Rainer Aalto has been appointed non-executive director of ALMACO Group Ltd. He is born 1945 and holds a BSc degree in finance and business administration from Abo Akademi University. Rainer Aalto’s primary working experience include the position of Chief Executive Officer, Region Asia Pacific, KCI Konecranes Plc and the position of Senior Vice President &
For any bigger refurbishment project ALMACO carries out a comprehensive technical feasibility study and project description. The study concentrates on the most important technical issues and verifies whether or not the proposed modifications can be done on the vessel. Typical contents of an ALMACO feasibility study include the following items: Project description and ship information
MacGREGOR food handling technology unit, ALMACO since May 2005, has developed a new way of providing its customers with optimum support and servicing of shipboard galleys, provisions stores and refrigeration machinery. By using CD-rom technology, ALMACO can give its customers a comprehensive description of all installations and associated components, including an exact spares list and
The scope of the catering system supplied by MacGREGOR food handling technology unit, since May 2005 ALMACO, for Queen Mary 2 encompassed provisions stores, refrigeration machinery and cooling distribution systems, galleys, bars, pantries and refrigerated counters ALMACO has supplied and installed a complete catering system on Cunard’s prestigious Queen Mary 2 newbuilding. This comprises provisions
Norwegian Cruise Line’s two new 93,000gt ‘freestyle’ cruise ships will feature MacGREGOR’s, ALMACO since May 2005 , equipment packages comprising refrigeration machinery and provisions stores. At the beginning of the year Norwegian Cruise Line contracted ALMACO to design and supply equipment packages including elevators, refrigeration machinery and provisions stores for its two 93,000gt ‘freestyle’ cruise
Following the success of a MacGREGOR Catering techology unit, ALMACO since May 2005, complete catering outfit on board SeaFrance Rodin, the largest and fastest ferry operating on the Dover-Calais cross-Channel route, ALMACO has now been awarded a similar contract for its sistership SeaFrance Berlioz. A 34,000gt passenger ferry under construction at French yard Chantiers de
Royal Caribbean recently modified its Radiance class vessel stateroom facilities and several public spaces to meet the latest passenger needs. This modernization took place in Freeport, Bahamas. ALMACO built 24 new staterooms, converted the old Coffee Bar into Conference and Business Centres and implemented a new Coffee Bar in the Centrum Lobby area. This project,
ALMACO is currently involved in delivering Carnival Cruise Lines a series of modernization projects. Three Carnival Cruise Line’s Fantasy class vessels have already received, through ALMACO modernization service, new Teen Disco areas, ADA compliant staterooms and ADA compliant public restrooms. M/S Ecstasy, M/S Paradise and M/S Elation projects are now being followed by M/S Fantasy,
In order to further extend services for US cruise ship owners ALMACO has strengthened its team of maintenance management experts in the US office. The office is moved to a larger office building in Wellington, Florida. New address and numbers are: ALMACO Group, Inc. 3420 Fairlane Farms Road, Suite C & D Wellington, Florida 33414
In the beginning of year 2002 Royal Caribbean International ordered ALMACO Group to refurbish 9 vessels, six of the Vision class and three of the Mega class. That order included over 1600 cabins and by the end of November, ALMACO had finished refurbishing all cabins. ALMACO completed projects in 8 months. These 1600 cabins included
For Brittany Ferries’ 36,000gt newbuilding M/S Mont St Michel, MacGREGOR Food Handling Technology Unit, ALMACOsince 2005, supplied extensive galley, cafeteria, bar and pantry equipment including cold stores. Built for the French owner by the Dutch yard, van der Giessen-de Noord, the vessel is reportedly the largest cruiseferry commissioned for English Channel deployment. Primarily assigned to
Pia Litokorpi has been appointed to a Refurbishment Manager. Pia is 32 years old and has a B.Sc. degree in architecture from Tampere Polytechnics. Prior joining ALMACO, Pia run her own architecture office for five years. Her main duties within ALMACO Group are project management for cabin refurbishments and the development of ALMACO’s visual identity.
