seatec - Finnish marine technology review 2/2010 | Page 44

Photo: Sietas Group have come at a decisive time for Sietas and helped to expand its product range. Currently the yard works very hard to obtain additional orders, not the least from international clients. Already last year Sietas appointed the experienced ship broker company Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG to handle its international marketing on an A milestone for Sietas: Last year the shipyard obtained contracts for two suction dredgers to be built for Hamburg-based Josef Möbius Bau-AG. exclusive basis. The objective of this move was to promote the yard – which has so far been known principally in Germany – on a worldwide stage. Sietas’ international positioning is apparently about to bear fruit: e.g. ferry segment international operators are said In December 2009 AG Reederei Norden- draught will amount to 6.80 metres, and Frisia, which operates services to the Ger- both dredgers are going to be equipped man North Sea islands of Norderney and with a suction tube of one meter in diam- Juist, contracted a 68 metre long commut- eter which can reach depths of up to 30 er cargo ferry dedicated exclusively to the metres. The total order volume for both transportation of rolling cargo. T \