Objective Fast Ferries are a creating a new expanding marine transportation market through the innovative application of new technology. The world market for new Fast Ferries is growing rapidly, especially in the USA and Far East, with Australia the current market leader. The number of Fast Ferries has doubled in the last 5 years. In 1998 sixty-five vessels were delivered world-wide, with a value of One Billion Euro. The market drivers are the economic benefits of higher speeds and load capacity, which require low weight, but at minimum cost. This places a conflicting design requirement on Improved passenger comfort Noise and Vibration (N&V) levels, which traditionally increase weight and cost.Passenger comfort N&V levels are a key market discriminator and new passenger comfort class requirements are being developed by classification societies such as OTH7 and Lloyds. To achieve the objectives of Competitive and Sustainable Growth, the European shipbuilding industry needs to invest in this new and expanding market. Project NORMA will develop the technology and tools to reduce the risks of developing the new designs required by the future market. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringnaval engineeringsea vessels Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ROLLS-ROYCE POWER ENGINEERING PLC EU contribution No data Address Raynesway DE21 7XX Derby United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALSTOM - CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE S.A. France EU contribution No data Address Avenue kléber 25 75116 Paris See on map Total cost No data DET NORSKE VERITAS A/S Norway EU contribution No data Address Veritasveien 1 1322 Hovik See on map Total cost No data DEUTSCHE MONTAN TECHNOLOGIE GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Dinnendahlstrasse 9 44809 Bochum See on map Total cost No data FJELLSTRAND AS Norway EU contribution No data Address 5632 Omastrand See on map Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE LYON France EU contribution No data Address Avenue albert einstein 20 69621 Villeurbanne See on map Total cost No data ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER STUDI ED ESPERIENZE DI ARCHITETTURA NAVALE Italy EU contribution No data Address Via di vallerano 139 Roma See on map Total cost No data KAMEWA AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Varnumsleden 5 681 29 Kristinehamn See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Sweden EU contribution No data Address 8,teknikringen 8 100 44 Stockholm See on map Total cost No data