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Stay on Corporate siteKONE Corporation, press release, February 16,
2016
KONE Corporation, one of the global leaders in the elevator
and escalator industry, has signed a contract for the supply of
elevators and escalators with the German shipyard Meyer Werft. The
contract concerns the supply of vertical transportation solutions
for a luxury cruise ship to be built for Norwegian Cruise Line. The
yet unnamed Breakaway Plus-class cruise ship, which will carry over
4,000 passengers upon its delivery in 2018, will be built at Meyer
Werft's shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
KONE will design, supply and install altogether 32 elevators
and two escalators tailored for passenger and service use. The
elevator technology will be based on the energy-efficient KONE
MonoSpace® and KONE MiniSpace(TM) solutions.
"We are happy to work once again in partnership with the Meyer
Werft group and Norwegian Cruise Line on this new and exciting
project," says Ari Winter, Head of Marine Business at KONE. "The
importance of moving people efficiently on a cruise ship cannot be
overstated and we are looking forward to providing our people flow
expertise and solutions for another great marine project."
Norwegian Cruise Line, based in Miami, is one of three major
global cruise vacation companies and has a 48-year history of
breaking the boundaries of traditional cruising. The
Papenburg-based Meyer Werft, founded in 1795, has been owned by
seven generations of the Meyer family. Today, Meyer Werft is one of
the leading shipyards in the cruise ship building segment and has
developed one of the most modern production premises in the
shipbuilding industry.
The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Previous press releases on KONE's orders are available at
www.kone.com/press, including:
January 22, 2015: KONE wins a fourth consecutive Oasis-class cruise
ship order
September 20, 2013: KONE to equip third consecutive Oasis-class luxury
cruise ship with energy efficient people flow solutions
For further information, please
contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4330. media@kone.com
About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and
escalator industry. KONE's objective is to offer the best People
Flow® experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable
people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in
buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides
industry-leading elevators, escalators, automatic building doors
and integrated solutions to enhance the People Flow in and between
buildings. KONE's services cover the entire lifetime of a building,
from the design phase to maintenance, repairs and modernization
solutions. In 2015, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 8.6 billion,
and at the end of the year close to 50,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.