During the heyday of the former Soviet Union, shipyards were scattered all over the various socialist republics. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia lost acces ..
Kometa class
VESSEL REVIEW | Chaika & Yalta – First two units in new Russian-built hydrofoil ferry series
Russia’s Vympel Shipbuilding has delivered the first and second in a new series of three hydrofoil ferries ordered by local owner Mashpromlizing. The first hydrofoi ..
FEATURE | Fifty years of foiling
The following is the keynote address delivered by Baird Maritime co-founder Dr Neil Baird at the fiftieth anniversary virtual symposium of the International Hydrofoil ..