Ferries made out of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer)
09-30-2016 | 05:33 AM
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Ferries made out of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer)
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American ferries carry approximately 200 million passengers annually, according to the Passenger Vessel Association, and that number is likely to rise significantly as urban areas like New York, Seattle and San Francisco add new ferry lines to help combat congestion. That’s good news for Arcadia Alliance, a new partnership between Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, and Brodrene Aa of Hyen, Norway, which will produce the first-ever CFRP ferries for the U.S. market.
The new catamaran-style, high-speed passenger ferries will travel at speeds of 25 knots or more and carry up to 149 people. Larger ferries are out of the question for now, according to J.B. Turner, president of both Front Street Shipyard and Arcadia Alliance, because Coast Guard regulations only allow composite hulls on these smaller ‘T-class’ vessels.
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American ferries carry approximately 200 million passengers annually, according to the Passenger Vessel Association, and that number is likely to rise significantly as urban areas like New York, Seattle and San Francisco add new ferry lines to help combat congestion. That’s good news for Arcadia Alliance, a new partnership between Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, Maine, and Brodrene Aa of Hyen, Norway, which will produce the first-ever CFRP ferries for the U.S. market.
The new catamaran-style, high-speed passenger ferries will travel at speeds of 25 knots or more and carry up to 149 people. Larger ferries are out of the question for now, according to J.B. Turner, president of both Front Street Shipyard and Arcadia Alliance, because Coast Guard regulations only allow composite hulls on these smaller ‘T-class’ vessels.
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09-30-2016 | 06:48 AM
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When the terrorist attacks occurred on 911, the (automobile) bridges, subways, and tunnels were all shutdown. The bridges were open only to pedestrian traffic
The only way out of Manhattan Island was either on foot or on the ferries
The dock was so overladen with the weight of the people wanting to get the next ride out that the docks were beginning to sink...we all had to move back a little
funny thing was that the ferries were still charging us to get on the boat...ayayay!
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When the terrorist attacks occurred on 911, the (automobile) bridges, subways, and tunnels were all shutdown. The bridges were open only to pedestrian traffic
The only way out of Manhattan Island was either on foot or on the ferries
The dock was so overladen with the weight of the people wanting to get the next ride out that the docks were beginning to sink...we all had to move back a little
funny thing was that the ferries were still charging us to get on the boat...ayayay!
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