After completing the purchase of the MV Werften shipyards in April, the general arrangement plans for the "Global Class" cruise ships were completed with Foreship Oy in June.

Combined, Foreship, Elomatic and Deltamarin possess lengthy experience in cruise ship design, including the development of the OASIS OF THE SEAS class.

"This is a very significant project for us and shows that our expertise in cruise ship design is highly valued internationally. We look forward to delivering the high quality technical expert services that such a vessel requires," says Deltamarin Managing Director, Mika Laurilehto.

"We are very proud that MV Werften has chosen Elomatic as a strategic partner and that they have shown faith in us to design cruise vessels of the highest quality. These kinds of demanding projects allow us to showcase our top know-how in this area," says Elomatic CEO, Patrik Rautaheimo.

Star Cruises' new "Global Class" mega cruise vessels will be over 340 metres long and measure 200,001 gross tons. Steel cutting for the first vessel is expected to begin in late 2017 and delivery is scheduled for 2020.

The photo shows Jarmo Laakso (Managing Director MV WERFTEN), Henrik Bacher (Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore, Elomatic), Guido Schulte (Head of Project Design Department MV WERFTEN), Patrik Rautaheimo (CEO Elomatic), Colin Au (Founding President and Chief Executive Genting Hong Kong), Vesa Hamarila (Sales Director Deltamarin), Mika Laurilehto (Managing Director Deltamarin).