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		<title>Journal de la Marine Marchande - 28/09/2007 - BGV: Nor-Cargo apporte un fond de cale au projet</title>
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		<description>BGV: Nor-Cargo apporte un fond de cale au projet &lt;br /&gt;Le projet BGV a un march&#233;. La direction du transporteur et logisticien public norv&#233;gien Nor-Cargo, filiale de la Poste de ce pays, s'est rendue &#224; Boulogne-sur-Mer les 11 et 12 septembre. Objectifs: une visite de reconnaissance du projet portuaire roulier et logistique de Boulogne, avec une pr&#233;sentation d&#233;taill&#233;e du projet de r&#233;seau BGV par la toute nouvelle soci&#233;t&#233; Hubport Boulogne-sur-Mer (JMM14-9-2007, p. 15). &lt;br /&gt;La d&#233;l&#233;gation de Nor-Cargo &#233;tait (...)


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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;BGV: Nor-Cargo apporte un fond de cale au projet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Le projet BGV a un march&#233;. La direction du transporteur et logisticien public norv&#233;gien Nor-Cargo, filiale de la Poste de ce pays, s'est rendue &#224; Boulogne-sur-Mer les 11 et 12 septembre. Objectifs: une visite de reconnaissance du projet portuaire roulier et logistique de Boulogne, avec une pr&#233;sentation d&#233;taill&#233;e du projet de r&#233;seau BGV par la toute nouvelle soci&#233;t&#233; Hubport Boulogne-sur-Mer (&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;JMM14-9-2007, p. 15&lt;/i&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;La d&#233;l&#233;gation de Nor-Cargo &#233;tait compos&#233;e de l'administrateur directeur, P&#229;l Mathisen, de la directrice commerciale, Sefrid Line Jakobsen, de la directrice de l'exploitation, Anne Hagerup Heggdal, et du directeur g&#233;n&#233;ral France, Herv&#233; Jordy. Elle &#233;tait accompagn&#233;e de l'ambassadeur de Norv&#232;ge en France Bj&#248;rn Skogmo. Ce dernier a confirm&#233; que la France est, avec la Russie, l'un des deux principaux d&#233;bouch&#233;s ext&#233;rieurs des produits de la mer norv&#233;giens. Et Boulogne occupe la premi&#232;re place logistique et industrielle pour le traitement de ces produits.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Nor-Cargo est le premier acteur de ce trafic routier Sud-Nord, qui transite pour le moment en pr&#232;s de 30 h par l'Allemagne. Les dirigeants de Nor-Cargo confirment leur int&#233;r&#234;t pour le concept BGV, et se disent pr&#234;ts &#224; apporter une garantie d'activit&#233; au projet. Herv&#233; Jordy, f&#233;ru de technologie, se dit &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&quot;absolument confiant dans la pertinence du concept&quot;&lt;/i&gt;. Anne Hagerup Heggdal se refuse &#224; donner des chiffres de volume pr&#233;cis. &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&quot;il est difficile de l'&#233;valuer, d'autant plus que nous devons raisonner non seulement en nord-sud, mais aussi en fret de retour avec des produits frais du sud de l'Europe&quot;&lt;/i&gt;, indique-t-elle.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Tous deux insistent sur la complexit&#233; du syst&#232;me &#224; mettre en place. il s'agit d'un trafic de remorques non accompagn&#233;es Les formalit&#233;s administratives, la gestion de la traction, l'exploitation de la rupture de charge sont au moins aussi innovantes que l'engin de transport lui m&#234;me. &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&quot;Chacune de ces innovations est porteuse d'un co&#251;t que nous devons &#233;valuer, et croiser avec les autres&quot;&lt;/i&gt;, insiste Herv&#233; Jordy. En face d'eux, les dirigeants de Nor-Cargo n&#233;gocient avec Hubport Boulogne-sur-Mer, dont le r&#244;le est d'organiser le futur r&#233;seau BGV, d'&#234;tre un transitaire centralisateur. La prochaine &#233;tape est la signature formelle d'un engagement de trafic entre les deux parties.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Trois candidats armateurs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Le pr&#233;sident de la CCI de Boulogne, Francis Leroy, a r&#233;affim&#233; que le premier poste du terminal fret ro-ro de Boulogne serait pr&#234;t &#224; temps pour d&#233;buter au premier trimestre 2009. Christian Gautier, pr&#233;sident de BGV France, indique que trois armateurs sont encore en lice pour le lancement du premier chantier de roulier &#224; grande vitesse. Cet engin de 160 m, &#233;quip&#233; d'un MAN classique au fuel lourd, travaillera &#224; 32 n&#339;uds pour effectuer la travers&#233;e Drammen/Boulogne en 20 h. Pour &#234;tre en place d&#233;but 2009, la construction doit &#234;tre lanc&#233;e avant la fin de l'ann&#233;e.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr class=&quot;spip&quot; /&gt;
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		<title>La Voz de Vigo - 07/10/2007 - Boulogne plantea una ruta entre Vigo y Noruega con buques de alta velocidad</title>
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		<description>Empresarios del puerto galo contratan la construcci&#243;n de un barco para cargar 94 tr&#225;ilers con pescado y frutas. &lt;br /&gt;Boulogne plantea una ruta entre Vigo y Noruega con buques de alta velocidad &lt;br /&gt;L.C.S. &lt;br /&gt;VIGO. Un grupo de empresarios del puerto franc&#233;s de Boulogne-sur-mer, situado en el extremo.norte del pa&#237;s y en el entorna del Canal de la Mancha, est&#225;n ultimando la puesta en servicio de un ruta mar&#237;tima de mercanc&#237;as que enlazar&#225; Noruega y el sur del continente europeo, basada fundamentalmente en el (...)


