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for offshore oil and gas operations and other more cruise and offshore vessels.”
specialised vessels. STX Europe claims to have built, The name change became effective from 3
or have currently under construction, all of the largest November 2008 and all of Aker Yards’ subsidiaries
cruise ships in the world. will share the common brand STX Europe.
Towards the end of 2008 STX Europe aims to
deliver nine state-of-the-art cruise ships, 28 cutting- Contract
edge offshore and other specialised vessels, and two
chemical tankers.
Sperry Marine
STX Europe ASA comprises 15 shipyards in
provides stability
Finland, France, Norway, Romania, Brazil and
Vietnam, and is also a part-owner of three yards in Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine
Germany and Ukraine. business unit has been awarded a contract to supply
STX Business Group is an international industrial fin stabiliser units for six new roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro)
group with broad shipbuilding and shipping activities vehicle ferries currently being built for Finnlines at
with total revenues of €9.05 billion (US$11.5 billion) the Jinling shipyard in China.
and an employee count in the region of 39,000 at Each of the six vessels will be fitted with Sperry
year-end 2007. Marine Gyrofin stabilisers. Utilising patented Lift
President and chief executive officer of STX Europe Control technology, the Gyrofins are designed to
ASA, Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, said: “As Aker Yards, this provide optimum roll stabilisation while keeping
company established a track record for building some cavitation at bay.
of the world’s most innovative ships. As STX Europe, Combined with Lift Control, the fin unit, utilising
we approach the market with a new brand and the a tail flap, improves the lift-to-drag ratio, minimis-
sharper strategic focus of attaining international ing drag and saving fuel at the same time. The Lift
market leadership within our two key segments: Control works by mounting displacement transduc-
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