Product information Shippax Guide 13
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:
STX Finland - VIKING GRACE
Articles:
THINK
THE IDEA: Viking Line decides to have a new ferry. How did the idea grow? Which Market needs? Management and investors making choices: the designers, the yard, the environmental-friendly concept, LNG.
By Philippe Holthof
SUCCESS STORY
APPROVED FOR GAS: Viking’s long road to get safety approvals to use LNG.
By H Von Herforth
DESIGN
THE DESIGN PROCESS:
a) Naval architecture
b) Interior designer
By H Von Herforth (a) and Véronique Schaillée (b)
BUILD
THE BUILDING: the shipyard, the experience, the challenges.
Made in Finland.
By Marko Stampehl
DREAM
MAKING THE PASSENGERS ‘HOT’: How to launch a new ferry and make your future passengers enthusiast long before she’s in service. The use of Social Media.
By Véronique Schaillée
DISCOVER
DESIGN DELIVERED: we show how beautiful the ship is in a very contemporary way.
By Philippe Holthof and Mike Louagie
EXPERIENCE
THE ULTIMATE CRUISE & FERRY EXPERIENCE
a) A live view on the ro-ro operations.
b) Travelling on her, graciously experienced by a female travel writer and globetrotter.
By H Von Herforth (a) and Véronique Schaillée (b)
Number of pages: 197 pages
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