Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC), a Finnish shipbuilding building experts for the job, many of them
company, is building a 158-metre passenger and car vessel for having prior experience of working at
the Danish shipping company Molslinjen A/S.
The ship will be equipped with advanced new-generation
electrical and automation systems.
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Rauma shipyard.”
The shipbuilding project will bring
more than 1 000 man-years of work to
Rauma shipyard.
RMC’s Project Manager Timo Kaski-
hipbuilding work for the Molslinjen’s tions. The number of shipyard personnel nen notes that the keel laying of the new
RoPax vessel started at Rauma ship- will increase in the next couple of months, ship will take place in July.
yard on the west coast of Finland in March peaking at close to 500 in August and Sep- ”Waterbourne tests are scheduled
2017. tember,” says Mr. Heikki Pöntynen, CEO to start in December 2017, with delivery
of Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC). expected in June 2018,” he recounts.
”At present, approximately 80 ship-
builders are assembling the ship’s hull sec-
”Already, we have hired more ship-
The ship will start operating in com-
mercial traffic in September 2018.
SHIPBUILDING WORK
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
According to Mr. Pöntynen, the ship will
be a thoroughbred car & passenger vessel,
with two car decks – totaling 1 500 line
metres – and designed to carry 600 pas-
sengers in winter time and 720 passen-
gers in summertime.
”While the ship has a traditional
design, some of its technical systems will
represent the latest in high technology. In
particular, the ship is to become quite eco-
logical and energy-efficient,” he says.
”RMC has designed the basic con-
cept for the ship, together with our coop-
erative partners Bluetech Finland and
Deltamarin Oy.”
”The ship will be equipped with 18
cabins for passengers and 12 cabins for
the crew. Normally, the ship will be utilised
as a short-distance ferry between Bornholm
island in Denmark and the mainland.”
The main engines will be two 4 880
kW Wärtsilä 31 diesel engines. Rolls-Royce
will deliver rudders, axle rods and trans-
mission gear.
Telesilta Oy, together with Valmet
Automation, will supply the automation
system for Molslinjen’s new ship. Both
companies have cooperated closely in
many marine projects.
”The project is proceeding ahead of
schedule,” Mr. Pöntynen mentions.
”Control automation is crucial for maintaing the onboard electrical power network frequency
in all circumstances,” explains Mr. Heikki Tanner, Sales Manager for Valmet’s Automation
Business Line in Tampere.
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VERSATILE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Managing Director Kari Laulajainen of
Telesilta Oy notes that electrical installa-