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NewsHarland & Wolff Pact With Aluminium Specialist
Expansion-minded UK group Harland & Wolff (H&W) is adding another string to its bow through this month’s signing of a memorandum of understanding with Australian aluminium shipbuilding specialist Austal.
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NewsAustal Sets New Record With Danish Ferry
Australian lightweight shipbuilding technology has a new reference in the Nordic market by way of the 37-knot catamaran ro-pax ferry Express 5. Although not the longest vessel delivered to date by Austal, the 115m addition to the Molslinjen fleet ranks as the largest newbuild in terms of volume produced to date by any of the Australian group’s yards.
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NewsHigh-speed H2-fuelled Baltic catamaran project advances
Australian shipyard Austal and Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget have signed a letter of intent to develop and build a high-speed catamaran capable of operating on hydrogen or other green alternative fuels. The ferry is expected to operate on routes connecting the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea with the Swedish mainland.
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NewsFAST CAT SETS PHILIPPINES BUILD RECORD
Constructed in the Philippines to Australian blueprints, Fjord Line’s high-speed, catamaran ro-pax ferry gives a new edge to competition on the Skagerrak, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsAustal wins Polynesia catamaran order
Aluminium shipbuilding specialist Austal has been awarded the contract to build a high-speed catamaran ferry for The Groupe Degage of French Polynesia.
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NewsWärtsilä 31 engines paired with waterjets for Baltic fast ferry
The technology group Wärtsilä will provide the propulsion solutions for a new high-speed ferry being built by Austal at the Australian shipbuilder’s yard in the Philippines for Danish operator Molslinjen. The solution will pair Wärtsilä 31 engines with high-performance Wärtsilä WXJ1500SRI waterjets for the first time in a fast ferry ...
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NewsMAN Engines to power Austal and Incat ferries
Australian shipbuilders Austal and Incat Tasmania, have ordered eight MAN 16V28/33D STC engines following the decision of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to build one fast ferry at each yard.
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NewsCathelco desalinators winning customers worldwide
Cathelco’s desalination division is gaining a foothold in the commercial and military sectors with a host of orders for its range of space saving water makers.
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NewsCondor launches high-speed Austal trimaran
Condor Ferries has launched the 102m trimaran ferry ''Condor Liberation'', built by Austal, on its service between Poole and the Channel Islands.
