At STX France’s St. Nazaire shipyard, the third Oasis class cruise ship Harmony
of the Seas is being built, scheduled for delivery by the summer of 2016.
Building of the sister ship, known so far simply as Oasis-4, has also been started
at the same shipyard on the west coast of France.
In the case of both ships, several Finnish subcontractors are taking part in
the construction.
W
hen the ’Harmony of the Seas’ was
to schedule, the ship should be ready for
ordered from STX France by Royal
delivery in 2018.
Caribbean in December 2012, it was
”Overall, the shipment consisted of
1 500 pieces of A60 hinged and close to
170 pieces of A60 sliding fire doors. By
announced to be the largest cruise ship
FIRE DOORS FOR
ever built, with 16 decks and a capacity
BOTH CRUISE SHIPS
for 5 479 passengers.
now, they have all been installed.”
”Certain new types of fire doors
Parmarine Ltd – a Finnish manufacturer
were included in the shipment. In prin-
This third Oasis class ship is now in
of ship fire doors, cabins, bathroom units
ciple, however, Parmarine has delivered
the final stages of production. When fin-
and wall/ceiling panels for the shipbuilding
the same kind of fire doors to St. Nazaire
ished, the ship will be 362.15 metres in
industry – has taken part in the building
shipyard for the past 20 years. Our first
length. Delivery is expected in the sum-
of the ’Harmony of the Seas’ and her new
shipment to STX France took place in
mer of 2016.
sister ship Oasis-4 at St. Nazaire.
1994.”
On the 9th of May 2014, Royal Car-
”For the ’Harmony of the Seas,’
Formerly, Parmarine Ltd also supplied
ibbean also ordered a sister ship for ’Har-
we have supplied A60 class sliding fire
ship cabins to St. Nazaire. Nowadays cab-
mony of the Seas.’ Shipbuilding work
doors and hinged fire doors,” notes Mr.
ins for STX France are being manufactured
for this new Oasis-4 cruise ship has been
Risto Kallio, Vice President at Parmarine
locally, as is the case at various other Euro-
started at St. Nazaire shipyard. According
Ltd.
pean shipyards.
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