New Tallink Ferry Ordered by Aker Finnyards

摘要

Following the merger of the two Finnish shipyards, Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finnyards operative from January 2005, the new company designated Aker Finnyards becomes an integrated part of the Norwegian Aker Yards ASA Group handling all new shipbuilding in Finland with facilities in Turku, Helsinki and Raumu. Karl-Erik Kjelstad, Aker Yards' CEO and president said, "Combining the two shipyards brings valuable synergies and helps the competitive positions of the two companies." He compared the move with earlier mergers between other group companies, in particular the company's German shipyards in Wismar Rostok-Warnemunde and the Norwegian shipyards, Brattvaarg and Aker Langsten.