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Passenger Ship Technology News

18 Dec 2003

Feature: Queen Mary 2 New Technology Melded to the North Atlantic Tradition

Confounding the skeptics who said the 70,300-gt Queen Elizabeth 2 would be the last transatlantic liner ever built, the 150,000-gt Queen Mary 2 is set to make her service debut in January 2004, signifying a $780-million investment in a luxury passenger ship structurally engineered for the North Atlantic. Destined to uphold and revitalize the Cunard liner tradition, the 30-knot QM2 will break new ground in passenger ship technology, while incorporating lessons learned with the 1969-commissioned QE2. The challenge of fulfilling an extremely tough schedule in a notoriously harsh environment, and of meeting rising customer expectations as to service quality, comfort and reliability in all conditions, permeates every aspect of the technical design.

20 Feb 2007

Fincantieri Joins Industry Support for Cruise + Ferry Revamp

Fincantieri shipyard group has been confirmed as an event partner for Cruise + Ferry 2007 in London this April, joining some of the industry's biggest names for a three-day trade show and the most comprehensive conference program in the event's history. The company will occupy a custom-built stand manned by senior purchasers and specifiers from its eight yards. Dr Stephen Ladyman, who is making the keynote opening address. passenger ship technology and operations. Horizon Furniture. Products and services. The Mettle group - a consortium of seven marine technology specialists supported by the European Commission - is demonstrating the sea routing system Wings, which integrates weather data with ship characteristics to optimise passenger comfort and fuel consumption.