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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Empresarios del puerto galo contratan la construcci&#243;n de un barco para cargar 94 tr&#225;ilers con pescado y frutas.
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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;L.C.S.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;VIGO. Un grupo de empresarios del puerto franc&#233;s de Boulogne-sur-mer, situado en el extremo.norte del pa&#237;s y en el entorna del Canal de la Mancha, est&#225;n ultimando la puesta en servicio de un ruta mar&#237;tima de mercanc&#237;as que enlazar&#225; Noruega y el sur del continente europeo, basada fundamentalmente en el empleo de buques de alta velocidad dise&#241;ados po la empresa gala BGV (siglas de &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bateau Grand Vitesse&lt;/i&gt;). Estas naves, de aspecto futurista y estructura de catamar&#225;n, tendr&#225;n capacidad para cargar 94 tr&#225;ilers a una velocidad que oscilar&#225; entre los 32 y 35 nudos (en torno a 60 kil&#243;metros por hora). El proyecto deber&#237;a estar listo en el a&#241;o 2009, seg&#250;n figura en un memorando suscrito entre varios puertos europeos - entre ellos el de Vigo - y supondr&#225; para los promotores una inversi&#243;n de 230 millones de euros.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;El planteamiento de los empresarios franceses variar&#225; notablemente con respecto a las llamadas autopistas, del mar acu&#241;adas por las autoridades de la UE, en tanto que el proyecto de Boulogne basa su fortaleza en las naves de alta velocidad y poca carga para trasladar urgentemente pescado fresco y frutas y verduras desde un extremo al otro del continente. La ruta prevista se iniciar&#225; en el puerto noruego de Drammen, para enlazar luego con el brit&#225;nico de Sheerness y con posterioridad con el de Boulogne, para concluir en los espa&#241;oles de Santander, Vigo o de Algeciras, seg&#250;n las necesidades. Las autopistas del mar convencionales, que a&#250;n no se han llevado a la pr&#225;ctica desde un punto de vista oficial, se plantean, por su parte, para buques de mucha mayor carga y para transportar todo tipo de bienes y no unicamente perecederos que precisan un servicio &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;express&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;El passado 13 de septiembre, siguiendo un cronograma decid&#161;do ya en el ano 2005, los empresarios galos y la firma naval BGV firmaron el protocolo para proseguir con los estudios finales y el dise&#241;o f&#237;sico del primer modelo del buque &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;HSC C 210&lt;/i&gt;. La nave tiene como principal elemento hidrodin&#225;mico la utilizaci&#243;n de un casco de acero con dos o tres patines, el central mayor que los dos de los extremos, e ir&#225; propulsada por potentes turbinas el&#233;ctricas y de gas. Adem&#225;s, su especial y singular configuraci&#243;n especial respecto a los buques de cargas rodantes convencionales (llamados &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;ro-ro&lt;/i&gt;) obliga tambi&#233;n a realizar adaptaciones en las terminales portuarias que sirven de plataformas de embarque y descarga este tipo de cargas gas (tr&#225;ilers o semirremolques, adem&#225;s de coches y maquinaria pesada).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Neutralizar la carretera&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;El servicio express pretende, por un lado, compensar con buques de alta velocidad las mayores distancias entre sus puertos base respecto a las cabeceras previstas por la UE, planteadas en principio tambi&#233;n en Vigo pero con enlace directo en el puerto de Saint Nazaire, situado en la zona media del pa&#237;s, a mucha menor distancia que el de Boulogne. De otro lado, necesita neutralizar la competencia de la carretera, algo que comparte con las autopistas mar&#237;timas oficiales. En teor&#237;a, esta &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;barcov&#237;a&lt;/i&gt; est&#225; dise&#241;ada para explotar una de las rutas con mayor tr&#225;fico de mercanc&#237;as de Europa, por detr&#225;s de la red de carreteras de Europa central as&#237; como las que se dirigen y regresan desde Italia y Suiza.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;En t&#233;rminos generales, el uso de la autopista mar&#237;tima entre Vigo, Francia, Holanda o Alemania, para el transporte masivo de mercanc&#237;as, representa un ahorro econ&#243;mico de un 15% frente a los camiones, seg&#250;n un estudio realizado por la asociaci&#243;n SSS, con sede en Madrid. Las llamadas autopistas del mar persiguen reducir la factura energ&#233;tica europea, aminorar el da&#241;o medioambiental causado por la emisiones contaminantes a la atm&#243;sfera y oxigenar las principales arterias terrestres comunitaria.