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3 See pages 6, 13 and 14 8 STEERPROP LTD STX FINLAND OY P.O. Box 217 FI-26101 Rauma Finland Phone [phone] Fax [phone] www.steerprop.com P.O. Box 666 (Telakkakatu 1) FI-20101 Turku Finland Phone [phone] Fax [phone] www.stxeurope.com Contact Person [email protected] Specialty Areas STX Europe is an international shipbuilding group which aims to be the leading builder of cruise and offshore vessels. The group has a strong position in terms of developing state-of-the-art concepts, technology, processes and products for customers around the world. STX Europe AS comprises 15 shipyards in Finland, France, Norway, Romania, Brazil and Vietnam. STX Europe has approximately 16 000 employees. Formerly known as Aker Yards, the group changed its name to STX Europe in November 2008. Specialty Areas Steerprop Ltd, The Azimuth Propulsion Company - a maker of azimuth propulsion up to 20 MW, also dual-end CRP solutions. Potential applications: offshore vessels, ferries, tugs, ice breakers. 1 5 See page 45 2 VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND VEHICLE ENGINEERING P.O. Box 1000 FI-02044 VTT Finland Phone [phone] Fax [phone] www.vtt.fi Contact Person Seppo Kivimaa Vehicle Engineering [email protected] WINDSIDE PRODUCTION OY LTD Keskitie 4 FI-44500 Viitasaari Finland Phone [phone] Fax [phone] [email protected] www.windside.com Contact Person Sara-Maaria Asp Export Manager [email protected] Facts & Figures Turnover: EUR 245 million Personnel: 2700 Established: 1942 Specialty Areas R&D services. In vehicle engineering VTT offers expertise in model and full-scale tests, computational fluid dynamics, structural monitoring, structural integrity and dynamics, maritime simulations and virtual prototyping, maritime safety and environmental engineering, small craft design analysis, hydrau X