The World Rapid is an air cushion catamaran where an air cushion between the side hulls lifts the vessel out of the water. This allows for low draught and an unchallenged combination of operational wave height and speed:Vessel service speed of 40 knots
| Greatly improved seakeeping comfort with reduced seasickness| Operational towards the turbine in up to 2.0 m significant wave height |Draught in transit of less than 1 meter|25% reduced fuel consumption compared to competing vessels in high speed|Designed according to high safety standard| Based on proven concept The first vessel in the series is built at Umoe Mandal,Norway, which has a track record of more than 20 years in building Surface Effect Ships (SES) for the Royal Norwegian Navy