Deltamarin and Elomatic to design second global class cruise ship for MV Werften
Deltamarin and Elomatic, both from Turku Finland, have signed a significant agreement with MV WERFTEN Wismar GmbH for the basic and detail design of a second Global class cruise ship. The value of the contract is approximately €16.5M for Deltamarin and €17M for Elomatic. The vessel will be built in parallel in Wismar and Rostock, Germany. The contract was signed on October 26, 2018 and design work has already commenced, Deltamarin said in a press release.
The vessel is the second in the series of Global class vessels. In addition to engineering, Deltamarin and Elomatic will also provide site services at the shipyard during the construction of the vessel. The two companies also did a large part of the basic and detail design of the first vessel in the cruise ship series.
The Global class vessels are some of the world’s largest cruise ships. When the first vessel is completed, it will be the largest ever built in Germany. The second vessel being designed will be approximately 342 meters long and 46.4 metres wide with a gross register tonnage of 204,000. The ships are designed specifically for the Asian market and can carry up to 9,500 passengers.
“We are very proud to continue the strategic partnership with MV WERFTEN. We look forward to further developing the cooperation with the yard, providing them with excellent services and helping them execute Genting’s extensive newbuilding program,” says Deltamarin CEO, Janne Uotila.
“We are very happy that MV WERFTEN continues to trust in our expertise and ability to design world-class cruise ships and we look forward to designing the second vessel in this remarkable Global class series,” says Elomatic CEO Patrik Rautaheimo.
Deltamarin Group provides ship design, offshore engineering and construction support for the marine and offshore industries worldwide. Its services include the full range of consulting, design and engineering as well as procurement, support for construction and installation. The Group employs around 400 experts in its own and associated companies located in Europe and Asia. Deltamarin is a subsidiary of AVIC International Maritime Holdings Limited, which is part of the AVIC Group listed as a Fortune Global 500 corporation.
Elomatic in brief
Elomatic is a leading European provider of consulting, engineering, product development and project management services as well as products and turnkey concepts to industrial and public- sector customers. The company has 48 years’ experience in completing diverse and demanding projects in a wide range of industrial fields. Elomatic has over 900 employees and offices in Finland, Poland, India, China, the Netherlands, Italy, Serbia, Russia and the UAE.
MV WERFTEN in brief
MV WERFTEN is a shipyard group with three sites in Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The shipyards are some of the largest, most modern and most efficient shipbuilding facilities in Europe. In their respectively 70-year history, the shipyards have designed, produced and fitted out around 2,500 sea-going newbuildings. Nowadays MV WERFTEN’s strategic focus is on the development and building of luxury cruise and river cruise vessels as well as mega yachts.