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pose-built for carrying SECU-units (Stora Enso Container Unit), which have larger dimensions and a larger payload than a
standard container.The 13,800 dwt vessels
will be 190 m long and 26 m wide. They
will have a cargo capacity of 155 SECUs.
The propulsion machinery will consist of
two medium speed diesel engines,
equipped with catalytic reduction of exhaust gas emissions. All the three vessels
are earmarked for the Rauma yard.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. continues developing extremely large cruise vessels for the volume segments of the market.
Two Freedom-class, ultra large cruise vessels
have been ordered, of which the first one
will be named Freedom of the Seas. She will
be delivered in spring 2006 and the second
vessel (ordered on 8 September 2004) in
2007. The 160,000 GT Freedom class is a
lengthened version of the five Voyager-class
vessels, delivered during 1999 to 2003.
Under production in Turku yard,
roughly 15 percent larger than the Voyager-class, the Freedom-class will have a length
over all of 339 m and a beam of 38.6 m.
At double-occupancy, it will carry 3,600
passengers and a crew of 1,400.
The combined icebreaker, offshore
supply and standby vessel “Fesco Sakhalin”
will be delivered in May 2005 from Helsinki
for the Russian owner Far Eastern Shipping
Company (FESCO). It is one of the most
sophisticated and versatile ships ever built
for arctic operations. The newbuilding is of
the patented “double-acting” type, which
means that the design is optimised for both
icebreaking and operating in open water.
While working as an icbreaker the vessel
moves stern first. In this 99.9 m long vessel
a 13,000 kW propulsion machinery has
been installed, providing a open waterspeed of 15 knots.
The Russian company MMC Norilsk
Nickel ordered on 28 August 2004 a prototype for a 14,500 dwt arctic container
vessel from Aker Finnyards for delivery in
2006. This new type of icebreaking cargo
vessel is intended for the northern sea
route of Russia and is a possible replacement for the current multi purpose vessel
of type SA-15. The Finnish built SA-15 has
been successfully operated in the waters
north of Russia for some twenty years.The
vessel is building on the Helsinki yard.
Ordered on 28 October 2004, a new
generation cruise ferry is building in the
Rauma yard for the Estonian Tallink Group.
This 48,300 gt vessel will be an enlargened
version of MS Romantika and Victoria I built
for Tallink by Aker Finnyards recently. When
delivered in spring 2006, the new vessel with
capacity for 2,800 passengers and 1,130
lane metres of cargo will start regular cruises between Helsinki and Tallinn.
The present orderbook also includes
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