spring 2012 and has a length of 105 me-
The multipurpose deck cargo vessel
the client in early 2013. The 2,600 man-
tres and a width of 19 metres. The envi-
is also designed to operate as an oil spill
year employment also includes an option
ronmentally-friendly ship will provide work
response vessel – both at open sea and in
on a sister ship.
for about 300 persons.
the archipelago. Versatile oil spill response
equipment can be installed on the ship.
OFFSHORE REBOUND
TOUGH TRANSPORTER
The vessel has structural and built-in tanks
In late August, it was announced that
The concept development for the vessel
with the approximate volume of 2,700 m3
Technip Finland will deliver a new truss
was carried out in close cooperation be-
for recovered oil, which will significantly
spar platform for operation in the Gulf of
tween STX Finland and Gaiamare. The ves-
increase the storage capacity of current
Mexico. The project involves engineering,
sel will have numerous innovations and
Finnish oil spill response fleet.
construction and transport of a 23,000 ton
very high specifications, including the
The designing of the ship started in
truss spar hull. The contract is estimated
ability to operate efficiently in demand-
March with construction to begin in late
to be worth $ 300 million. This will be the
ing ice conditions. The vessel is designed
summer. Following launch of the vessel
15th spar platform to be delivered by Tech-
for transportation of demanding project
from the building dock, the construction
nip out of a total of 18 worldwide, with
cargo, such as offshore wind farm struc-
of the cruise ferry for Viking Line will im-
the Pori shipyard being the main builder.
tures, and is also suitable for transport-
mediately begin.
The shipyard also received a big oil plat-
ing energy wood in the Baltic Sea region.
The Viking Line cruise ferry in ques-
form order earlier on in the spring.
The vessel includes Double Acting
tion is presently the big cherry on the cake
The Spars will be manufactured at in
Ship (DASTM) mode, which is developed
in Turku, with construction about to begin
Pori where 12 of Technip’s 14 Spars have
together with Aker Arctic Technology. The
in the autumn. Tooted as “the most en-
already been manufactured.
Finnish-Swedish ice class 1A vessel will be
vironmentally friendly big passenger ves-
the first DAS-featuring dry cargo vessel in
sel to date”, the ship carries a price tag
the Baltic Sea.
of € 240 million and will be delivered to
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SAMI J. ANTEROINEN