FCR Finland to
participate in
AIDA’s cruise ship
project
O
y FCR Finland Ltd is a Finnish company with a focus on
specialised shipbuilding projects in the cruise and passen-
ger ship industry, including complete turnkey refurbishment
projects. Also, the company’s scope of work can include architectural items, management consulting, or personnel services.
”In late January 2014, we received a significant order for
the interiors of two AIDA’s cruise ships, to be built at Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan,” says Mr. Hannu
Luoto, Managing Director for Oy FCR Finland Ltd.
”The order covers the construction of Water Fun Park and
Beach Club sections for both ships. The first ship is expected to
be ready for delivery in September 2015.”
AIDA Cruises is a major cruise line based in Rostock, Germany. A special trademark of AIDA ships is that they are gener-
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ally equipped with various on-board features designed to appeal
to the younger passengers.
DESIGN WORK AND SUPERVISION
The two ships – the first of which has been tentatively named
’AIDA Prima’ – will have a gross tonnage of 125,000 tons each,
making them the largest ships in AIDA’s fleet.
According to Mr. Luoto, the turnkey project covers the interior design and construction, apart from technical equipment.
”We expect to conclude the design phase by mid-June
2014. FCR Finland currently has 16 designers on the job, plus
a couple of scale-model manufacturers.”
”The furniture will be manufactured in Bergano in Italy,
while the aluminum and steel structures will be produced by
FCR’s production facility in Finland.”
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One special feature to be manufactured will be ’Magic
Mountain Wall,’ a terraced wall that looks as if it is made of
slate stone but is actually made of aluminum.
”Installation work for the first ship is scheduled to start
in late September of 2014. Design work is proceeding in close
cooperation with the main architect and the shipyard that coordinates the whole project,” Luoto mentions.
For the installation, FCR will send a supervisor team to
Japan. Negotiations for further tasks related to ship assembly
are ongoing.
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MERJA KIHL
ARI MONONEN
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