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Los buques para el transporte de cargas rodantes y capacitados para embarcar tr&#225;ileres o camiones articulados cargados con hasta 37 toneladas de mercanc&#237;as, resultan m&#225;s econ&#243;micos que hacer rodar miles de kil&#243;metros a los veh&#237;culos pesados, un determinante aspecto al que debe a&#241;adirse adem&#225;s, que las naves emplean un tiempo menor de desplazamiento hasta el punto de destino en la costa que los camiones hasta su destino.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt; Movimiento anual de bienes de casi cinco millones de toneladas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;La autopista mar&#237;tima convencional de la Uni&#243;n Europea con cabecera en Vigo podr&#237;a mover anualmente en torno a cinco millones de toneladas de mercanc&#237;as en semirremolques de cami&#243;n entre el puerto gallego y diferentes terminales de Alemania, Gran Breta&#241;a, B&#233;lgica y Holanda. Son datos aportados por la Asociac&#237;&#243;n Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras y Consignatarias de Buques (Anesco), durante el Foro Internacional para el desarrollo de los puertos del espacio atl&#225;ntico. En la actualidad, el flujo de mercanc&#237;as por esta via &#8211; aunque no es una autopista mar&#237;tima oficial &#8211; se centra en la exportaci&#243;n de coches a Saint Nazaire, con m&#225;s de 1,5 millones de toneladas al a&#241;o.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;A juicio de los expertos, y seg&#250;n los destinos, el tr&#225;nsito de todo tipo de bienes entre Vigo y Francia podr&#237;a estimarse en unos dos millones de toneladas cada a&#241;o, con un servicio de dos buques semanales entre ambos pa&#237;ses; con Gran Breta&#241;a otro mill&#243;n de toneladas, con tres buques para realizar el transporte; y otros dos millones de toneladas con el Benelux, para el que se precisan otras tres naves de transporte par cargas rodantes. Otros destino importante ser&#237;a el puerto alem&#225;n de Hamburgo.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Todos los especialistas presentes en el citado foro destacaron que Vigo est&#225; &#171;perfectamente preparado &#187; para ser parte de las autopistas del mar de la UE, ya que dispone de uno de las mejores terminales para el embarque de este tipo de mercanc&#237;as, con cinco rampas desde las que se introducen y descargan los semirremolques en los buques. Almenos tres informes oficiales avalan la capacidad de Vigo para estar en la red de autopistas mar&#237;timas.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Seg&#250;n las cuentas bechas por los especialistas, enviar un cami&#243;n por v&#237;a mar&#237;tima desde Vigo hasta el puerto brit&#225;nico de Southampton cuesto 1.356 euros, mientras que el transporte por carretera se eleva a 1.884. Embarcar un semirremolque en el puerto gallego, y situarlo en Bremerhaven cuesta 1.780 euros en tanto que por carretera el precio ser&#237;a de 2.200.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Duras cl&#225;usulas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Pero el concurso europeo exige bastante m&#225;s que precios bajos : a partir del tercer a&#241;o, el servicio debe ser diario y transportar al menos 350.000 semirremolques en los primeros cinco a&#241;os, entre otras cl&#225;usulas. La compa&#241;&#237;a madrile&#241;a Trasmediterr&#225;nea parece ser, al menos del lado espa&#241;ol, la m&#225;s firme aspirante a cogestionar la autopista mar&#237;tima entre Nantes y Vigo. En la actualidad ya ofrece cuatro salidas semanales en cada sentido, con las que transporta 150.000 coches y 25.000 camiones al a&#241;o.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Nuevo concepto de autopista mar&#237;tima express&lt;/strong&gt;
Una alianza entre velocidad y dise&#241;o futurista. Los avanzados dise&#241;os de los modelos &#8220;BGV C 160 y C 210&#8221; tratan de responder al factor velocidad como elemento m&#225;s importante de este proyecto. Una inc&#243;gnita importante es saber si estas naves podr&#225;n superar la dureza del oce&#225;no Atl&#225;ntico en el Golfo de Vizcaya.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;FICHA T&#201;CNICA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;CARACTERISTICAS&lt;/p&gt; &lt;table class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;
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&lt;tr class=&quot;row_even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 1. Eslora &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 160 metros &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 2. Manga &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 51 metros &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 3. Calado (100% carga) &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 5,1 metros &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 4. Capacidad &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 86-94 tr&#225;ilers &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 5. Propulsores &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 2 x MAN / 2 x Wartsila &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 6. Potencia &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 43.000 kW/60.000 c.v. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 7. Peso muerto &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 2.511 toneladas &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 8. Velociad &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; - Servicio : 32 nudos / 58 kms./hora &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_even&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; - M&#225;xima : 35 nudos / 63 kms./hora &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class=&quot;row_odd&quot;&gt;&lt;td&gt; 9. Consumo &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; 8.000 litros / hora &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Fuente : BGV. El modelo es el &#8220;HSC C 160 Fast Cargo&#8221;, un monocasco con dos patines sim&#233;tricos a los lados.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr class=&quot;spip&quot; /&gt;
