MANAGING DIRECTOR YRJÖ JULIN:
Finnish maritime cluster is part of
the Aker Yards network
”In broad scale, the maritime cluster employs 47.000 people in Finland, and its financial value to
our country is 11 billion euros. In national economy, its influence is greater than that of the paper industry”,
said Yrjö Julin, the managing director of Aker Yards’ Cruise & Ferries business area.
A
biggest deal in the company’s history on
July 9th, 2006. The deal was to provide
two large cruise ships to the NCL shipping
company. After making the deal, Aker
Yards has built, or is currently building,
fourteen of the largest cruise ships in the
world.
”It was great that the cooperation
between the Finnish and the French made
the NCL deal a reality.”
”When a company has gotten
involved with network economy, the
NCL DEAL EMERGED
AS A RESULT OF COOPERATION
Julin speaks with warmth about cooperating with the French. Aker Yards made the
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starting point is to provide work to all
parties in the network. The network must
also expand. The role of employees on
temporary assignments is a good example of the importance of a well-working
network, as well as the significance of all
of its parts. Corrections to the taxation
of employees on temporary assignments
have made the functions of the whole
maritime cluster more difficult. Strikes relating to taxation mix-ups have cost more
money than correction officers have paid
Photo: Risto Valkeapää
ker Yards´ Cruise & Ferries business
area includes five shipyards: The
French yards are located in Saint Nazaire
and Lorient, and the Finnish ones in Turku,
Rauma, and Helsinki.
The number of Aker Yards’ permanent employees in Finland amounts to
ca. 3.800 people. In accordance with the
company’s ”assembly yard” concept, a
big proportion of the personnel is also
employed in joint ventures. The employment created outside shipyards is manifold
in comparison to the company’s own
personnel.
”One of the main goals of Aker Yards
is to create trusting relationships with suppliers and business partners. In addition,
the new arrangements make it possible for
the maritime industry networks to create
new contacts in France, Finland, and other
parts of Europe”, Julin continues.
Julin’s motto is that the best way to
predict the future is to create it.
”We will surely provide several new
innovations – especially now, as we seem
to have the best