seatec - Finnish marine technology review 1/2013 | Page 35

In the meantime, the future of STX erative ownership in Turku shipyard, but PROPULSION FOR Finland’s Turku and Rauma shipyards in the realisation of such an arrangement is NEW EXPORTS south-western Finland is on the line. A in no way certain. While STX Finland’s shipyards in Turku and number of companies in the Finnish maritime cluster are considering partial co-op- But perhaps things are not as gloomy Rauma are facing troubled times, both as they appear to be. yards have highly skilled shipbuilders on their payroll. Their expertise will be in high demand yet. Moreover, the Finnish Marine IndusPhoto: STX Europe tries cluster incorporate ́