At the former shipyard site of the city of Rauma on the west coast of Finland , the Seaside Industry Park still keeps developing . This maritime industrial park for the heavy industries now employs more workforce than in bygone days . New development projects for the park area are inspired by the idea of building for a brighter future .
The shipbuilding company RMC – or
Rauma Marine Construction Oy – has a busy schedule . The first keel-laying of this relatively new company took place in August . The vessel , a 158-metre passenger and car ferry , was ordered by the Danish shipping company Molslinjen , for the purpose of starting commercial maritime traffic in the autumn of 2018 between ports in the Danish archipelago .
Another vessel currently at the shipyard dock is the research vessel Aranda owned by the Finnish Environment Institute , undergoing basic repairs . The ship has been cut in half as it is to be lengthened by seven metres .
RMC is situated within the Seaside Industry Park , an industrial park that has been designed for the heavy industries . The shipbuilding company has a 30-year lease for the shipyard dock , along with the surrounding refurbishing piers , the cranes , and the office building .
” All of the steel production machinery and equipment is owned by us . We have a policy of leasing production facilities as needed , but we equip the buildings with our own machinery ,” notes Mr . Heikki Pöntynen , CEO for Rauma Marine Construction Oy .
Along with the propeller-equipment manufacturer Rolls-Royce Oy Ab , RMC is an example of the trailblazer companies of the industrial park for whom the Seaside Industry Park has largely been designed and built .
” Those two are by far the largest companies that we have as tenants at the moment . The network of companies within the industrial park is for the most part being composed around those two companies ,” recounts Mr . Timo Luukkonen , CEO for Rauma Maritime Industry Estates Inc ., an estate company owned by the City of Rauma .
Rauma Maritime Industry Estates Inc . is tasked with the administration and development of the Seaside Industry Park . The companies operating within the industrial park form a corporate network that primarily serves the trailblazer companies but also other companies in the area .
For instance , the local painting company will provide surface-coating services
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In spite of the tumultuous times , the shipyard activities were continued .
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