seatec - Finnish marine technology review 1/2008 | Page 18

Indepence of the Seas in sunset. Aker Yards’ orderbook shows versatility The international shipbuilding group Aker Yards is one of the world´s largest ship builders. The company’s signed contracts – worth approximately 7 billion EUR – include nine cruise vessels for three out of the four leading multibrand cruise companies: three for Royal Caribbean, four for MSC and two for NCL. 16 seatec 2008