ISSN 0954-3988
Founded October 1961 as
Hovering Craft and hiydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 as
tiigti-Speed Sudace Craft
Editor
Alan Blunden
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Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
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January-February 1989
Vol 28 No 1
5 Orders and developments
11 1988 Deliveries and orders
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25 Annual Macau traffic approaches 12. million
29 Hi-Speed Ferries optimistic about future
31 Hong Kong Macao Hydrofoil's 41 m catamarans
34 Marinteknik Verkstads celebrates 20th anniversary
36 International High Performance Vehicle Conference
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Fast Ferry International
After 197 issues of Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil and 68 issues of
High-Speed Surface Craft, this is the first issue of Fast Ferry International.
Apart from a different title and layout, however, little else has changed.
As explained in the past two issues of High-Speed Surface Craft, a new
title has been adopted, as U was ten years ago, to more accurately reflect
the editorial content.
Fast Ferry International will not only concentrate on fast ferries though.
The magazine will continue to report on all high speed aspects of the
commercial marine world, including crewboats and charter vessels,
relevant low speed and naval activities, and all hovercraft and hydrofoil
developments.
Just like High-Speed Surface Craft. Except more frequently. Apart from
January and July, Fast Ferry International will be published in the middle
of every month. So it's really just more of the same!
Cover photograph: The first Marinjet 41 CPV built by Marinteknik Verkstads, seen
here during trials in Sweden, is the latest craft to be introduced on the Hong
Kong-Macau route
Founded October 1961 as
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 as
High-Speed Sudace Craft
Editor
Alan Blunden
Editorial Address
24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
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March 1989 Vol 28 No 2
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5 Orders and developments
10 Quicksilver Connections introduces 37m wavepiercer
14 HYF increases HM 218 utilization
16 Discovery Bay Transportation expands fleet
20 Ceres Hydrofoils develops Sporades network
24 Dodecanese Hydrofoils doubles fleet
26 International High Performance Vehicle Conference
32 SWATH passenger ship developments
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Cover photograph: Quicksilver V , the first Incat 37m wavepiercing catamaran delivered to Quicksilver Connections by NQEA Australia, should have completed a promotional journey around Australia by the time this is read
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ISSN 0954-3988
Founded October 1961 as
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 as
High-Speed Sudace Craft
Editor
Alan Blunden
Editorial Address
24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
Advertisement Manager
David Woodgate
Advertisement & Subscription Office
69 Kings Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 5JB, U K Tel: 01-549-1077 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
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April 1989
Vol 28 No 3
5 Orders and developments
8 New SES ferry in service in the PRC
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11 Chaconsa delivers SES testcraft
15 UK operators carry over 5 million passengers
16 Condor orders 49m wavepiercing catamaran
23 Another record year for Hoverspeed
27 Hovertravel introduces first AP. 1 -88/100
30 Red Funnel hydrofoil traffic takes off
32 Sealink's catamarans reverse traffic decline
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36 Financial restructuring for Thames Line
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Cover photograph: Mantegna, the latest RHS 160F hydrofoil delivered by Rodriguez
Cantieri Navail, has joined RHS 160F Masaccio on SIREMAR's services between
Milazzo, on the northeast coast of Sicily, and the Eolian Islands. This summer, the
210-seat vessel is to be transferred to a new route linking south-western Sicily and
Lampedusa.
SIREMAR's parent company, the Tirrenia Group, has now introduced five RHS
160Fs and is due to take delivery of a sixth, SIREMAR's third, this summer. One of
the other three is operated in north-western Italy by TOREMAR and two out of Napoli
by CAREMAR.
The craft are classed '100 A-1.1 by the Registro Italiano Navale. Overall length is
31.2m, beam is 6.7m, width across the foils is 12.6m and foilborne draught is 1.7m.
