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Kala-class Utility Landing Craft
The Kala-class landing craft were a series of utility landing craft operated by the Finnish Navy from the 1950s to early 2000s. The class had six ships and several ships of the class remain in civilian use as of 2025. Design The Kala class was designed in 1950s as part of Finnish Navy post-World War II reconstruction. The design requirements called for cargo capacity with at least a single unit load (ie. a tank). The ships were to be able to unload cargo directly on the shore without the need of a pier. The Finnish Navy had experience with German Siebel ferry, Siebel ferries during World War II and partly based the Kala class on their design. The Kala class was designed with catamaran hull for both large cargo area and stability. A Bow (ship), bow ramp was provided for vehicles. The ships had also provisions for naval mine rails so that they could act as minelayers. The original requirements also included the ability to break the ships into loads for road transport, with two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauma-Repola
Metso Corporation (natively ) was a Finnish industrial machinery company focusing on providing technology and services for mining, and aggregates industries. On 30 June 2020, Metso's partial demerger and combination of Metso Minerals business unit and Outotec took place. Two new companies started operations on 1 July 2020: Neles and Metso Outotec. History Metso was created through the merger of Valmet and in 1999. In 2013, Metso demerged into two separate companies: Metso Corporation and Valmet Corporation. 2000s By 2008, Metso had become Finland's ninth largest company and the number of Metso shareholders had increased from 25,000 to 42,000. Metso strengthened its market position and service capacity in growing markets, particularly in India and China. During 2008, the expansions to the Ahmedabad foundry and the Bawal factory in India were completed. Metso also purchased the paper machine technology of Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI), making Metso the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
