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The order ’ s market value is around
68 million euros .
most important ship order for RMC since its founding .
The collaboration with Mols-Linien also send a strong signal that international agents in the industry trust Rauma ’ s expertise , too . Heikki Pöntynen comments that the contract guarantees full employment to RMC for two years and gives the company the possibility to improve the shipbuilding industry in Rauma in the long run .
“ We are making good progress with planning , and steel-cutting will start in March 2017 ,” says Pöntynen , adding that everything is running according to schedule . The vessel will be delivered in June 2018 .
The ferry service between Bornholm island in Denmark and the mainland will commence in September 2018 . The entire ship will be built in Rauma and it will provide RMC 1,000 man-years worth of labour .
REINVENTING RAUMA
Hearing the news , even then-Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn took notice , commenting that the order is “ proof of the Finnish shipbuilding industry ’ s ability to be renewed ” as well as its capacity to adapt to shifting expectations and demands of different markets .
In the City of Rauma , it felt like redemption . For a community that considers themselves to be ship-builders throughand-through , this second chance seemed heaven-sent . Looking at ferries alone – the Rauma shipyard has constructed over 40 ferries over the years – it is clear that making ships is deeply integrated into the local DNA .
Furthermore , the City of Rauma has recognised the need to keep developing the local know-how , pushing it to new directions . As a consequence , an industrial park for heavy industry – by the name of Seaside Industry Park Rauma – was launched in the spring of 2014 . Located on a site where the shipyard previously
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