16 industry for extra help. The shipyard group
in Helsinki and Turku wanted to take on a
very dominant role, and didn’t give us the
chance to work internationally. Rauma-Repola,
by contrast, was ready to cooperate with us
without dictating to us what to do.”
“So, we struck a deal with Rauma-Repola,
later Finnyards, and today Rauma Marine
Constructions (RMC). They became one of our
main owners for a few years through a loan
that was later converted to a shareholder’s loan.
That helped us on. We got some nice work from
Rauma, but also helped them to get new orders.
It was the Finnish way to help each other out.”
The company put great emphasis on 3D
design and research and development
very early on. Compared to previous
technology, the benefit of three-dimensional
design was the ability to view the different
spaces in a ship as a single entity.
The focus on R&D from the early days
had borne fruit in the form of an order by the
German TT-Line, whose ferries Robin Hood
and Nils Dacke were built at the Finnyards
shipyard in Rauma according to Deltamarin’s
concept developed for the owner and designs
developed for the shipyard. The vessels had
a very specific and efficient arrangement
giving high capacity for the intended route,
an extremely efficient hull form and specific
diesel-electric machinery.
“As for our company values, reliability and
independence have always been important
to Deltamarin. We are capable people and
treat each other equally. We don’t boss
OVERCOMING THE RECESSION OF THE 1990s
Cruise ferry MS Kalypso
was converted into the
cruise ship MS Star
Pisces at the shipyard in
Rauma.
(PHOTO: DANIEL CASE, CC
BY-SA 3.0)