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13th September 2006 Zeal Hydrometer’s for sale. Please contact us for more details.
12th September 2006 Technical paper by David Gray. The recently published International Journal of Small Craft Technology by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects includes an informative technical paper by David Gray of Ace Marine Ltd and Jack Barclay of Unst Inshore Services. Ace Marine Ltd have worked closely with Unst Inshore Services over the past two years to design and manufacture the fluggaboat range of RIBs. The paper details the design process adopted by Ace Marine Ltd and the techniques used by Unst Inshore Services to produce this successful range of boats. To find out more about this paper or indeed about the Fluggaboat range please contact the office.
5th September 2006 New Ace Marine brochure launched. Click here to view a pdf version of our brochure.
20th March 2005 PRESS RELEASE With the failure of the existing plans to run large ferries from Kirkcaldy and Leith, two Fife based companies have put forward proposals for smaller, nimbler ferries that would be faster, more flexible, and less than half the cost of the previous ideas. Based on their already successful 36 passenger Spirit class fast ferry, Ace Marine Ltd of Limekilns have designed a larger 50 passenger high speed vessel, capable of 35 knots, allowing commuters to make the run from Kirkcaldy to Leith in under 15 minutes. These boats would be built and supported by Miller Methil Ltd, which has yards at Methil and St Monans. "We believe the River Forth is an entirely under-utilised artery for the transportation of people." said David Gray of Ace Marine Ltd. "By using a larger number of smaller, fast and reliable boats, we can service peak demands for commuters between Kirkcaldy and Leith as originally devised, but leave the door open for developing routes up and down the river Forth where little is required by way of special infrastructure (no major terminals, no large amount of dredging). Our Spirit 50 boats draw less than 1metre of water, and can get into the smallest harbours. We could see fast passenger transport links as far west as Alloa, and as far east as Anstruther and North Berwick. Our vision is for a fleet of these compact boats providing a fast and reliable service to tourists and commuters alike. With enough support they could provide a real alternative to road and rail transport, and should be considered as a strategic alternative to the ailing Forth Road Bridge, lest anything should actually happen to it. "We have based our proposals on the Halcrow report ordered by FETA into the feasibility of various routes between Fife and Edinburgh and we have followed exactly the same criteria. But, where they looked at pairs of boats each capable of carrying 150 passengers, we have costed our Spirit 50 proposal with six boats each capable of carrying 50 passengers. Using Halcrow's own assessment strategy our proposals were less than half the cost of implementing any of the plans for the larger vessels. "Ace Marine Ltd and Miller Methil are not ferry operators, and what this proposal needs now is for an individual or company to take on this transport solution and implement it with the support of local authorities and the national executive." Links: |
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An artists impression of the Spirit 50 operating on the Firth of Forth. |
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A map of possible destinations on the Firth of Forth. |
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