The shipbuilding work at RMC’s yard has
been going smoothly.
“
The systems
include
a Take-Me-Home feature.
The vessel will be delivered to the customer NEW-GENERATION
in the middle of summer,” notes Mr. Jyrki AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Heinimaa, the new CEO for Rauma Marine According to Mr. Heinimaa, the ship’s elec-
Constructions Oy (RMC). trical and automation systems have all
In his previous assignments, Mr. Hei-
nimaa has gained plenty of experience of
been finalised. The installation of these
systems started in autumn 2017.
the management of large-scale shipyards. The systems include a Take-Me-Home
He took the post of RMC’s Chief Executive feature, designed to help the ship to reach
Officer in December 2017. the shore in the event of an unexpected
”In the course of the tradional engine failure. For this, auxiliary electrical
wharf tests, the ship’s main systems will engines will be utilised for powering the
be started up and tested at the dockside. ship’s propellers during the emergency.
In the next phase, scheduled to take place
in late May, seaborne tests will follow.”
”So far, all of the electrical cables –
some 230 kilometres of them – have been
The launching of the new ship was installed on board. The installation of the
celebrated at Rauma shipyard on 5th Jan- last pieces of supplementary equipment
uary 2018. is currently ongoing,” Heinimaa recounts.
The ship has integrated hi-tech radar
and navigation systems, complemented by
a doubled automation system for maxi-
mum safety of operation.
An illustration of the new passenger and
car vessel.
”Also, final touches are being made
on the interiors of the vessel. As Mols-
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