjord

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5 Orders and developments

15 Mjellem & Karlsen delivers 95m monohull

20 A new owner and a new vessel for Grenaa-Hundested

22 Cat-Link introduces first of two Incat 78m wavepiercers

26 New services and projects in the USA

30 Surf's up for the marine industry

31 Westamarin releases details of ro-ro truck ferry designs

35 Evacuation and fire protection discussed at conference

38 30 years ago - A month of highs and lows

Cover: Mjellem & Karlsen 95m monohull Kattegat, which entered seivice with Grenaa-Hundested on June 12, entering Grenaa harbour last month

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5 Orders and developments

14 First two FBM TransCats delivered to Portugal

17 Transtejo competes for part of a dynamic market

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19 Saint-Malo accident report published

31 Foil assisted catamaran enters service in Spain

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35 Work starts on New York Fast Ferries catamarans

38 30 years ago - Fourth anniversary for the magazine

Cover: Telcnicraft 22.5m foil assisted catamaran Sea Shuttle I leaving tlie Spanish town of Cangas, in the Vigo estiiaiy, on a Vigo Jet sen'ice at the beginning of September

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Cover: The first of three Holen Mek Verksted MM 21 PC catamarans to be operated in Nigeria by InterOil Services on behalf of Elf Petroleum on trials in Nonvay

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December 1995 Vol 34 No 10

5 Orders and developments

14 Incat Australia continues to grow

19 MES tested after wavepiercer grounding

20 Henderson builders move into new yards

33 Larger, faster and cargo from Incat Designs

38 NQEA building for specialized operators

43 South Australian Ships enters the market

46 30 years ago - Highs and lows of a new industry

Cover: The first Advanced Multi-Hull Designs's AMD 350 wavepiercing catamaran built, by Astra Bay Enterprises, on trials off Fremantle earlier this year

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Fast Ferry Operators Directory 1995

In this Fast Ferry Operators Directory, the twelfth in the annual series, we list details of 235 companies and 792 vessels. This year we have deleted a few com-panies, and some vessels in the fleets'of others, included in previous issues because their service speeds are now less than 25 knots.

Included in the following pages are those companies that were operating fast ferries at the end of September 1995, or had oper-ated seasonal services earlier in the year, or were awaiting delivery of vessels.

The majority of the new operators listed have introduced vessels during the past 12 months but some have been included for the first time, or reinstated, because we have only received confirmation during the past year that they have fast ferries in service.

Companies appearing in the following pages for the first time are Alimar (Italy), Bantan Renraku Kisen, BC Ferries, Black

Sea Shipping PLC, Brighton Ferries, Cata-maran Lines Shipping, Conferry, Cross Sound Ferry Services, Development Con-sultants, Dong Yang Express Ferry, Elba Ferries, Florida Cruise, Hy-Line Cruises, Jadrolinija, Kangaroo Island Fast Ferries, Mols-Linien, New York Fast Ferry Ser-vices, Ocean Bridge Investments, Petra Navigation, Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land, Seajet Shipping, Shen Zhen Xun Long Transportation, Sriwani Tours and Travel, Stan Stephens Tours, Stena Line, Surf Express, T T - L i n e , Universal A b o i t i z , Ustica Lines, Vapores de Pasaje and Vir-gin Hydrofoil Service.

As always, we have erred on the side of caution and have not included those com-panies whose operational status we could not confirm. There are undoubtedly some current operators who are not listed, notably in Greece and Asia.

Several companies have been deleted for the same reason. Nine are missing because

they have definitely closed down, been taken over by other companies or with-drawn their fast ferries: Alimar (Argen-tina), Belt, Bergen-Nordhordland Rutelag, City Jet Line, Hongkong Macao Hydro-foil, Lineas Fred. Olsen, Piraiki NaftiUaki, Q Ship and Sun Island Cruises.

As in previous years, for the purposes of this directory a fast ferry is considered to be a vessel able to carry a minimum of 50 passengers and having a f u l l load speed capability of at least 25 knots.

The operators are listed alphabetically with details of their fleet in date acqui-sition order. Where there are two dates, the first is the year of construction and the second is the year in which the vessel was introduced by the current operator. Details pf multi-stop services are included at the end ofthe directory.

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© 1995 Fast Perry International

Pictured on the cover is one ofthe smaUer fast ferries to enter seiyice during 1995, Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap Oma Baatbyggeri 19.8m catamaran V0ringen. Above, Condor International Catamarans Australia 78m wavepiercing catamaran Condor 11, Marinteknik Verkstads 34m catamaran Saud, leased this summer by Channiland, and Enieraiide Lines Westamaran 95 Trident 3 in Guernsey harbour. Below, Chu Kong Shipping Austal Ships 40m catamaran Zhong Shan and WaveMaster International 39m catamaran

Wu Y i Hu, plus a Hong Kong Ferry Hovermarine 218 surface effect ship, in Hong Kong harbour