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the support vessel must be capable of dry running its jets. This is not pos- sible with traditional, water lubricated bearings. This allows boat to get away from streamers and the mother hull quickly and without fouling. The boat?s initial success spurred an order for three additional boats, the  rst of which will be delivered in mid-January of 2013, with additional vessels following suit in February and March. Plans are also in the works for another nine vessels to be completed in 2013 and 2014. ?NAMJet?s custom manufacturing capacity and design  exibility made them the ideal pro- pulsion solution for the WP950,? said Hallgeir Skorpen, Westplast?s Manag- ing Director. ?The boat has met with fantastic success thus far, and we look forward to great things from our part- nership.? THE NAMJET ADVANTAGE According to NAMJet?s General Manager Jim Ducker and VP of Sales Jason Hill, the advantages of the NAMJet solution over some big- ger, perhaps better known names are many, but can be primarily distilled down to  ve principal areas: Combining high speed capabili-ties with 9,500 pounds of bollard pull isn?t rocket science, but it could save you a lot of money. It also exem- pli es the advantages of a versatile, customizable propulsion system that transforms one vessel into a multi- missioned workhorse. The fact that this solution is so popular in the oil  elds of offshore Norway ? where oil industry innovation typically begins before being exported to the rest of the world ? shouldn?t be surprising. In this case, however, a U.S.-based pro- pulsion provider is exporting the solu- tion in the other direction. That?s not surprising, either. That?s NAMJet. May 201340 MNMN May2013 Layout 32-49.indd 40MN May2013 Layout 32-49.indd 405/3/2013 12:57:02 PM5/3/2013 12:57:02 PM