Ferry begins build at STX Rauma
STX Finland 65m double-ended ferry,newbuilding 1380
STX Finland's Rauma Shipyard has started production of a 65m double-ended ferry,newbuilding 1380, for delivery at the end of 2012 to Finferries.
The environmentally friendly passenger ferry will operate in the Turku Archipelago, Finland, on the Korpo - Houtskär route, where STX says the length and challenging ice conditions set special challenges to the performance of the vessel. Particular attention has been given to efficiency and safety.
"The engineering and procurement processes at the STX Rauma Shipyard have advanced exactly as planned. The construction process will proceed rapidly and the keel of the ferry will be laid in spring 2012," said Timo Suistio, director of STX Rauma shipyard.
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