High Speed Vessels
TSV, WestPac Express
Okinawa, Japan
- High-speed transport for U.S. Marines based in Okinawa, Japan
- IMO Type Rating
- 101 meter catamaran
- 970 passengers/236 vehicles
- First U.S. Flag car/passenger ferry
- Speed 40 knots
The vessel is a roll-on-roll-off all aluminum construction with 40,000 horsepower and KaMeWa jet drives. It is chartered by the United States military to provide services to the United States Marines based in Okinawa, Japan to transport military personnel and their equipment over a 1,200 mile range.
Hawaii SuperFerry
- Under construction by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.
- 900 passengers/250 vehicles
- Inter-island ferry service to four islands
- One to two round trips daily
- Service is expected to begin in 2006
In June 2004, Hornblower Marine Services, Inc. signed a Marine Management Operating Agreement and Construction Oversight contract for the new Hawaii SuperFerry operation, an inter-island ferry service for passengers and vehicles to four islands in Hawaii.
Lake Express LLC
Lake Michigan
- 58 meter car/passenger ferry
- Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- 70 nautical miles/2.5 hour crossing
- 253 passengers/46 autos
- Speed 34 knots
- Four MTU 4000 Series diesels/KaMeWa Watrerjets
- Built by Austal USA
- Operations began in June, 2004
In December, 2002, HMS-Wisconsin, Inc. entered a four-year contract with Lake Express LLC to act as Owners’ Representative for the construction and operation of this new high-speed catamaran built at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.
Canadian American Transportation Systems (CATS)
Lake Ontario
- 86.6 meter car/passenger ferry
- Lake Ontario from Rochester to Toronto
- 86 nautical miles/2.5 hour crossing
- 774 passengers/238 autos
- Speed 42 knots
- First new border crossing after 9/11
- Built by Austal Australia
A high-speed ferry, the Spirit of Ontario commenced operations in the summer of 2004, on an international route from Rochester, New York to Toronto, Canada.
Bahamas Florida Express
- INCAT 98 meter wave-piercing catamaran
- 900 passengers/250 autos/14 buses
- Speed 45 knots
This is one of the highest speed vessels in North America, operating an international route from Port Everglades, Florida to Grand Bahama Island.
Bahamas Fast Ferries
- HMS' first international project
- 35 meter Solent Class high-speed catamaran "Bo Hengy"
- Designed by FBM Marine LTD/built by Pequot River Shipworks.
- 177 passengers
- Speed 35 knots
The ferry service provides high-speed passenger transportation between Nassau, Harbor Island, Eleuthera, and other destinations within the Bahamas for both visitors and Bahamian residents.
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