Aker yards signed contract for two cruise ships for msc

aker yards ａnd msc cruises have signed a contract for building two cruise ships of musica﹣class. the vessels will be built at aker yards, saint﹣nazaire ａnd delivered in february 2011 ａnd february 2012 respectively. the contract is still subject to financing. aker yards asa (www.akeryards.com) is an international shipbuilding group focusing on sophisticated vessels. the group has a strong position both in terms of innovation, product range, technology, experience ａnd capacity. the product range includes cruise vessels &﹔ ferries, merchant vessels ａnd offshore &﹔ specialized vessels. aker yards comprises 15 yards in brazil, finlａnd, france, norway, romania ａnd vietnam, in addition to ownership in yards in germany ａnd ukraine. aker yards has approximately 16,000 employees.
 ﹔aker yards, cruise &﹔ ferries business area comprises three shipyards ａnd two cabin factories in finlａnd, two shipyards, a cabin factory ａnd a design company in france, ａnd life cycle service activities in finlａnd, france ａnd the usa. with a focus on innovative design ａnd powerful cruise experiences, aker yards is the world＇s leading cruise ship builder.