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		<title>Fast Motorways of the Sea</title>
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		<description>Developing Motorways of the Sea ? Only HSC has the answer &lt;br /&gt;Growing traffic on land motorways, everyday closer to their level of saturation, challenges the efficiency of road transport, in terms of costs, transit time and pollution. &lt;br /&gt;The alternate solution considered by the European Commission consists of re-routing road traffic to fast and competitive maritime links. &lt;br /&gt;The major obstacle, and not an easy one to by-pass, is the unbearable &#8220;slow&#8221; speed of the so-called &#8220;fast&#8221; conventional ships (...)


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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Developing Motorways of the Sea ? Only HSC has the answer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Growing traffic on land motorways, everyday closer to their level of saturation, challenges the efficiency of road transport, in terms of costs, transit time and pollution.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The alternate solution considered by the European Commission consists of re-routing road traffic to fast and competitive maritime links.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The major obstacle, and not an easy one to by-pass, is the unbearable &#8220;slow&#8221; speed of the so-called &#8220;fast&#8221; conventional ships (30 km/h &#8211; 18.6 mph) which do not deliver the kind of service standard that the road hauliers are expecting and accustomed to (the mean speed on European roads is 60 km/h &#8211; 37.2 mph). The vast majority of road hauliers simply turned down the offers of shipping lines for not meeting their minimum service requirements, thus leading to the present failure of Motorways of the Sea.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The alternate solutions promoted by the EC still makes sense though, provided the maritime lines are operated with &#8220;real&#8221; high speed ships&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;HSC's high speed, a sure way to gain back hauliers and shippers discouraged by the slow conventional ships&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The specific design of HSC stabilised mono-hulls, already pre-qualified by certification agencies, combine a long wave-piercing hull with a strong and light egg shape body allowing high speeds for a limited power output; heavy fuel is used instead of expensive diesel oil thus limiting energy costs further .&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;HSC cargo ships sail at about 32 knots (58 km/h &#8211; 36 mph) in all weather conditions, even in rough seas, a performance in terms of services punctuality that conventional ferries can hardly match. For instance, the first HSC cargo ship, named HSC C160, has already been pre-qualified for sailing at full speed in 6 metres-high waves (19.7 ft).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The resulting short transit time combined with low operating costs makes High Speed Motorways of the Sea competitive with road transport (HSC operating costs per trailer range from 0.60 to 0.70&#8364;/km depending on maritime links and loading factors, figures approximately 20% under direct haulage costs). Besides, this limited operating cost remains fairly stable year after year : a major part consists of fixed costs such as depreciation or interests and variable costs are limited. &#8220;HSC&#8221; Motorways of the Sea are sustainable on the long run.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;HSC economics for Motorways of the Sea : profits without public money&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Motorways of the Sea need only limited adaptation of port infrastructure regardless of the distance involved as opposed to rail or road networks which demand huge investments; all existing ports can operate such services whether transoceanic harbours or local ports less saturated and free from traffic congestion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;HSC ships turn Motorways of the Sea into profitable operations after a short start-up period; they put an end to permanent public funding policies, including the famous &#8220;subsidies to empty ships&#8221; that accompanied the first Motorways of the Sea experiments - all of them being money losers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;HSCs, the &#171; green &#187; ships adapted to European standards&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;According