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Aker Yards
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| Aker Yards ASA | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Key people | Yrjö Julin (CEO) |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Revenue | NOK 25,861 million (2006) |
| Operating income | NOK 1,443 million (2006) |
| Net income | NOK 1,037 million (2006) |
| Employees | 20,000 (2006) |
| Website | www.akeryards.com |
Aker Yards (OSE: AKY) is a Norway-based, international shipbuilding company with 18 shipyards in Norway, Finland, Germany, Romania, Brazil, France,Ukraine and Vietnam. The company is the largest shipbuilding company in Europe and the fourth largest in the World. The company has three business areas: Cruise & Ferries, Merchant Vessels and Offshore & Specialized Vessels. Aker Yards was split from its mother company Aker ASA, controlled by Kjell Inge Røkke and also listed on Oslo Stock Exchange in 2004. In April 2006, Aker Yards bought Alstom Marine, Alstom's naval construction activities, with Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire. Aker Yards is now a publicly traded company on Oslo Stock Exchange and was owned 40.1% of the Aker Group until march 2007, when Aker ASA sold its shares, though remaining an important client of Aker Yards.
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The cruise & ferries division is one of the four leaders worldwide in cruise and ferry construction and ships are built at the yards in Finland and France. The division had a revenue of NOK 11,178 million in 2006. Two 62000 gross ton ferries are to be built in Germany for Stena Line, to be delivered in 2010. [1]
The merchant vessels are produced at the yards in Germany, Romania, Ukraine and Norway. The division had a revenue of NOK 6,460 million in 2006.
The offshore and specialised vessel division produces its ships in Norway, Finland, and Brazil while hulls are often constructed in Romania. Ships made by this division include field support, subsea support, Arctic vessels, fishing vessels, naval craft, research vessels and coast guard vessels. The division had a revenue of NOK 7,749 million in 2006.
Aker Yards points out three areas of exceptional competence. Aker Arctic Technology, with 25 employees in Finland, focuses on Arctic vessels. Aker Yards Marine, Aker Yards Project and Brevik Engineering offer innovative ship design while Aker Yards Cabins makes 6,000 ready-made cabins annually.
Aker Yards, Norway (located at Aukra, Brevik, Langsten, Brattvaag, Florø and Søviknes)
Aker Yards, Germany (located at Wismar and Rostock-Warnemünde, former VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft Wismar and VEB Warnowwerft Warnemünde)
Aker Yards, Finland (located at Helsinki, Rauma and Turku)
Aker Yards, Braila and Aker Yards, Tulcea
Aker Yards, France (75% ownership)
Aker Yards, Brazil (51% ownership)
Damen Shipyards Okean
Aker Yards, Vietnam
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| Companies | Aker ASA • Aker American Shipping • Aker Capital • Aker Drilling • Aker Floating Production • Aker Holding • Aker Kværner • Aker Material Handling • Aker Seafoods • Aker Yards |
| Yards | Aker Yards - Aukra • Aker Yards - Brattvåg • Aker Brevik • Aker Finnyards • Aker Kværner Egersund • Aker Kværner Stord • Aker Kværner Verdal • Aker Yards - Langsten • Aker Ostsee • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard • Aker Promar • Aker Yards - Søviknes • Aker Tulcea • Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
| Defunct companies | Aker Maritime • Kværner • Resource Group International |
| People | Kjell Inge Røkke |
| See also: Category:Aker Group | |