The Turku shipyard has certainly hit the ground running under a new management.
On October 10, 2014, the first-ever float-out under new ownership, Meyer Werft,
was made as cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 got in touch with the water element.
CEO Jan Meyer remarked that the day was special in many ways and he was not
wrong – after all the turmoil of the “Korean era,” the Turku shipyard is now hoping
for less stormy seas. With Mein Schiff floated out right on schedule, it was quite
apparent that the shipyard employees were quite happy with the new ownership
and eager to show their support by working extra hard.
A
little over a month later, the ship-
NEW START
And the face of the future isn’t
yard celebrated the start of produc-
In connection to the cutting ceremony, Jan
looking bad, if one were to use the Mein
tion of Mein Schiff 5 – an event was wit-
Meyer commented that the team at Meyer
Schiff series as some sort of a measuring
nessed by members of Meyer Turku, TUI
Turku is very pleased and excited to start
stick.
Cruises, DNV GL and media representa-
the production of Mein Schiff 5. Together
innovative and environmentally friendly
tives. The cutting machine was started by
with its workers, Finnish maritime network
99,500-GT cruise ships are approximately
Mike Schwanke, Marketing Director of TUI
and the client TUI Cruises, Meyer Turku is
294 metres long and some 36 metres
Cruises.
“looking positively” into the future.
wide. They have approximately 1 250
The cutting machine was started by Mike Schwanke, Marketing Director of TUI Cruises.
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