to European Commission criteria, the environmental impact of maritime transport (0.009 &#8364;/km) is 4 times lower than the impact of road haulage (0.035 &#8364;/km) and still twice less than rail transport (0.015 &#8364;/km). HSC can deliver the service (competitive with road haulage) at a much more limited &#8220;environmental&#8221; cost&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr class=&quot;spip&quot; /&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;See also the article about our partner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hsc-bgv.com/spip.php?article89&quot; class=&quot;spip_in&quot;&gt;Boulogne-sur-Mer Hub-port &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Have a look too to his own site &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.boulogne-hub.com/&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;Hub de Boulogne&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>HSC P58 - Fast passenger ferry</title>
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		<description>The smallest passenger ships proposed by ERI-MARINE. &lt;br /&gt;Conceived to carry out short and medium-range connections, the HSC P58 presents essential advantages to ensure the services which it is intended for and particularly: &lt;br /&gt;Connections between islands : in the greek archipelagos for instance. &lt;br /&gt;Coastal fast connections to supplement the terrestrial passenger transport infrastructures or link large cities together as in the maritime passenger transport along the chinese coasts or the fast (...)


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 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_texte'&gt;&lt;h3 class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The smallest passenger ships proposed by ERI-MARINE. &lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Conceived to carry out short and medium-range connections, the HSC P58 presents essential advantages to ensure the services which it is intended for and particularly:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Connections between islands : in the greek archipelagos for instance.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Coastal fast connections to supplement the terrestrial passenger transport infrastructures or link large cities together as in the maritime passenger transport along the chinese coasts or the fast services on Rio de La Plata, between Seattle and Vancouver and even &#8220;low cost&#8221; shuttles for the English Channel crossing.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Connections of the type &#8220;Subway of the Seas&#8221; to offer all the year long an alternative to the road or public transport in urban zones of high density coming closer to &#8220;suffocation&#8221; like the French Riviera, or to ensure &#8220;subway-like lines&#8221; on north-american or swiss lakes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Medium range connections for tourist developments or special events between islands and continent, in the Mediterranean, in the Caribbean, in the Indian Ocean, etc.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The HSC characteristics confer HSC P58 incomparable advantages:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Navigation throughout year under exceptional conditions of comfort whatever the force or the direction of the wind and the sea conditions might be, because of the stability of the ship.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Absence of trail allowing a high speed in estuaries, on lakes and in edge of coasts.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Regularity of the services, essential for the profitability of exploitation.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Reduced exploitation costs due to low fuel consumption related to the travelled nautical mile.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Maneuverability allowing usage of summary wharves.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Safety, essential condition to face, within the day, climatic changes or wind strengthening.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr class=&quot;spip&quot; /&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Other model in our passenger/ferry line :&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hsc-bgv.com/spip.php?article22&quot; class=&quot;spip_in&quot;&gt;HSC RP140&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>HSC RP140 - RO/PAX vessel</title>
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		<title>HSC C160 - Fast cargo vessel</title>
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		<title>HSC N75 II - Fast patrol cutter</title>
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		<description>The needs of modern Navies are introducing new constraints in the design of ships of the future. The HSC N75 II Fast Patrol Cutter will become a major fleet component capable of effective intervention in littoral waters and designed for coast guard and interception missions. &lt;br /&gt;TYPICAL MISSIONS &lt;br /&gt;Homeland defense &lt;br /&gt;Protection of offshore oil and gas installations &lt;br /&gt;Surveillance &amp; anti swarming &lt;br /&gt;Countering terrorist threats &lt;br /&gt;Special forces projection &lt;br /&gt;GOAL &lt;br /&gt;The HSC N75II is designed with (...)


