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5 Orders and developments
17 Stena Line confirms third HSS 1500 route
21 Singapore yards top passenger only ferry deliveries
33 Singapore operators extend route networks
41 1995 Deliveries and orders
65 New vessels introduced by Barrier Reef companies
73 Competition intensifies on Rottnest Island route
76 Sydney Ferries increases frequencies and traffic
81 City of Vallejo confirms fast ferry order
85 Iris Catamarans releases test programme results
89 Regulatory concerns highlighted at RINA conference
92 IMO SOLAS amendments come into force
95 Danish and New Zealand operating experience detailed
107 Designers target short vehicle ferry routes
110 Locally built catamaran enters service in Canada
Cover: Tlie latest three fast ferries built by WaveMaster; 31m monolntll Ocean Flyte,
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25 30 years on - What really happened at Tuk in 1966
29 Condor introduces Incat 81 m wavepiercer
35 A R I - 8 8 hovercraft on oilfield support duties in Africa
38 30 years ago - Hovershow 66 and the biggest issue yet
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17 First Fincantieri Pegasus monohull leased to Stena Line
23 Auto Express 82 catamaran enters service with TT-Line
31 DSB reveals plans for Mjellem & Karlsen monohull
32 Hy-Line Cruises enters the fast ferry market
35 LSA releases heavy weather evacuation report
38 30 years ago - This is the dawning of the age of...
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35 Stena Line reopens Dover-Calais route
38 Sea Shuttle I transferred to Azores route network
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5 Orders and developments
14 Fast car ferries descend on Northern Denmark
24 Mitsubishi releases details of surface effect ship range
28 NQEA Australia delivers catamarans to Malaysia
30 Westport 95 monohulls complete Alaskan season
35 Long Island operator introduces first fast ferry
37 30 years ago - A revolution is not a dinner party.
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5 Orders and developments
15 Pacific Northwest operators consider new contracts
21 Three viewpoints on safety presented at conference
29 Development of fast ferries in China's Sichuan Province
34 High take up for Elbe City Jet commuter service
38 30 years ago - The great escapes
Cover: Two vessels built in the Fremantle area, Ferries Australia Auto Express 82 Felix and a replica of Captain James Coolds Endeavour, left Western Australia last montli on positioning trips to Europe. A description of Felix, wliich is scheduled to enter service in Denmaric on the Limhamn-Dragör route on December 1, will be publislied next month
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December 1996 Vol 35 No 10
5 Orders and developments
15 First Bazan Alhambra completes trials programme
21 Philippines looms large in future of Singaporean yards
27 Sea Containers reviews summer fast ferry services
29 FBM Marine TriCat 50 fleet ordered by Universal Aboitiz
31 Holyman takes over Incat Tasmania 81 m wavepiercer
35 Auto Express 82 delivered for Scandinavian service
38 30 years ago - With a wimper rather than a bang
Cover: Tfie past 12 months could certainly be described as 'The Year of the Car Ferry'.
Here two of 1996's deliveries, Incat Tasmania 81m wavepiercer Condor
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