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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

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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.