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January-February 2000 Vol 39 No 1

5 Orders a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s

15 K v ^ r n e r Fjellstrand delivers fourth J u m b o C a t 6 0 m

19 Halter Marine installs foils o n E-Cat c a t a m a r a n

23 1999 Deliveries a n d orders

4 7 Early problems for latest Dutch services

5 4 Maritime a n d C o a s t g u a r d A g e n c y publishes w a s h report

5 7 Construction Navale Bordeaux delivers first c a t a m a r a n s

60 Italian c o m p a n y develops ride control interceptor

62 30 y e a r s a g o - T h e passing of the swinging 6 0 s

Cover: The most eye catching livery to appear in 1999 was on Baliainas Fast Ferries' Pequot River Shipworks FBM Marine Solent class 35m catamaran Bo Hengy

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March 2000

Vol 39 No 2

5 Orders a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s

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15 Austal delivers first g a s turbine p o w e r e d vehicle ferry

19 European yards launch n e w designs at Exhibition

25 Monohulls a n d safety d o m i n a t e Nice c o n f e r e n c e

35 S B F Shipbuilders delivers 3 5 m monohull

38 30 y e a r s a g o - A month of hover d r e a m s

Cover: EwoFeriys Incat Tasmania 78m wavepiercing catamaran EuroFerrys Primero leaving Algeciras for Ceuta in January

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April 2000

Vol 39 No 3

5 Orders a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s

13 Fast car ferries t a k e t h e Algeciras-Ceuta market

19 N L G introduces sixth Marinteknik monohull

2 3 Fast ferry competition o n N e w Zealand's C o o k Strait

26 Ruston details R K 2 7 0 experience a n d n e w diesel

2 9 Broadgate unveils n e w v o y a g e data recorder

31 Measuring buoy d e v e l o p e d to assess fast ferry w a s h

35 Safe a n d reliable navigation?

3 7 A l m a z vessels o r d e r e d for service in Chile a n d G r e e c e

3 8 30 years a g o - It's just history repeating itself

Cover: Marinteknik Shipbuilders 45m tnonohull Supeijet entered service in lite Bay of Naples with Navigazione Libera del Golfo last September

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May 2000

Vol 39 No 4

5 Orders a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s

13 A transport revolution in the Canary Islands

19 Rodriquez T M V 114 A q u a s t r a d a enters service

23 Competition intensifies on Helsinki-Tallinn route

2 7 Austal Ships c o m p l e t e s first A u t o Express 72

30 Crowther designs delivered by US a n d Australian y a r d s

35 Marinteknik v e s s e l s introduced in Caribbean a n d Europe

38 3 0 years a g o - Special offers on the English C h a n n e l

Cover: Incat Tasmania 74m wavepiercer SeaCat Danmark has returned to SeaCat AB's Gothenburg-Frederikshaven route, wliich is now being marketed by Silja Line

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June 2000

Vol 39 No 5

5 Orders a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s

14 W a v e M a s t e r 5 0 m monohull launched for G e r m a n service

16 Derecktor Shipyards delivers N G A 41 c a t a m a r a n

18 Fourth Incat Evolution 10 wavepiercer arrives in Spain

22 A L N m o n o h u l l s enter service in France a n d Greece

29 N e w vessels a n d n e w colours in G r e e k w a t e r s

33 Kveemer Fjellstrand Singapore delivers last c a t a m a r a n s

38 30 years a g o - Warships a n d car ferries

Cover: Alstom Leroux Naval Corsaire 13000 monohull NOV Liamone entered sei-vice in France with SNCM in May

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July-August 2000

Vol 39 No 6

5 Orders a n d d e v e l o p m e n t s

17 Austal A u t o Express 92 catamaran arrives in G r e e c e

21 Retractable T-foil fitted on Incat Evolution 10 w a v e p i e r c e r

22 Incat Evolution 10s c o m p e t e on B a r c e l o n a - P a l m a route

24 First Fjellstrand FlyingCat 3 0 c a t a m a r a n delivered

26 Batservice v e s s e l s ordered for Greek & Iranian services

31 On-line motion m e a s u r e m e n t a n d prediction for H S C s

36 Legal p r o c e e d i n g s c o m m e n c e d against Stena Line BV

38 3 0 years a g o - Full production lines at B H C

Cover: Austal Auto Express 92 catamaran Highspeed 4 and Auto Express 72s Highspeed

2 and Highspeed 3 at Henderson prior to delivery to Minoan Flying Dolphins in Greece

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September 2000

Vol 39 No 7

5 Orders a n d developments

15 Fast ferry operators respond to O r e s u n d fixed link

20 More fast ferries appear on N e w York routes

22 Further delays for Buquebus Florida service

24 Griffon delivers first 8 0 0 0 T D hovercraft

29 BC Ferries releases PacifiCat w a s h report

3 2 Statistical analysis of the characteristics of c a t a m a r a n s

38 30 years a g o - A plea for honest facts

Cover: The newest catamaran to enter seiyice in Norway, Fjellstrand FlyingCat 30 Grip, was delivered to M0re og Romsdal Fyikesbdtar in June (Plwtograph: Joanna Bliault)

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November 2000

_{Vol 39 No 9}

5 News

15 New A q u a s t r a d a a n d R & D contracts for Rodriquez

18 Iris C a t a m a r a n s launches two n e w ferry designs

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22 Sabre C a t a m a r a n s delivers 2 2 m ferry to Middle East

24 Wake w a s h and motion control discussed at conference

29 Navigational error cited as cause of Sleipner accident

38 30 years ago - A w a r n i n g from the past

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