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Boknafjord, see page 18
REGULARS 5 COMMENT 6 FERRY DIGEST 7 DIARY 9 CRUISE SHIP DIGEST
12 CRUISE SHIP CONTRACTS & COMPLETIONS 13 FERRY CONTRACTS & COMPLETIONS 38 FAST FERRY NEWS 67 PORT TECHNOLOGY 88 EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 96 …AND FINALLY
SHIP PROFILES 18 Fjord1’s 129.9m Boknafjord is the largest LNG- powered ferry yet built 24 Viking River Cruises’ Viking Njord is the first in a new series of eight river cruise vessels
NEWS FOCUS 14 The Costa Concordia accident has far reaching consequences for cruise shipping 28 Nigerian start-up, Eko Water Buses, is aiming to alleviate road gridlock in Lagos
OPERATOR PROFILES 30 US operator, Fire Island Ferries, must manage highly seasonal passenger traffic 34 Orion Expedition Cruises’ vessels need to be self- sufficient for long periods
YARD PROFILE 40 Bangladesh yard, Western Marine, is rapidly expanding to build international passenger vessels
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COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 44 Passengers expect land-speed communications connections at sea 48 Simulated motion allows antenna advances
LIFEBOATS & DAVITS 51 Can a 2019 lifeboat rehook deadline be met? 56 Operators identify key safety priorities
CONFERENCE REVIEW
58 Riviera Maritime Media’s 2012 Passenger Ship Safety Conference was particularly topical with the tragic Costa Concordia accident dominating the news
REPAIR & REFURBISHMENT 60 Splendour of the Seas is now the most technologically advanced Royal Caribbean ship 64 Cruise ship maintenance news 65 Ferry maintenance news
MANOEUVRING TECHNOLOGY 68 New podded propulsion is improving flexibility and economy 72 Steerprop; Wesmar; Thrustmaster; Masson Marine
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