Alnmaritec, the UK’s premier specialist boat builder, announced that it has recently signed a collaboration agreement with the Norwegian Company ‘Effect Ships International’ (ESI) in order to exploit the technological and market opportunities related to the commercial application of ESI’s patented Air Supported Vessel (ASV) technology.
The agreement gives Alnmaritec the rights in the UK to the manufacture and sales of vessels utilising this technology with the possibility to market and sell these vessels worldwide and provides an important stepping stone for further development of the technology within the framework of the commercial workboat market.
Alnmaritec’s Managing Director Chris Millman commented: “ I am really energized at the prospect of working with ESI on developing this technology – I see great opportunities for its use in the commercial boat market for applications such as passenger ferries, fast patrol boats and even wind farm service vessels, to name but a few.”
Ulf Tudem, General Manager of ESI said: “ We considered carefully before choosing our UK partner – I was very impressed with Alnmaritec, in particular their innovative approach and their ability to develop tailor made design solutions; I am very much looking forward to cooperating with them on the next phase of design development for our ASV concept”.
[mappress] Alnmaritec Ltd, July 4, 2013