The W-shape foils are hollow welded Nicuage steel. Powered by two MTU 16V 396
TB83s, maximum speed is 37 knots and cruising speed is 34 knots. Auxiliary power is
provided by two 220v 50Hz SOkVA AC generators driven off the main diesels. At 34
knots, fuel consumption is 500 kg an hour and lube oil consumption is 2.4 kg per hour
High-Speed Sudace Craft Editor Alan Blunden Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
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May 1989
Vol 28 No 4
5 Orders and developments
10 New SES designs from Hovermarine International
16 PRC services continue to multiply
25 Tourism boosts fast ferry traffic in Singapore
30 Shell Eastern's scheduled crewboat service
33 New projects revealed at Rescue Hovercraft seminar
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1989 High-Speed Surface Craft Ltd
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Cover photograph: The latest, and possibly last, Hovermarine 218 surface effect ship launched by Hovermarine International operating in a choppy Southampton Water before being shipped to Turkey last month
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ISSN 0954-3988
Founded October 1961 as
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 a s
Higti-Speed Sudace Craft
Editor
Alan Blunden
Editorial Address
24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
Advedisement Manager
David Woodgate
Advedisement & Subscription Office
69 Kings Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 5JB, UK Tel: 01-549-1077 Fax: 01-547 2893 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
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June 1989
Vol 28 No 5
5 Orders and developments
12 Aluminium Shipbuilders launches Incat water taxi
14 First Fjellstrand 40m catamaran ordered
20 Five trans-Atlantic record attempts announced
25 Kawasaki Heavy Industries delivers first Jetfoil
29 Hovercraft from the North Yorkshire Moors
34 Quicksilver 1/circumnavigates Australia
37 Equipment review
Cover photograph: The latest 38.8m catamaran completed by Fjellstrand, Ilia
Esparadell, is due to enter service this month in Spain
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IVliddlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278
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July-August 1989
Vol 28 No 6
5 Orders and developments
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10 First Ranger hovercraft delivered in Australia
12 New projects announced at Nor-Shipping
24 Fast ferries discussed at Cruise + Ferry
33 Three hectic days in Washington DC
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Cover photograph: The first Ranger hovercraft buih by Delta Hover during trials in New South Wales, Australia, in July
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ISSN 0954-3988
Founded October 1961 as
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 a s
High-Speed Sudace Craft
Editor
Alan Blunden
Editorial Address
24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Telex: 291561 VIASOS G
Advedisement Manager
David Woodgate
Advertisement & Subscription Office
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September 1989
Vol 28 No 7
Orders and developments
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11
Australia to Yugoslavia the difficult way
(Via the Suez Canal)
20
Fast ferry directory 1989
Cover photograph: The 26 hydrofoils, catamarans and monohulls operated in Italy by AUlauro Aliscafi del Tirreno and its associate companies now constitute the largest fast ferry fleet outside the USSR. One ofthe company's ten Sormovo Kometas is seen
leaving Napoli
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Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 as
High-Speed Surface Craft
Editoriai Alan Blunden Giles Clark Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax; 0923-835278
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October 1989
Vol 28 No 8
5 Orders and developments
10 Austal Ships delivers first catamaran
12 New services introduced in Denmark
17 Hovertransport reintroduces Oslofjord service
20 Marinteknik Verkstads moves towards mini-cruise market
25 Kompas expands fast ferry services
31 Linee Lauro introduces medium speed monohulls
32 Three hectic days in Washington DC revisited
37 Fast ferry directory 1989
Cover photograph: This year has marked the start of what promises to be a massive fast ferry acquisition programme by Compania Transmediterranea. Delivered in August, M a r r a j o is the third Rodriguez RHS160F, and f i f t h hydrofoil, to enter service with the Spanish operator in the past 18 months
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Founded October 1961 as
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil
Published 1979-1988 as
High-Speed Surface Craft
Editorial Alan Blunden Giles Clarl< Editoriai Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278
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November 1989
Vol 28 No 9
5 Orders and developments
10 Istanbul's fast ferry service two years on
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14 Record year for Rodriquez deliveries
18 The latest RHS 150 hydrofoils
25 WaveMaster International delivers first catamaran
29 Virtu Rapid Ferries introduces fourth SES
36 Malta's domestic surface effect ship operator
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Cover photograph: Istanbul Deniz Otobiisleri has now been operating its complete fleet of ten Fjellstrand 38.8m catamarans for a year. Nine routes have so far been
introduced and the addition of more services and vessels is currently being actively considered
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Published 1979-1988 as
Higfi-Speed Sudace Craft
Editorial Alan Blunden Giles Clarl< Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,
Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278
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December 1989
Vol 28 No 10
5 Orders and developments
13 First FBM Marine FDC 400 on trials
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19 Fast ferry and supply boat census 1989
40 Royal Schelde SES in production
43 New designs from Griffon Hovercraft
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Cover photograph: The first Fast Displacement Catamaran 400 built by FBM Marine,
Patria, on trials in the Solent before delivery to Regiao Autonoma da Madeira
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