NEW ON BOARD
The M/S Viking Grace is equipped with ISOVER fire
protection and thermal insulation
At the STX Turku Shipyard, the insulation installers are
currently finishing their work onboard the new M/S
Viking Grace passenger ferry. The ship will be ready for
delivery in early 2013.
Three different types of insulation products were used for fire
protection. “In the deck structures, 60 mm thick base slabs weighing 36 kg/m3 were used to achieve 1 hour fire resistance. Stiffeners were insulated by means of flexible 30 mm thick slabs weighing 66 kg/m3,” explains Reijonen. “The A60 Bulkhead solution
was accomplished using 70 mm thick slabs weighing 66 kg/m3,
“T
and the stiffener insulation was similar to the A60 Deck solution.”
at the shipyard at the turn of 2011–2012, and it takes
Saint-Gobain Rakennustuotteet Oy supplied the insulation
about 10 months to complete the work,” says Technical Insula-
materials to STX Finland’s Turku Shipyard. The actual installation
tion Sales and Marketing Manager Matti Reijonen, Saint-Gobain
work was carried out by the shipyard’s subcontractors.
he installation work of ISOVER Marine insulation started
Rakennustuotteet Oy.
Corresponding ISOVER Marine solutions are extensively used
According to Reijonen, the ship’s thermal and acoustic in-
in marine industry. “Since 2007, we have supplied similar insula-
sulation as well as fire protection are almost exclusively based on
tion solutions to shipyards in several countries, including Italy, Ger-
ISOVER Marine products. “For example, the bulkhead and deck
many, Finland, Norway, UK, Spain and the USA. ISOVER Marine
structures are equipped with ISOVER Marine insulation. The in-
products have been installed, for example, in the English Channel
sulation provides A60 class fire protection, but its weight is only
ferries ‘Spirit of Britain’ and ‘Spirit of France,” states Reijonen.
about 50 percent of the traditional stone wool solution. The thermal insulation material used in the ship is ISOVER Marine lightweight glass wool.”
More information: www.isover-technical-insulation.com
Lautex metal ceilings
in shipbuilding
Oy Lautex Ab is a specialized manufacturing company of suspended metal ceilings for construction and
shipbuilding industries. Lautex also acts as a subcontractor for other industries.
O
ur wide range of products meets the requirements of the
most demanding customers. We provide total ceiling solu-
tions consisting of ceiling panels, profiles, cassettes, grating ceilings and special structures including suspension materials.
Aesthetic, fireproof and light, Lautex ceilings are especially suitable for the shipbuilding industry. The most common materials used in the construction of Lautex ceilings are aluminium
Lautex has delivered standard and special ceilings to Cruise Ships,
ferries and offshore. Here is The Oasis of the Seas and Izumi Sushi
Bar’s Special structure ceiling.
and steel. Lautex suspended ceilings are certified in fire resistance classes C, B-0 and B-15, thus meeting the requirements of
the official authorities. All our products have passed the flue gas
and non-toxicity-tests.
Outfitting in the shipbuilding industry is often characterised
by the customers’ special wishes. Standard Lautex products are
Some of the references during last years:
New Builds: Allure of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, AidaMar,
Disney Fantasy, Celebrity Reflection, Celebrity Silhouette,
Norwegian Breakaway, MSC Preziosa
supplemented by tailored special products and decorative ceiling
Revites: Grandeur of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas,
constructions, such as beams and domes. Lautex provides com-
Superstar Gemini, Millenium, Chrystal Symphony.
prehensive services to meet all the customers’ needs, ranging from
technical advice to deliveries of large ceiling projects.
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More information: www.lautex.com, [email protected]