Product information Shippax Guide 17
Established 1975
Shippax Guide is the annual extensive ship register publication including all existing ro-pax ferries and cruise vessels.
Theme vessel in this issue:
Tallink & Meyer Turku – MEGASTAR
Articles:
POSSIBLY THE BEST SHUTTLE FERRY IN THE WORLD? ON-BOARD REPORT
Bruce Peter and George Giannakis make a textual and pictorial tour of MEGASTAR’s public spaces.
TO INFINITY AND TALLINN
An in-depth technical description of MEGASTAR – including the ship’s vehicle decks and engine room.
INTERVIEW WITH JANEK STALMEISTER, TALLINK’S CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Philippe Holthof visited the Tallink headquarters in Tallinn and talked to Janek Stalmeister.
SMART OWNERSHIP AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS BOOST MEYER TURKU
AN INTERVIEW WITH JAN MEYER
In an interview with Jan Meyer, Henrik Segercrantz describes the rebirth of the Turku Shipyard following the take-over by the German Meyer family.
THE INTERIOR DESIGNERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON MEGASTAR
A Q&A session with MEGASTAR’s interior architects.
THE HULL IS THE SUM OF THE PARTS
Meyer Turku succeeded to optimise every part of MEGASTAR’s hull. The outcome is a quantum jump in the overall efficiency of the hull and propellers.
THE TALLINK STORY FROM A FINNISH-ESTONIAN START-UP TO THE LARGEST FERRY OPERATOR IN THE BALTIC SEA
Marko Stampehl takes you through the history of Tallink.
CEF TRANSPORT – FUNDING THE TWINS
A story of EU funding aimed at supporting investments in building new transport infrastructure in Europe or rehabilitating and upgrading existing facilities.
THE LNG CLASSIFICIATION SPECIALISTS
As Frederik Erdmann reports, Bureau Veritas has been instrumental in the development of LNG-fuelled ships, including MEGASTAR.
WASTE MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION
Frederik Erdmann writes about Evac’s Complete Cleantech Solution applied on MEGASTAR.
Number of pages: 265 pages
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