SWECO to provide engineering services for the world's largest cruiser Aker Yards Oy has commissioned SWECO to provide engineering services for Genesis, the largest luxury cruiser in the world. Genesis is being constructed at Aker Yards shipyard in Turku, Finland, and will be completed in 2009. For SWECO, the total value of the Genesis contract is nearly EUR 1.5 million. SWECO Marine, a member of the SWECO PIC group in Finland, will provide finite element analysis of hull structures and engineering of machinery systems for separator, air condition compressor and fresh water generation spaces. The company will also provide detailed hull engineering of demanding structures beneath the outdoor sports activity areas. “We are very pleased with this engineering contract, as it will expand our involvement in engineering of large cruise vessels, and further strengthen SWECO's position in Finland,” says Matti Mattila, Vice President and Head of Marine Technology Division of SWECO PIC. The engineering work has already started and will occupy up to 40 engineers from SWECO Marine and its network in Finland and abroad. Ordered by Royal Caribbean Cruises, Genesis will be the largest luxury cruiser in the world with space for 5,400 passengers and a value of approximately EUR 900 million. SWECO PIC provides industrial customers with consulting, design, engineering and project management services for plant investments, product development and production. For further information please contact: Matti Mattila, Vice President, Head of Marine Technology Division of SWECO PIC and Managing Director of SWECO Marine Oy, tel +358 400 320 805 SWECO is the Nordic region's leading provider of consulting services with combined expertise in engineering, environmental technology and architecture. SWECO has around 4,500 employees in eight countries and recorded annual sales of around SEK 3.9 billion in 2006. The company has projects currently underway in some 75 countries worldwide. The SWECO share is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
SWECO to provide engineering services for the world's largest cruiser
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