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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The needs of modern Navies are introducing new constraints in the design of ships of the future. The HSC N75 II Fast Patrol Cutter will become a major fleet component capable of effective intervention in littoral waters and designed for coast guard and interception missions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;TYPICAL MISSIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Homeland defense
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Protection of offshore oil and gas installations &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Surveillance &amp; anti swarming &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Countering terrorist threats &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Special forces projection&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;GOAL&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The HSC N75II is designed with mission and capability growth. Provisions for interchangeable mission modules to enhance flexibility tailored to missions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;PROGRAM OVERVIEW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Optimum hull lines together with powerful diesel plant allow the HSC N75 FPC to employ armament and maintain high speed in moderate and rough sea states.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The N75 FPC has good sea keeping abilities and is very maneuverable in order to match the qualities of the vessels that they will have to deal with.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The vessel includes a flight deck for land based small/medium helicopters and aviation facilities can be enhanced to handle larger helicopters or to provide storage and maintenance facilities for helicopters.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Stern launching facilities on all HSC N75 FPCI allow the launching of two boarding and rescue craft.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Core Capabilities:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Reinforced artillery armament and modern fire control system allow the HSC N75 FPC to reach high effectiveness in the following missions: Prevention and Protection&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Multi mission capabilities
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Anti Surface Warfare (ASuW) and anti swarming
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Special Operation Forces: fight terrorism and trafficking &lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Protection of the marine environment
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Mine hunting&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Other models in our military line :&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hsc-bgv.com/spip.php?article65&quot; class=&quot;spip_in&quot;&gt;HSC N130A&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hsc-bgv.com/spip.php?article66&quot; class=&quot;spip_in&quot;&gt;HSC N130S&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hsc-bgv.com/spip.php?article64&quot; class=&quot;spip_in&quot;&gt;HSC L140&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>Logistics Business Magazine - February-March 2007 - The future takes shape</title>
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		<description>New service scheduled for French port &lt;br /&gt;The future takes shape &lt;br /&gt;At the official reception hosted by the Boulogne-sur-Mer Chamber of Commerce last November, Chikara Shipping and BGV France signed an agreement covering the introduction of five large trimarans on routes from Boulogne to the United Kingdom, Norway and Spain. &lt;br /&gt;Chikara Shipping is a recently formed subsidiary of Chikara Holdings International. &lt;br /&gt;BGV is an acronym for Bateau &#224; Grande Vitesse. Prior to the official signing, John Paul (...)


