”
Special attention
has been paid
to the environmental
dimension.
PERFECTION
FROM THE BIGGEST PROJECT
TO THE SMALLEST
DETAIL
safety and classification are particularly
stringent.
”For onboard public spaces for pas-
sengers, surfaces must be in fire class C.
For cabin ceiling or bulkhead surfaces,
• IEC MARINE AND OFFSHORE CABLES
• NEK 606 OFFSHORE CABLES
• FLEXIBLE CABLES
• INDUSTRIAL CABLES
• OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES
fire class B is required, so that all mate-
rials need to be fire-resistant for a dura-
tion of 30 minutes as verified by labora-
tory testing,” Holappa explains.
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NEW GERMAN SHIPYARD
”These days, we are also delivering ceil-
ing materials for MV Werften shipyard in
Wismar, Germany. From this shipyard, river
cruise ships were ordered for Crystal River
Cruises.”
”Our main assets in the game are established a consortium called AXIKO that
These cruise ships are not very large- the reliability of deliveries, product qual- was awarded the HVAC turnkey contract,
sized but they have high-quality interiors. ity, and our readiness for design work. We expected to employ more than 300 people
The first series will consist of four also develop our own products continu- in France, Germany and Finland.
ships that are nearly identical in design.
ously,” affirms Holappa.
The first two ships are ’Crystal Bach’ and
The design phase for the ship sys-
tems was started in 2017. The delivery of
’Crystal Mahler’ that were completed in EXTRA-LARGE SHIPS FOR the first cruise ship has been scheduled for
2017. THE CHINESE MARKET 2021 while the second one will be ready
The next two in the series – ’Crys- Mr. Esko Nousiainen, Director of Air Con- for delivery in 2022. The contract value
tal Debussy’ and ’Crystal Ravel’ – are now ditioning Systems for Ships at Koja Oy has not been made public.
under construction as the shipbuilding Marine, confirms that Koja – in coopera- Koja Marine’s part of the delivery
work for them was started in autumn tion with ENGIE/Axima – will deliver HVAC includes the HVAC system, equipment
2017. The delivery for these two ships is air-conditioning systems for four Global- and design. ENGIE/Axima is responsible for
scheduled for spring of 2018. Class cruise ships, including two options. the HVAC installations, and for the accom-
The ships are intended for the Chinese modation, machinery room, chillers, and
market, for the ship owner Star Cruises. chilled and heated water production.
The ships are expected to cruise on
the Rhine, the Main, the Danube, and the
Moselle rivers. For ’Crystal Debussy’ the The cruise ships will be built at MV ”Special attention has been paid to
maiden voyage has been scheduled for Werften shipyard in northern Germany. the environmental dimension of the pro-
April 2018. They are to be equipped with approxi- ject through some very challenging per-
mately 2 500 cabins which means a very formance commitments and the selection
large passenger capacity. of highly energy-efficient equipment,” Mr.
According to Mr. Holappa, the com-
petition for shipyard deliveries in Europe
can sometimes be fierce.
ENGIE/Axima and Koja Marine have
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