Aker Yards to build billion-dollar cruise ship at Finnish shipyard
Shipbuilding group Aker Yards has signed a contract with cruise company Royal Caribbean Cruises to build a second 360-metre-long cruise ship at its shipyard in Turku, Finland, the group said Monday.
The contract was worth some 900 million euros (1.2 billion dollars) and was subject to final confirmation of buyers financing, Aker Yards said.
The vessel was slated to be delivered in 2010, and would secure some '5,800 man years of work for the yard.'
Yrjo Julin, president responsible for Aker Yards Cruise & Ferries, described the vessel as a 'giant' that was '36 metres longer than the height of Eiffel tower and weighing 12 times more than the tower.'
Royal Caribbean Cruises ordered a similar Genesis class vessel in February 2006. The vessels can carry up to 8,400 people including crew, Aker Yards said.
In addition to cruise vessels, international shipbuilding group Aker Yards builds ferries, merchant vessels, as well as offshore rigs and other specialized vessels.
Aker Yards has some 20,000 employees and operates 17 shipyards in Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Romania and Ukraine. It is also building a shipyard in Vietnam for offshore and specialized vessels.
The contract was worth some 900 million euros (1.2 billion dollars) and was subject to final confirmation of buyers financing, Aker Yards said.
The vessel was slated to be delivered in 2010, and would secure some '5,800 man years of work for the yard.'
Yrjo Julin, president responsible for Aker Yards Cruise & Ferries, described the vessel as a 'giant' that was '36 metres longer than the height of Eiffel tower and weighing 12 times more than the tower.'
Royal Caribbean Cruises ordered a similar Genesis class vessel in February 2006. The vessels can carry up to 8,400 people including crew, Aker Yards said.
In addition to cruise vessels, international shipbuilding group Aker Yards builds ferries, merchant vessels, as well as offshore rigs and other specialized vessels.
Aker Yards has some 20,000 employees and operates 17 shipyards in Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Romania and Ukraine. It is also building a shipyard in Vietnam for offshore and specialized vessels.