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&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;New service scheduled for French port&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The future takes shape&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;At the official reception hosted by the Boulogne-sur-Mer Chamber of Commerce last November, Chikara Shipping and BGV France signed an agreement covering the introduction of five large trimarans on routes from Boulogne to the United Kingdom, Norway and Spain.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Chikara Shipping is a recently formed subsidiary of Chikara Holdings International.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;BGV is an acronym for Bateau &#224; Grande Vitesse. Prior to the official signing, John Paul Airs, the Chief Executive officer of Chikara Skipping recalled that when the French and British Governments had signed an agreement to develop the Concorde supersonic airlines, it had been said that in future there would only be two types of airliners, Concorde and the rest.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;A new concept&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;BVG's concept is a central hull with rear outriggers immersed stabilizer foils and ground effect winglets combine technological features to give very important advantages in stability, safety and ability to sail in rough seas. Worldwide patents have been obtained for these features.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Boulogne's Chamber of Commerce and Industry will invest &#8364;20m in new ro-ro berths for BGV services as well as traditional ro-ro services. A site has been cleared and complete design and assembly and work is due to be completed by mid 2008.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The President of the Chamber of Commerce, Francis Leroy is pleased with the schedule. &#8220;We are convinced that BGV services can attract road hauliers between the countries,&#8221; says Leroy,. &#8220;These hauliers will operate to and from, notably for the transport of fish, seafood and fresh produce. We also believe that this is an important way to support EU initiatives to move freight cargo off the roads.&#8221;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, is a major French fishing port. The Port is responsible for importing around 300,000 tons of fish per year for its own industries. The Port is considered to be the premier European Centre for the transformation, commercialisation and distribution of seafood products.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is ideally situated being in the immediate vicinity of the busiest navigation channel in the world and at the junction between the Channel and the North Sea. As a port it has a multitude of activities. It is the premier fishing port of France; a high-performing commercial port; and a marina which is constantly expanding devolping the burgeoing tourist industry associated wioth the region.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&#8220;Our main exporter is Norway but today there is no other alternative than a transport by truck. BGV will bring this alternative. Faster, cheaper logistics will ameliorate the complete chain,&#8221; adds Leroy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Based on service speed of 32 knots, the journey time would be about 1h45 bows to Sheerness and 20 hours for both Boulogne-Drammen and Boulogne-Santander/Vigo. All ports concerned have signed a partnership agreement allowing them to study and organize the necessary infrastructures.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Spreading the good news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Chamber of Commerce of Boulogne, Chikara, BGV are keen to maximise the presence of the new shipping line and the opportunity it brings to the region. All three are to join forces to promote this exciting new venture visiting various trade shows and exhibitions during the Spring and Summer of 2007.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Dates include the following dates: Fruit and Vegetables in Berlin, February 7th to 10th, Hall 1-2 E11C; Oslo North Atlantic Seafood, February 27/28; SITL Paris, March 27/29.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>HSC C210 - Fast cargo vessel</title>
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		<title>Praktisk B&#229;tliv (Norv&#232;ge) - 2004 - N&#229; m&#229; danske b&#229;ten passe seg</title>
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		<description>N&#229; m&#229; danske b&#229;ten passe seg (Av: KNUT PETTER R&#216;NNE) &lt;br /&gt;BGV High Speed Ferries p&#229;st&#229;r &#229; ha l&#248;st &lt;br /&gt;Dette er en passasjerferge. Den g&#229;r i 55 knop, i all slags v&#230;r og farvann og koster lite (!) b&#229;de &#229; produsere og drifte. Det multinasjonale selskapet BGV har konstruert et fergekonsept som if&#248;lge dem selv vil revolusjonere europeisk sj&#248;transport. &lt;br /&gt;B mange av de utfordringene europeisk transportvirksomhet st&#229;r overfor: milj&#248;krav, effektivitet, p&#229;litelighet og krav til rask forflytning. Selv hevder selskapet med (...)


