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stantial revenues, as Australian ships reportedly cost $1.55 million a year more to operate than other OECD countries, primarily due to crew costs.

Whether these reforms are imple- mented or not remains to be seen. In the meantime, Australian maritime companies are proceeding with busi- ness as usual.

Austal Ships Leads The Way

Austal Ships is western Australia's largest shipbuilder and is a leading builder of aluminum vessels in the 98.4 to 328.1-ft. (30 to 100 m) range.

In only ten years, Austal has exported close to 50 vessels to international markets including Northern Europe, the Asia Pacific and the

Mediterranean, and reportedly holds the record for having supplied more high-speed passenger catamarans (29) to China than any other shipyard in the world.

While the company's passenger-only ferries have dominated the Asian market, Austal's high-capacity vehi- cle-passenger Auto Express catama- rans, accounting for almost one third of all fast vehicle catamarans enter- ing service in Europe during 1996, have established Austal in this grow- ing market. The Auto Express range now includes 157.5, 196.8, 269, 282.1- ft. (48, 60, 82, 86-m) designs.

The two newest Auto Express cata- marans to be commissioned by Austal

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The management of modern ports demands greater control over the movement of vessels, the docking process and the monitoring of weather and other environmental factors affecting the moored vessel. Harbour &

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