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Fast Ferries Still a Core Market for Austal

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The Auto Express 86 for CATS rolling out of one of Austal's building halls in preparation for launch. "We expect this breakthrough project to generate considerable interest among ferry operators and it clearly demon- strates Austal's ability to produce high- speed ships of the size currently being sought by the U.S. military," said

Austal's Managing Director. Bob

McKinnon.

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Although it has diversified into other vessel types in recent years. Western

Australian based shipbuilding group

Austal still counts fast ferries as a core market.

The last year has been no exception. with the biggest news being the June announcement of an order for what will be the world's largest high-speed multi-

The Blue Ribbon Filters hull vessel. Even more significant than the vessel's 126.7 m length overall is the fact that the cargo-vehicle-passenger ferry will be based on slender stabilized monohull hullform (more commonly referred to as a trimaran).

While the experienced high-speed builder from down under touts the com- mercial value of the project, ramifica- tions for its military aspirations, particu- larly with the U.S. armed forces, are clear.

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