Christened by football legend Lionel Messi in January 2024, Icon of the Seas is the biggest cruise ship in the world. We looked under the hood.
Meyer Turku is intensifying its collaboration with the academic world. The latest move involves deepening the long-standing cooperation with Åbo Akademi as a new partnership agreement was signed.
After delivering two vessels to TUI Cruises in 2018 and 2019, Meyer Turku is now building another cruise ship for the German cruise line: Mein Schiff 7. Turku shipbuilders began construction on the vessel in June 2022.
From 2024 onwards, European Unions Emission Trading System is being further expanded. It will now be applied – in several phases – even to emissions from ships and other maritime vessels. As has been the case on a number of previous occasions, EUs new environmental regulations come with a price tag.
On the west coast of Finland, the Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard is in the process of building two identical car and passenger ferries for the TT-Line Company in Australia. The first one is nearing completion. The construction of the two vessels – M/S Spirit of Tasmania IV and V – has created a total of some 3,500 person-years worth of employment at the Rauma shipyard between 2021 and 2024.
This Navy Squadron 2020 project will replace some of Finnish Navys current ships with new Pohjanmaa-class multi-role vessels, or corvettes. These multi-role vessels will have an essential role in Finlands future naval defence. The Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and its subsidiary RMC Defence will build the corvettes. Construction of the first vessel was started in late October of 2023.
The first in the series of Royal Caribbean Internationals new cruise ships – Icon of the Seas – is under final stages of construction at Meyer Turku shipyard in southeastern Finland. Delivery is scheduled for October 26, 2023. When ready, the new ship will be the largest cruise ship in the world by gross tonnage.
Despite both geopolitical and pandemic turmoil, Carnival Celebration is steadily moving towards completion in Turku. The second of Carnival Cruise Lines new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered ships, Carnival Celebration will begin service in early November with a 14-day transatlantic voyage from London (Southampton) to its homeport of Port Miami. Her arrival highlights the celebration of Carnival Cruise Lines 50th birthday quite well, indeed.
On 1 September, three marine industry companies, all owned by Millog Oy, merged together. Oy Western Shipyard Limited (WSY), Laivakone Oy and Hämeen Diesel Oy came together to form Millog Marine & Power.
Global plague, followed by the winds of war? The marine industry has had a rather unusual couple of years. For the most part, the industry is united in fighting COVID and condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Comprehensive maintenance work of modern-day vessels exacts lots of know-how and experience, plus the right kind of attitude. In southwestern Finland, Mill & Marine Service Ltd. meets the requirements. Established in 1988, the companys main office has been situated in the city of Pori since 2014.
In December 2021, the brand new cruise ship Costa Toscana was delivered after completion to Costa Cruises, the Italian cruise line brand for Carnival Corporation. Built by Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, the ship was designed and constructed to be one of the most environmentally-friendly cruise ships in the world.
Tallinks newest ship, MyStar, is under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard. MyStar is, to date, the largest ship built at Rauma Shipyard. It is also the seventh vessel built for Tallink in Rauma.
Helsinki Shipyard is emerging from the Covid-19 crisis with plenty of wind on her sails. The production of the third vessel of the luxury expedition cruise ships ordered from the shipyard began on 10 June, 2021 – and it promises to be something real special. The 125-metre and 12,000 gross ton ship is especially designed to explore the most interesting and inaccessible places on Earth.
All shipyard and port doors made by Champion Door are designed to last. Featuring corrosion-protected metal parts and a structure that is highly resistant to dust, dirt and moisture, they require little maintenance, resulting in low lifecycle costs. The tight doors also reduce energy consumption and increase employee comfort.
On December 18th, 2020, Meyer Turku delivered cruise ship Mardi Gras to the worlds largest cruise ship operator Carnival Cruise Line. The timely Christmas delivery of the 180,000 gross tonnage, LNG powered cruise ship marked a very important step for the yard – especially under the extremely trying circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis. Mardi Gras is planned to enter service from Port Canaveral, Florida in April 2021.
At Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard on the west coast of Finland, shipbuilding work has been going on throughout the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. Some minor obstacles have been encountered, and some of the work processes have had to be re-configured – but the ships will be built, no matter what.
Covid-19 crisis has hit the marine industry in various ways – and cruise lines and shipyards alike have been struggling to cope. Meyer Turku has been able, for the most part, to keep its eye on the ball and keep grinding, despite mounting odds.
Future maritime expertise goes hand in hand with quality research and education. Finnish shipyards seek collaboration with universities in order to boost innovations and profitability via academic means. Another key concern is making sure that the maritime sector will continue to benefit from academically trained experts. Aalto University recently announced two significant collaborations with the shipyards of Turku and Rauma.
Established in the summer of 2014 to continue the shipbuilding traditions in the city of Rauma on the southwestern coast of Finland, the RMC shipyard (Rauma Marine Constructions Oy) has recently received quite a few orders for new RoPax ferries and government vessels, including four corvettes for the Finnish navy.
During its 150+ year history, Helsinki Shipyard has become a strong brand in international shipbuilding. Icebreakers and other arctic vessels have been built at the shipyard for more than a century and the 2020s have started with a bang as well: the shipyard crew is currently working on a project featuring two Luxury Expedition Vessels.
Turku shipyard is hard at work making the most awe-inspiring cruise ships in the world – and wants to pick up the pace even more. With seven cruise ships in the orderbook – that stretches to 2025 – the shipyard has started to rethink the way it conducts in business. To accommodate the bulging orderbook, the shipyard has a strategy to significantly increase its production within the next few years.
Rauma is a city of nearly 40,000 residents on Finlands west coast. The Port of Rauma is one of the largest and busiest in Finland. Since 2014, Seaside Industry Park Rauma has provided a good operational environment for many types of maritime companies having extensive know-how of shipbuilding and related fields of work. Cooperation has also helped Raumas new shipyard.
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Meyer Turku is only one of the Finnish maritime companies keen on sustainable solutions.
As sustainability climbs higher and higher on the agenda of international cruise lines, Meyer Turku is well positioned to take on the challenges of a greener future.
As order books keep filling up with cruise ships, there seems to be mostly smooth sailing ahead for both shipyards and cruise lines. However, as the cruise business is subject to the whims of the consumer, winds can also change quite quickly. One dark cloud on the horizon is Climate Change: if cruise-going would become unfavorably viewed in the eyes of certain opinion-leaders in the USA, for example, this could impact the entire industry considerably.
Located on the southwestwern coast of Finland, Meyer Turku shipyard is specialised in the production of large cruise ships. Currently owned by Meyer family, the shipyard is one of the leading European shipbuilders. As orders for new ships keep coming in steadily, the shipyard has a growing demand for new shipbuilding professionals.
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