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MARKET REPORT 3D Sandwich Panels JUST ASK US! ment, wherein forward views are provided from the upper passenger deck. Australian shipbuilding has also this year broken new ground in the Mediterranean market, with Austal's completion of the first car- carrying, high-speed ferries for Turkish operator Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri. The 60-m sisterships entered the Marmara Sea service in September, offering the ability to convey 450 passengers plus 94 cars (or up to three buses with 56 cars) at 35 knots. FBM Marine's success in attract- ing an order from Athens-based Goutos Lines for a high-specifica- tion, 45-knot-plus TriCat consti- tutes a commercial breakthrough for the U.K. producer in Greece and the Mediterranean region as a whole, and also signifies the increasing receptivity of a major Corporate Office: Pier 3, Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94111 Tel: 415-788-8866 Fax: 415-983-8202 Contact: John Waggoner HORNBLOWER MARINE SERVICES Boston Office: 675 VFW Parkway Boston, MA 02167 Tel: 617-325-1946 Fax: 617-325-2215 Contact: Tom Johnson SAN FRANCISCO NEW LONDON • BOSTON JACKSONVILLE Circle 274 on Reader Service Card I FIRE RESTRICTING MATERIAL IMO MSC 40 (64) - 41 (64) NO OTHER EXISTING PRODUCT CAN MATCH OUR MITLIGHT PARTITION WALLS, CEILING, LINING, FURNITURE, DOORS, AIR DUCTS, LUGGAGE COMPARTMENTS, FLOORINGS, ACCORDING TO ANY DESIGNER'S REQUIREMENT. 4.000 m2 .^^-itlighf® ON FINCANTIERI PEGASUS METALLEIDO SRL VIATERPI.26 16141 GENOVA (ITALY) TEL. 39 10/836.02.96 FAX: 39 10/836.52.63 TELEX: 286535 MITELA I • LIGHTWEIGHT, • FIRE PROOF, • HIGH STRENGHT, • DECORATIVE Circle 302 on Reader Service Card ferry market to high-speed tech- nology. While Attica Enterprises and Minoan Lines have opted for espe- cially high service speeds with modern, conventional passenger RoRo ferry tonnage, there have been comparatively very few Greek commitments to fast-going, light- weight vessels. The deployment of the Royal Schelde-built, twin-hull Captain George on trans-Adriatic duty, though, has provided an important focus for the mode among a traditionally conserva- tive, but highly influential Greek shipowning community. Peter Wild forecasts that newbuilding volume over the next five years could amount to between 68 and 134 vessels in total per annum, including 46-90 catamarans, and 14-27 monohulls North American Expansion An additional order for the proven 45-m TriCat design has vindicated the decision of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe to develop a yard in Connecticut, geared specifically to fast-ferry construction. Opened last year on the site of the former Thames Valley Steel Co., Pequot River Shipworks has strengthened the capability of the industry in the U.S. to respond to the growing demand for high- speed transportation in littoral and harbor waters. Its recently completed, first new- building has entailed the produc- tion of the all-aluminum, 302-seat Sassacus for a dedicated link between New York City and the Tribe's Foxwoods Resort Casino at the mouth of the Thames River in Connecticut. The stylish, 47-knot catamaran design employs round- bilge hull forms and a distinctive third bow to enhance stability and seakeeping.
