HMSV Symposium will be held in Naples in
May 2011. As in previous years, the Symposium will
provide an opportunity to present and discuss developments
in the design, construction and operation
of high speed marine vessels.
The market has now recognized that each type of
high speed marine vessel has its own optimum
maximum speed, and that fast sea transportation
must consider many other factors than speed, such
as cargo capacity, economy of operation, passenger
comfort and safety, environmental friendliness.
Vessels such as large ferries, mega yachts and
sailing boats may never achieve speeds of, say, 40
knots, but an increase in speed, together with consideration
of other factors, may provide significant added
value, although such increase of speed must not
conflict with the requirement for passenger comfort.
For such vessels the increase of speed must not collide
with passenger comfort.
Papers are invited on all aspect of the development,
design, construction and operation of high speed
vessels, particularly those relating to this wider interpretation
of ‘high speed vessels’.
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