designs. Cracked bedplates on a number of the Ruston diesel engines meant that engines needed to be replaced, all of which caused further questions over the apparent or alleged progress from hovercraſt to high speed ferries.” Moses says he recalls standing on the
quay in Eastern Docks Dover as the first SeaCat arrived and turning to a colleague to say, “We’ll either love them or hate them.
Suffice to say I argued with Jim
Sherwood and maintained the hovercraſt on a seasonal basis rather than obeying his first command to withdraw them in favour of the SeaCats. History has proved that it was a good move and that Hoverspeed had some of its best years as a result.” But what of the future? “One should
never answer a question with a question, but it is important to understand the operating landscape. In this case it
is
critically important to understand what is likely to happen with energy prices and whether new technology could help
Stena Voyager leaving Stranraer en route to Belfast, Voyager’s sister ship, Stena Discovery was sold to a Venezuelan company in 2009
in making fast sea travel affordable at the same time as viable. “Tere has been much talk in recent
years of the need for fast ferries to carry freight although we are still waiting for someone brave enough to stray into these uncharted waters. Unless we are talking of very high value cargo where express delivery commands a premium I tend to take the view that this will never happen. If passengers will not pay a premium
for speed of transit I doubt freight ever will. Balanced traffic would be another consideration for example
crayfish,
prawns, lobsters, etc from Scandinavia are unquestionably perishable and highly valuable necessitating a highly reliable and fast supply chain to main markets. However, where is the backload to cover significant fuel costs, and could these largely weather sensitive craft ensure timetable reliability?” Asks Moses. NA
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