Swedish cargo access manufacturer TTS – Dry cargo Division, a subsidiary of Norway’s TTS Marine ASA, has won a Letter of Intent (LOI) to supply cargo access equipment to the second in a series of ‘Ultra Voyager’ Class cruise vessels
Swedish cargo access manufacturer TTS – Dry cargo Division, a subsidiary of Norway’s TTS Marine ASA, has won a Letter of Intent (LOI) to supply cargo access equipment to the second in a series of ‘Ultra Voyager’ Class cruise vessels building at Aker Kvaerner Masa Yard in Finland. At about 160,000 gross registered tons (grt), these vessels will be the largest cruise vessel ever built.
The first of the Ultra Voyager Class is now nearing completion, TTS having supplied this vessel and all five of the previous ‘Voyager’ Class vessels, all built at Aker Kvaerner Masa.
TTS is supplying side shell doors, hatch covers and lifting platforms for the vessel, which will be owned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL). The equipment has been designed in accordance with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) regulations.
As was the case with the first ‘Ultra Voyager’ vessel, TTS will supply some 50 components for the luxury vessel, together with the necessary hydraulic systems. The equipment will range from access doors for passengers, luggage, provisions and spare parts, to a series of foredeck opening hatches used mostly for the storage of ship’s mooring equipment. The Swedish company will also supply lifting platforms for spare parts and provisions.
The Ultra Voyager class was developed jointly by RCCL and Finland’s Aker Kvaerner Masa yard as the next step in the natural evolution of the Voyager class of cruise vessel. The Ultra Voyager will be some 15% larger than its highly popular predecessor and will be capable of transporting some 3,600 passengers in a deluxe setting. The ship will carry a total crew of more than 2,000.
The first of the class is due to be delivered to RCCL in May 2006 and is likely to be deployed principally on Caribbean cruises although with potential to undertake worldwide itineraries if required. The vessel will represent a new phase in RCCL’s fleet expansion programme, which has seen its capacity increase by more than 75% over the last five years. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd is a global cruise company that operates Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises. Together these companies operate a cruise fleet of more than 25 vessels.
Norway's TTS Marine ASA comprises three divisions - Material Handling (Drobak), Marine Cranes (Bergen) and Dry Cargo Handling (Sweden). Part of the Dry Cargo Division, TTS Ships Equipment AB, located in Gothenburg, is designated the RoRo equipment 'Centre of Excellence'.
For more details contact:
Lennart Svensson
Marketing Director
TTS Ships Equipment AB
Tel: + 46 31 7257900
Email: lennart.svensson@tts-se.se
