for specialised ships are continuously insouthwestern coast of Finland. And the
business is shipbuilding.
creasing.
”What’s more, it seems that even
”Right now, prospects for new sales
new car ferries will soon be in high de-
t STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard,
orders appear to be better than half a year
mand. In this domain, sales projects for
there may well be good reasons for
ago,” says Mr. Toivo Ilvonen, currently Pro-
new orders for Rauma shipyard already ex-
the workers to expect to have their hands
ject Director for STX’s Rauma and Turku
ist,” he affirms.
full with ships to be built for a long time to
shipyards’ newbuildings. He was Director
come. Production of a large offshore pa-
of Rauma shipyard until spring 2013.
A
”Also, negotiations for individual orders for research vessels have been on-
trol vessel for the Finnish Border Guard will
”All in all, the situation of STX Fin-
keep shipbuilders busy for the remainder
land’s Rauma Shipyard now looks clearly
The shipyard has in fact plenty of pri-
of 2013. Furthermore, new export pros-
better than it did just three months ago.”
or experience of building various types of
pects are dawning on the horizon.
While STX’s South Korean owners are
going.”
research vessels in recent years.
INCREASING NEED
In the summer of 2012, Rauma ship-
liable to lose some sleep going through
FOR RESEARCH VESSELS
yard completed the production of RV Mi-
their financing options, it’s business as
According to Mr. Ilvonen, the chances of
rabilis, a fisheries research vessel built for
usual for the STX Rauma shipyard on the
Rauma shipyard for receiving new orders
use in Namibia. Just a couple of months
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