Rauma Marine Constructions

Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) is a Finnish shipbuilding company based in Rauma, Finland. The company's main products are car ferries, icebreakers and naval vessels.[6]

Rauma Marine Constructions Oy
TypeOsakeyhtiö (Oy)[1]
IndustryShipbuilding, defence
PredecessorSTX Rauma shipyard
Founded27 March 2014 (2014-03-27)[1]
Headquarters
Rauma, Satakunta
,
Finland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mikko Niini (Chairman)[2]
Jyrki Heinimaa (CEO and President)[3]
ProductsFerries and other commercial vessels, naval ships, floating structures
Revenue
  • €41,234,000 (2019)
  • €29,729,000 (2018)[4]
  • €1,947,000 (2019)
  • –€13,633,000 (2018)[4]
OwnerFinnish investment funds
Private investors[5]
Number of employees
121 (12/2019)[4]
Websitermcfinland.fi

History

Rauma Marine Constructions was established by private investors with background in the Finnish shipbuilding industry shortly after STX Finland closed the Rauma shipyard in 2014.[7] In December 2015, the company received a major equity investment when the state-owned investment company Finnish Industry Investment became a minor shareholder together with Finnish investment funds managed by Finda and Taaleritehdas.[6] An existing minor shareholder Kasvattajarahasto, an investment fund managed by Aboa Venture Management, also increased its share on the company.[8]

Orders

Ferries

In June 2016, Rauma Marine Constructions and the Danish shipping company Molslinjen signed a 68 million euro contract for the construction of 158-metre (518 ft) roll-on/roll-off ferry for the Bornholm route. This was the first newbuilding contract awarded to Rauma after STX Finland announced the closure of the shipyard in 2013 and delivered the Finnish offshore patrol vessel Turva in 2014. The keel of the new vessel was laid on 4 August 2017 and launched on 5 January 2018.[9][10] The ship, named Hammershus, was delivered in August 2018.[11]

In October 2018, Rauma Marine Constructions and the Estonian ferry operator Tallink signed a letter of intent for the construction of an LNG-powered ferry with a capacity of 2,800 passengers for the Helsinki-Tallinn route.[12][13] The 250 million euro shipbuilding contract was confirmed in March 2019. The 212-metre (696 ft) vessel, named MySTAR,[14] will be delivered in early 2022.[15] The steel cutting ceremony was held on 6 April 2020[16] and the keel was laid on 18 September.[17]

In early January 2019, another letter of intent was signed for a 120 million euro LNG-powered ferry for the Vaasa-Umeå route.[18] The shipbuilding contract was signed on 21 January 2019. The ice class 1A Super ferry will be delivered by May 2021.[19] The vessel, named Aurora Botnia,[20] was laid down on 13 February 2020[21] and launched on 11 September.[22]

In February 2020, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Rauma Marine Constructions and TT-Line for the construction of two new ferries for Tasmania.[23] The construction of the 1,800-passenger ferries was expected to begin in early 2021.[24] In July 2020, TT-Line advised this deal would no longer proceed due to the current and emerging economic problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[25]

In September 2016, the Finnish Defense Forces Logistics Command signed a letter of intent with Rauma Marine Constructions in order to investigate the company's capability for building four multi-role corvettes for the Finnish Navy's Squadron 2020 fleet renewal program.[26] In April 2017, this was followed by a 7.5 million euro design contract for the new Finnish surface combatant class that will replace three minelayers and four missile boats. A letter of intent for the construction contract was signed in the beginning of November 2018 and the final 647.6 million euro shipbuilding contract on 26 September 2019. The construction of the four-strong Pohjanmaa class will be staggered over 2022–2025 and full operational status is achieved in 2028.[27]

Other

Prior to major newbuilding orders, Rauma Marine Constructions completed a number of smaller construction and conversion projects to establish a subcontractor network and build the shipyard's capability for larger projects. These have included the construction of a floating entertainment center to the United Arab Emirates, conversion of the Finnish icebreaker Otso,[28] and a facelift for the cruiseferries Silja Serenade and Silja Symphony.[29][30] In May 2017, the shipyard was awarded the 13.7 million euro refitting of the Finnish research vessel Aranda.[31]

List of ships built or on order
Ship nameYearTypeYard numberIMO numberStatusNotesImageRef
Hammershus 2018 Ro-pax ferry 6001 9812107 In service [9][32][33]
Aurora Botnia 2021 (planned) Ro-pax ferry 6002[34] 9878319 Under construction Shipbuilding contract with Kvarken Link signed on 21 January 2019, following a letter of intent earlier that month. [18][35]
MySTAR 2022 (planned) Ro-pax ferry 6003[16] 9892690 Under construction[16] Shipbuilding contract with Tallink signed on 27 March 2019, following a letter of intent signed in October 2018. [15]
Corvette Ordered Shipbuilding contract with the Finnish Navy for four vessels signed on 26 September 2019, following a letter of intent signed in November 2018. [36][37]
Corvette Ordered [36][37]
Corvette Ordered [36][37]
Corvette Ordered [36][37]