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 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_texte'&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span class='spip_document_610 spip_documents spip_documents_center' &gt; &lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-520x773/950001._Batliv_Nr_5_2004_-_Norway_page_1-90pct-2-520x773.jpg' width='520' height='773' alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;N&#229; m&#229; danske b&#229;ten passe seg (Av: KNUT PETTER R&#216;NNE)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;BGV High Speed Ferries p&#229;st&#229;r &#229; ha l&#248;st&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Dette er en passasjerferge. Den g&#229;r i 55 knop, i all slags v&#230;r og farvann og koster lite (!) b&#229;de &#229; produsere og drifte. Det multinasjonale selskapet BGV har konstruert et fergekonsept som if&#248;lge dem selv vil revolusjonere europeisk sj&#248;transport.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;B mange av de utfordringene europeisk transportvirksomhet st&#229;r overfor: milj&#248;krav, effektivitet, p&#229;litelighet og krav til rask forflytning. Selv hevder selskapet med hjemmeadresse p&#229; Gibraltar at de kan bidra til &#229; redusere de enorme transportproblemene det nye, gigantiske EU-markedet st&#229;r overfor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Hurtigg&#229;ende b&#229;ter for passasjer- og godstransport har inntil n&#229; hatt store begrensinger. De er sv&#230;rt dyre &#229; produsere og drifte, samtidig som deres sj&#248;egenskaper har tvunget dem til &#229; g&#229; i smule farvann, hevder BGV, som i samme &#229;ndedrag p&#229;st&#229;r &#229; ha konstruert den optimale l&#248;sningen for kommersiell transport via sj&#248;veien.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Med en fart p&#229; 55 knop kan BGV-fergene operere i all slags v&#230;r. BGV lover mindre enn &#233;n prosent innstilte avganger p&#229; grunn av d&#229;rlig v&#230;r, uansett hvor i Europa deres ferger m&#229;tte g&#229;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Fart&#248;yets konstruksjon - med et s&#229;kalt pseudotrimaran-skrog - gir b&#229;ten b&#229;de fart og stabilitet, ogs&#229; i r&#248;ff sj&#248;. I tillegg er selve konstruksjonen s&#230;rdeles enkel og billig &#229; produsere, noe som gj&#248;r fart&#248;yene meget kostnadseffektive, hevdes det. Fart&#248;yene drives av to, tre eller fire motorer, alt etter hvilken fart og lastekapasitet den enkelte modellen trenger.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;img src='http://www.hsc-bgv.com/IMG/cache-8x11/puce-8x11.gif' width='8' height='11' alt=&quot;-&quot; /&gt; Selv om BGV minner om et romskip i utseende er konstruksjonen ekstremt enkel, noe som gir sv&#230;rt lave produksjonskostnader, fremholder selskapet.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Fem st&#248;rrelser&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;BGV High Speed Feries kommer I fem st&#248;rrelser, fra 55 til 155 meter lange. Den minste, BGV 53, kan ta opptil 310 passasjerer, og gj&#248;re 55 knop. Den aller st&#248;rste, BGV 155, har en toppfart p&#229; &#171;bare&#187; 45 knop, og har en lastekapasitet p&#229; 1100 passasjerer og 255 biler. Mellom disse tilbyr BGV ferger i 75, 103 og 120 meters lengde - med stigende kapasitet p&#229; passasjerantall og last.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;BGV produserer ogs&#229; rene lastefart&#248;y, og hevder ogs&#229; her &#229; ha de samme fordelene: fart og lave kostnader. &#197;rsaken til at BGV kan koste p&#229; seg &quot;billig-argumentet&quot; er visstnok at fart&#248;yene er lette, billige &#229; produsere, og bruker lite drivstoff og olje sammenlignet med andre sj&#248;g&#229;ende fart&#248;y. BGVs konsept med et trimaranlignende skrog, brukes ogs&#229; til &#229; utvikle milit&#230;re fart&#248;y. BGV som selskap. er organisert som et konsortium - et forbund, der flere spesialiserte leverand&#248;rer produserer de forskjellige delene til fergene.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;EU-satsing&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;EU har en m&#229;lsetting om &#229; f&#229; mer av den europeiske transportvirksomheten over fra luft- og landeveien til sj&#248;veien. Prosjeket &#171;Sj&#248;ens motorvei&#187; er viktig for EUs fremtidige transportpolitikk. BGV er involvert i prosjektet, og hevder &#229; ha l&#248;sningen p&#229; de st&#248;rste utfordringene sj&#248;transporten m&#229; mote - nemlig konkurransedyktige priser, fart og h&#248;y frekvens p&#229; avganger.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Snart et vanlig syn?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Fortsatt er ikke BGV-fergene noe vanlig syn langs europeiske kystlinjer. Men BGV er ikke noe &#171;papirselskap&#187; - der kun svulstige ideer utvikles. Selskapet ble opprettet i 1984, og har designet, konstruer og bygget en rekke fart&#248;yer. BGV er blant annet en sentral aktor innen patrulje- og overv&#229;kingsfart&#248;y i tillegg til laste- og passasjerferger. Selskapet har ogs&#229; produsert motorb&#229;ter for fritidsmarkedet. De siste 10 &#229;rene har selskapet imidlertid konsentrert sin innsats med &#229; utvikle det nye pseudotrimarankonseptet for hurtigg&#229;ende ferger.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Og dersom BGV-fart&#248;yene viser seg &#229; v&#230;re s&#229; billige, s&#229; raske og s&#229; trygge som selskapet p&#229;st&#229;r, s&#229; vil det kanskje ikke ta lang tid f&#248;r danskeb&#229;ten og andre norske passasjerferger f&#229;r en litt t&#248;ffere &#171;look&#187; enn vi er vant med?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr class=&quot;spip&quot; /&gt;
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