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Mike Louagie
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Contents 1 2SAAREMAA and MUHUMAA – Onboard Report
9 4The ferry and the fjord Bård Kolltveit explain
Taking The Fosen opTima design one sTep FurTher B
Discover a new view on weight, safety, energy anD
When everything falls into place…
Business or pleasure? You sit at a table in a con
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Upfront Making use of the latest technology and f
Connect with your perfect match! Specialised need
the ult fuel sa world leadin antifouling techno
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Onboard report SAAREMAA and MUHUMAA Three state o
FINLAND Helsinki Kuivastu – Virtsu
T he new ferries immediately assumed the
Until April 2011 a rare view: both MUHUMAA and SA
Saaremaa Largest island of Estonia Area: 2,673 sq
Two way traffic on the ramps: While the open upper
A queue at Kuivastu, but nothing worth worrying a
Discharging in Virtsu: As soon as the ramp has be
Boarding the ferry in Kuivastu on the island of M
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Shining new. MUHUMAA, SAAREMAA and (once delivere
Scale 1:300 The bridge is equipped wit
In addition to the fast rescue boat, the MUHUMAA
Two of the four Wärtsilä diesel generators, which
A r view of oom on the clean and tidy MUHUMA
MUHUMAA and her sisters are equipped with diesel-
Course Saaremaa for the SAAREMAA. In many w
Dusk in the port of Virtsu. The MUHUMAA is being
The wide ramps of SAAREMAA and MUHUMAA allow for
The check-in on the Saaremaa side, in Kuivastu.
WÄRTSILÄ® is a registered trademark. SAVE MONEY
Cherry Maritime Gaming operates casinos, gaming,
A screen shot of the booking engine on Saarema
A ... IN
3 x Fiskerstrand An interview with Rolf Fiskerstr
What would be more appropriate than that the ship
F iskerstrand Verft was established in 1
markets are coming to us. Italy, Germany, Portuga
Margetta Boyce “You have t cost of the w o look
Yes, here in Norway there are more ferry projects
Provides safety packages and consultancy service
CC_Nat_Gas_Tankers_1_1_022011 Rolls-Royce is wid
The Saaremaa future From the start of Saaremaa La
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Virtsu-Kuivastu vs. HelsingØr-Helsingborg When Sc
TEHUMARDI and KOGUVA – long lived mainstays of th
Marko Stampehl In 1995 the VÅRDÖ was chartered t
was more than doubled on a single sailing. When p
Sale of older tonnage With the arrival of the SCA
Marko Stampehl M
A typical scene on a pleasant summer day in Rohuk
Interview with Tõnis Rihvk, Managing Director and
connection with the independence? Basically, that
us: we named her after a small island, VIIRE. But
Saaremaa as tourist destination Tere tulemast Saa
Saaremaa's northern neighbour Hiiumaa is li
Some of the popular events on Saaremaa in 2011 Ma
Propellers SCHOTTEL for reliable pro
Double digits Revealing figures for handy sized fe
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Uwe Jakob VARDEHORN, a 1999-delivery from Fisker
Neven Jerkovic Courtesy Jadrolinija ten years hi
Uwe Jakob NORDFJORD is ferries were des
a traditional bow and stern. The difference in sp
Safety through technology Minimax has been one of
GLOBAL TURNKEY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Quality &
Fiskerstrand's Wadden Sea Success The SYLT EXPRES
Sometimes three words are enough to leave no doub
Previous pages: SYLT EXPRESS calling the port of
Klas Brogren five and eight round trips per day o
Popular access route to Sylt The seven-mile ferry
about other operational advantages he especially
We congratulate the yard and the operator for the
ustomized safety solutions - for all types of
Portuguese pictorial A Fiskerstrand contribution
Uwe Jakob Mike Louagie During construction at Fi
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Luis Miguel Correia A CLIENT ShipPax GUIDE 11 •
Congratulations! New eco-friendly LNG ferries for
Wheelmark and U.S. Coast Guard approved
Explosion of gas On the threshold of an LNG revol
Jon Boyce ShipPax GUIDE 11 • www.shippax.se
The new Lofoten LNG ferries.
129.9 m long by 18.8 m beam double ender, owner F
SELBJØRNSFJORD Diesel gense
TRANSPORT SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY In order to attr
The ferry and the fjord A Norwegian symbiosis
Impressions of a Norwegian fjord without a ferry
A s long as Norway has been populated,
conventional hulls with propulsion at the stern o
The authorities and state-supported companies wor
ing feature of the first generation of shuttle fer
Samferdselsfoto Ma
True mobility solutions make all the difference i
How to spend 30 minutes on a ferry About fast foo
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Y ou tend to find them virtually all ove
Buffet food is a quintessential part of many shor
Just sit, wait and relax is the cheapest option.
ENJOY THE DIFFERENCE ■ GlObal salEs aND suppORT
Steeling for the future The art of subcontracting
Subcontracting the construction of steel hulls ha
A hull embarks its positioning voyage for outfitti
“Fiskerstrand's model ... is eminently sustainabl
Ferry 09 Shipping Conference OnBoar
Notified Body No. 0575 step on it! www
Answers are given Market Observations
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FERRIES · When will volumes return? And will the
SØren Lund Hviid Sebastian Ziehl
CRUISE It was a sight of sadness to pass the STX
almost unbelievable number of vessels just betwee
With continuous updates of facts... ...whenever y
2010 was the year when ro-ro scrappings finally RO
FERRIES This register includes all existing fe
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DESIGNS 07 Theme Ship AIDAdiva Articles Onboard R
ADVERTISERS INDEX A Acel AS....................
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SHIPBROKERS chartering sale & purchase valuat