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The LNG- powered Tallink Megastar, con- structed by the Meyer Turku Shipyard, com- plies with the ECA´s stricter emission control agreements that are also applied in the Baltic Sea.

The new Mein- Schiff cruise vessel is 10 per cent more energy efficient than her sister vessel, which was built Meyer Turku’s order in Turku one year book is full up until 2024 previously.

Meyer Turku is riding on the ccording to Tapani Mylly, Meyer’s Com- munications Manager in Turku, the ship- crest of a wave in the cruise ship yard will be operating at full capacity business, with an order book until the mid-2020s. Like other builders filled up to 2024. At the peak of of cruise ships, Meyer expects markets Ato expand in Asia – particularly in China – and eve- the economic cycle, the German rywhere else in the world. owner has invested EUR 200 “The number of passengers has been growing steadily for a long time and we anticipate the growth million to the shipyard. Following to continue in the future as well,” Mylly says. these investments, Turku will be In addition to the growth in passenger numbers, the markets will continue to need new cruise ships home to one of the world’s most as the oldest and smallest ships are decommissioned. modern shipbuilding units. The types of vessels will also change as environmental and efficiency requirements become stricter. “Ship sizes do not necessarily grow that much

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from the current 180, 000 – 200, 000 GT level. In natural gas (LNG). Meyer’s Turku shipyard is build- addition to these large cruise ships there is more ing cruise vessels that run on LNG. demand for smaller craft, for example expedition “Cruise passengers are increasingly aware of envi- cruisers.,” Mylly says. ronmental factors, such as citizens’ carbon footprints, Orders for cruise vessels will also change, and and this will pile the pressure on the marine industry.” ship owners will offer different services to different Tapani Mylly thinks that the competitive factors customer groups at very different prices. The market driving Finnish shipbuilding are solutions that take for cruise vessels offering expensive, high-quality account of energy efficiency and the environment. trips will grow. “ The environmental sector needs to take a leaps Environmental friendliness is an expanding part forward and we are ready to take them. For exam- of design and construction of cruise ships. Shipyards ple, the MeinSchiff cruise vessel, which was built in and ship owners are subject to growing requirements Turku, is 10 per cent more energy efficient than her for environmental friendliness and efficiency when sister vessel, which was built one year previously,” ships are designed and built. Energy consumption Mylly says. is becoming increasingly important. Tapani Mylly He says that better efficiency is the sum of sev- emphasizes new fuel alternatives, such as liquefied eral small things rather than one large factor. Cruise ›

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Designing complex cruise vessels is a long and intricate process. Meyer Turku does most of the initital phase design, in concept de- sign and basic design on it’s own. The client – the shipping company –has its own architecture in mind for the main aspects of the ship.

Meyer Turku: order book Year of completion, ship, client, gross tonnage

2019 Costa Smeralda, Costa Cruises (Costa 1), ~180,000 GT ships are like small towns or floating hotels, so they Cabin modules made by a subsidiary need a lot of air conditioning. For this reason, the Meyer Turku subsidiary, cabin factory Piikkio 2020 energy efficiency solutions in the most recent Mein- Works, manufactures all the cabins to Meyr Turku Carnival Mardi Gras, Schiff focused on factors such as more efficient air ships. Piikkiö Works has been operating for three Carnival Cruise conditioning. decades and it employs well over 100 professionals Lines (Carnival 1), Designing ships – particularly complex cruise ves- in the area of cabin building. ~180,000 GT sels – is a long and intricate process. Meyer Turku does As stated previously, Meyer Turku is a fixture in most of the initial phase design, in concept design the future plans of Meyer family The family’s confi- 2021 and basic design on it’s own. The client – the ship- dence is reflected in its ongoing investment of EUR Costa 2, ping company –has its own architecture in mind for 200 million in making Turku an ultra-modern ship- ~180,000 GT the main aspects of the ship, such as the number of yard unit on an international scale. cabins and the main engines. “We expect to conclude the current investments 2022 “The rule of thumb is that as the project progresses by the end of 2019,” Tapani Mylly says. Carnival 2, further, the share of turnkey suppliers also increases According to him, the journey has not been all ~180,000 GT in the area of design. This is particularly true of the plain sailing. One difficulty has been recruiting -ex indoor spaces, for which design services are often pert workers. The industry is international, so Meyer 2022 bought in,” Mylly says. Turku has to compete with many other companies Icon 1, The target is naturally that both the shipyard and and industries for designers and other experts. Royal Caribbean, the subcontractors can make a profit from their de- “We have a couple of thousand employees and, ~200,000 GT liveries. Approximately 900 different companies are every year, we recruit a couple of hundred new peo- involved in building a cruise ship, and Meyer Turku’s ple. We also need foreign workers, as they often have 2023 list of registered suppliers is even longer: it con- exactly the types of skills that are lacking in Finland,” Mein Schiff 7, tains well over 1,000 companies in various countries. Mylly says. TUI Cruises, The high standard of expertise expected of new 110,000 GT recruits is demonstrated by the fact that Meyer Turku is constantly looking for more people with master’s 2024 degrees in engineering and project managing experts. Icon 2, According to Mylly, the shipyard’s subcontractors are Royal Caribbean, facing the same challenges. ~200,000 GT

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