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Finland centrate on further improving our prod- ucts and services for our customers," said Julin.

The new company will employ 4,500: 1,000 at the Rauma shipyard: 2000 at the Turku shipyard; 1250 at the Helsinki shipyard; and 250 at the cabin manufac- turer in Piikkio and Paimio. The com- bined revenues of Kvaerner Masa-Yards and Aker Finnyards for 2003 was rough- ly EUR 1 billion.

Currently, Aker Finnyards shipyard in

Rauma is building a cruise ship for

Birka Line and a third Hamina-class fast surface combatant for the Finnish Navy.

Kvaerner Masa-Yards shipyard in Turku is building the world's largest cruise ferry for Color Line as well as the world's two largest cruise ships. Ultra

Voyager, for Royal Caribbean

International, and the shipyard in

Helsinki is working on two orders from

Russia, one ice breaking supply and stand-by vessel as well as an arctic con- tainer vessel. In addition to the two ship- yards, Kvaerner Masa-Yards has an arc- ships are approximately 15 percent larg- er in space and passenger capacity than the earlier Voyager-class vessels. "We are satisfied that we together with Royal

Caribbean International and the subcon- tractors have been able to make this an attractive project considering the chal- lenging euro-dollar conditions," said

Julin. "Additionally, we are extremely proud of building these two giants for the cruise market." "We are delighted to continue to make cruise-ship history with Kvaerner Masa-

Yards," said Royal Caribbean

International Chairman and CEO

Richard D. Fain. "They are truly masters at their craft and are worthy partners."

The new Ultra Voyager's will measure 1,112 x 126 ft. by (339 x 38.6 m) and will stand 18 decks high. Their gross tonnage is around 160,000, which make them 6 percent larger than today's largest cruise ship. The ships will carry 3.600 guests, 500 more than its prede- cessors in the Voyager-series, and 1.400 crewmembers.

Yrjo Julin, President for Aker Finnyards tic technology research center and a sis- ter company, Piikkio Works Oy, is a manufacturer of prefabricated cabins.

Second Ultra Voyager Booked

In early September Royal Caribbean confirmed the order of a second Ultra

Voyager — the world's largest cruise ship. Valued at approximately $711 mil- lion (€580 million), it is the world's largest cruise ship order in year 2004.

Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc.'s Turku

Shipyard, which is a part of Aker Yards, will build both of these ship, with the first to be delivered in May 2006 and the second ship in Spring 2007. These new

Ultra Voyager Main data

Length o.a 339 m (1,112 ft)

Breadth waterline 38.6 m (126 ft)

Gross Tonnage approx. 160,000

Passenger capacity, lower bed 3,60

Crew capacity 1,400

Speed, service 22 knots with car deck

Aqualand

Cosmopolitan ^

Courmet \

Golf

Simulator

Color

Teens Conference

Tower

Nightclub

Observation

Lounge / Spa & m. Fitness Center

Oceanic

A La Carte

Tax Free

Market

Exhibition

Cave Grand

Buffet Fantasy

Promenade

Casino

Fantasy

Showlounge

Yes, we have built the Fantasy Showlounge, Tower

Nightclub and a wide choice of restaurants aboard.

Visit us at our web site www.akeryards.com and see high tech solutions that make all passengers desire to come back journey after journey.

Aker Finnyards aker

Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc.

Laivakatu 1, P.O. Box 132, FIN-00151 Helsinki / Finland

Tel: +358 10 6700. www.masa-yards.fi

October 2004

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