Feature 3
sister ship for Color Line, was delivered
in September. Color Line still has two
SuperSpeed ferries under construction in
Finland. In November, Aker Yards’ Helsinki
yard delivered the trailer ro-pax ferry
Cotentin for Brittany Ferries. The vessel
is designed to carry road cargo vehicles
between France and England at a speed of
23knots. The 165m long and 26.8m wide
vessel has 2.2km of vehicle deck space and
120 cabins.
The keel-laying of the first 220,000gt/5400
Project Genesis cruiseship took place at the
Turku yard in December.
In sum, the orderbook of Aker Yards
Cruise & Ferries businesses includes 21
vessels, of which nine are cruiseships and
12 are ferries, including three small coastal
LNG-powered ferries. At the end of third
quarter 2007, the value of the orderbook
was around €5.68 billion. the keel-laying of the Project Genesis cruiseship took place at the turku yard in
Nevertheless, last September, Aker Yards december. Independence of the Seas, being outfitted, is due for delivery in April.
felt obliged to launch a new organisation
in Finland, in recognition of production
problems, as the combination of an design office capacity has led to delays also might be observed that some 600 supplier
overheated market and a lack of design in the delivery of suppliers’ designs and companies are engaged in the process,
and production capacity came home to products. To get a feel for the magnitude 32 of which are design companies. The
roost. The builder concedes that the lack of of the Genesis projects underway alone, it two vessel project translates into 12,000
Aker Yards orderbook of cruiseships and ferries
Project Name/Project Gross tonnage Price Yard/Approx delivery
Fast day ferry for Color Line Color Superspeed 1 33,500gt E116m Rauma 1/2008*)
Cruiseship for MSC Cruises MSC Poesia 89,600gt E410m St Nazaire 3/2008
Fast ro-pax ferry for Viking Line Viking XPRS 34,000gt E130m Helsinki 3/2008
Fast day ferry for Color Line Color Superspeed 2 33,500gt E116m Rauma 4/2008*)
Cruiseship for RCI Independence of the Seas 158,000gt E600m Turku 4/2008
Cruiseship for MSC Cruises MSC Fantasia 133,500gt E550m St Nazaire 5/2008
Cruise ferry for Tallink sistership to Galaxy 48,300gt E165m Helsinki 6/2008
Ro-pax ferry for Brittany Ferries Armorique 8500gt E111m Helsinki 10/2008
Small ro-pax for Morbihan E13m Lorient Q2/ 2008
Three small coastal LNG ferries for Tide Sjo E45m Lorient Q1-Q2/2009
Cruise ferry for Tallink ”Cruise 5” 48,000gt E180m Rauma spring 2009
Cruiseship for MSC Cruises MSC Splendida 133,500gt E550m St Nazaire 6/2009
Cruiseship for NCL “F3” 150,000gt E735m St Nazaire 11/2009
Cruiseship for RCI Genesis 1 220,000gt E900m Turku 10/2009
Cruiseship for NCL “F3” 150,000gt E735m St Nazaire spring 2010
Cruiseship for MSC Cruises MSC Magnifica 89,600gt E410m St Nazaire spring 2010
Ferry for Stena Rederi Ferry 1 62,000gt E200m Aker Germany Q1/2010
Cruiseship for RCI Genesis 2 220,000gt E900m Turku 8/2010
Ferry for Stena Rederi Ferry 2 62,000gt E200m Aker Germany Q3/2010
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