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Keel laying of the first multi-role corvette celebrated at Rauma shipyard
The keel of the first Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette was lowered at Rauma shipyard on Thursday 11 April. The traditional keel laying ceremony celebrates in effect the birth of the ship and marks the actual start of construction of the ship’s hull. …
Apr 12, 2024 / Naval
Rauma shipyard celebrates the launch and christening of Spirit of Tasmania IV
Today, Rauma shipyard celebrated the launch and christening of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a vessel Rauma Marine Constructions is building for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company. The ship is the first of two identical car and passenger ferries that will …
Oct 30, 2023 / Curious
Rauma shipyard begins construction of the second LNG-powered car and passenger ferry for the world’s southernmost open sea route between mainland Australia and Tasmania
On Tuesday 12 December 2022, the start of production of another car and passenger ferry was celebrated in Rauma, Finland, when the construction of Spirit of Tasmania V began with a traditional steel-cutting ceremony. The production of the first …
Dec 20, 2022 / Vessels
Keel laying of Spirit of Tasmania car and passenger ferry celebrated in Rauma shipyard – the vessel represents the biggest foreign sale between Finland and Australia
Today, Rauma shipyard celebrated the keel laying ceremony of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a vessel being built for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company. A significant player in maritime transport between mainland Australia and Tasmania, TT-Line has commissioned …
Oct 28, 2022 / Vessels
Construction of the world’s southernmost LNG-powered car and passenger ferry started at Rauma, Finland
RMC to build two RoPax ferries for the open sea route between mainland Australia and TasmaniaThe start of production of a passenger and vehicle ferry was celebrated today at Rauma shipyard. The construction of the Spirit of Tasmania IV, set to …
Mar 1, 2022 / Vessels
Christening of Τallink Grupp’s new LNG-powered shuttle vessel Mystar to take place at Rauma Shipyard, Finland on Aug 12, 2021
The most environmentally friendly vessel on the Baltic Sea, MyStar (CruiseMapper), commissioned by Tallink Grupp, currently under construction in Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard, Finland, due to be completed in 2022, will be christened …
Jul 13, 2021 / Vessels
Contract for two new car and passenger ferries for TT-Line strengthens RMC's order book significantly
Rauma Marine Constructions and Tasmanian shipping company TT-Line Company have finalised an agreement for the construction of two car and passenger ferries at Rauma shipyard. The employment impact of the project is approximately 3,500 person-years …
Apr 14, 2021 / Vessels
Keel laying of Tallink’s newest vessel MyStar takes place in Rauma Shipyard
The construction of the new fast shuttle ferry for Tallink Grupp is progressing at the Rauma shipyard. The keel of Rauma Marine Constructions’ newbuilding NB6003, a shuttle vessel named MyStar (CruiseMapper), was laid today, 18 September 2020.MyStar …
Sep 18, 2020 / Vessels
Tallink Grupp’s new shuttle MyStar newbuilding steel sections prepared in Poland set sail for Rauma Marine Shipyard
Steel sections built at the former Gdanska Shipyard for Tallink Grupp’s new shuttle vessel MyStar (CruiseMapper), which will become the vessel’s food storage area in the future, last night set sail on the barge Kikka towed by tugboat Meteor towards …
Aug 6, 2020 / Curious
Renowned Finnish Interior Design Company dSign Vertti Kivvi & Co To Create The Interior Of The Newest Star of Tallink’s Fleet - MyStar
The Estonian shipping giant Tallink Grupp and Finnish interior design company dSign Vertti Kivi & Co are, once again, cooperating on the interior design concept for Tallink’s newest vessel, the LNG-powered MyStar (see also CruiseMapper), which is …
Apr 22, 2020 / Vessels