References
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  2. "Board of directors - Rauma Marine Constructions". Rauma Marine Constructions.
  3. "Management Team - Rauma Marine Constructions". Rauma Marine Construction.
  4. "Rauma Marine Constructions Oy". Kauppalehti. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. "ANALYYSI. Taaleritehtaasta ja valtion Teollisuussijoituksesta tulee suurimmat omistajat". Kauppalehti. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. "Major equity investment in Rauma Marine Constructions" (Press release). Rauma Marine Constructions. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. "Tiedotus pieleen: Uusi telakkayhtiö tuleekin Raumalle eikä Poriin" (in Finnish). Yle. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. "RMC saa merkittävät sijoitukset kolmelta kotimaiselta toimijalta" (in Finnish). Satakunnan Kansa. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. Hammershus søsat i Finland. Molslinjen, 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  10. Video: Raumalaisen laivanrakennusteollisuuden historiassa uusi lehti – nollapisteestä aloittaneen RMC:n ensimmäinen uudisrakennuslaiva vesille. Satakunnan Kansa, 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  11. Bornholmslinjen’s HAMMERSHUS delivered. ShipPax, 23 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  12. Aiesopimus: Tallink tilaa uuden pikalaivan Rauman telakalta. Yle, 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  13. Tallink ja Rauma Marine Constructions allekirjoittivat aiesopimuksen uuden Shuttle-pikalaivan rakentamisesta. Press release. Tallink, 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  14. "Tallinkin uusi laiva sai nimen: MySTAR". Iltalehti. Alma Media Suomi Oy. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  15. "Rauma Marine Constructions ja Tallink sinetöivät uuden laivasopimuksen". Navigator Magazine. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. "Tallinkin uuden MyStar-matkustaja-autolautan tuotanto aloitettiin Rauman telakalla". Rauma Marine Constructions. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  17. "Tallinkin uuden shuttle-aluksen köli laskettiin Rauman telakalla" (in Finnish). Navigator Magazine. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  18. Kvarken Link signs LoI with RMC for EUR 120 million hybrid gas-powered ro-pax. Shippax, 11 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
  19. Nimet kirjoitettiin sopimuksen alle: Merenkurkun lautan rakentaminen käyntiin Raumalla. Länsi-Suomi, 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  20. "The name of the new Wasaline ferry will be Aurora Botnia". Kvarken Link. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  21. "The keel of Wasaline's new ferry was laid at Rauma shipyard". Kvarken Link. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  22. "Wasaline's Aurora Botnia floated out at the Rauma shipyard". Rauma Marine Constructions. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  23. Haneveer, Anthony (2020-02-27). "New builder chosen for Spirits". The Advocate. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  24. "Rauma Marine Constructions and Australian TT-Line Company sign Memorandum of Understanding for two new car and passenger ferries". Rauma Marine Constructions. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  25. "TT-Line Company has withdrawn from the Memorandum of Understanding with Rauma Marine Constructions". Rauma Marine Constructions. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  26. "Puolustusvoimat ja Rauma Marine Constructions Oy solmivat aiesopimuksen" (in Finnish). Puolustusvoimat. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  27. "Rauma Marine Constructions and Saab to be main contract partners for Pohjanmaa-class vessels". Ministry of Defence. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  28. "Rauma Marine Constructions Oy toteuttaa mittavia projekteja Seasidessa vuoden 2015 aikana" (Press release) (in Finnish). Seaside Industry Park. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  29. "RMC koordinoi Silja Serenaden kasvojenkohotuksen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Rauma Marine Constructions. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  30. "Silja Symphony – Telakointi Raumalla 10 – 22.1.2016" (Press release) (in Finnish). Rauma Marine Constructions. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  31. Merentutkimusalus Aranda pitkään telakalla – peruskorjaus tehdään Raumalla. Länsi-Suomi, 24 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  32. "Rauman telakalle suurtilaus: Laivan hinta 68 miljoonaa euroa". Yle. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  33. "RAUMA MARINE 6001 (9812107)". Sea-web. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  34. "RAUMA 6002 (9878319)". Sea-web. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  35. "Rauman telakalla alkoi uuden aluksen rakentaminen Vaasa-Uumaja -välille". Turun Sanomat. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  36. "Pohjanmaa-luokan uudet sopimukset allekirjoitettiin Turussa" (in Finnish). Ruotuväki. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  37. "Hallitus vahvisti sotalaivatilauksen Rauman telakalta ja Saabilta, hinta nousi liki 100 miljoonaa euroa – Katso tiedotustilaisuus". YLE. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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