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Development Deal for Fast Freight Multi-Hulls
01 Mar 2006
Diversified Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed an agreement with BMT Nigel Gee and Associates Ltd to develop and market advanced high speed ships based on BMT's patented Pentamaran designs and advanced catamaran hull forms.
The agreement, initially for a three year period, will focus on large, fast and efficient multi-hulls for modal shift and fast freight applications.The Pentamaran hull forms comprise mature designs with classification society approval for Ro-Pax, Ro-Ro, Lo-Lo and sealift variants, all capable of speeds above 40 knots. Fincantieri and BMT are already in discussion with a number of interested ship owners and hope to move towards the first Pentamaran shipbuilding contract soon.
Fincantieri's marketing and business development manager Vincenzo Farinetti said, 'Finacantieri has been at the forefront of building for fast commercial and naval applications for the past two decades and recognises that the time is now right to develop in the field of much needed fast freight vessels to serve the Mediterranean and the wider world market. I believe the BMT Pentamaran represents the best of the currently available designs and we are impressed by the extensive design portfolio and the maturity of the designs, both structurally and hydrodynamically.
MJ Information No: 21616
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