THE PERFECT CONNECTION
We enable the perfect connection for your business. Connect with us at helkamabica. com
IEC Marine and Offshore Cables • NEK 606 Offshore Cables • Flexible Cables • Industrial Cables • Optical Fibre Cables
bility never seen before, and, also secure a smooth production ramp-up. The Turku shipyard believes that the long horizon creates a unique opportunity for the shipyard( and the entire Finnish maritime cluster) to invest and develop their capabilities with a long-term strategy – and achieve critical new leaps in technology, as well.
According to Jan Meyer, the highload order book enables the company to modernise Turku shipyard into a“ datadriven ship factory” and grow it to a new level 50 % above the all-time high.
“ With our investments of more than 75 million EUR, we are investing more in Finland than any other company in our industry. Both the new ship orders as well as our investments will provide a lot of good work for many other Finnish companies and for our own growing team,” Meyer points out.
BANKING ON PEOPLE
In addition to the 75 million EUR already announced, there are upcoming investments on the drawing board. While
“
Meyer is also investing heavily in people.
upgrading machinery and IT systems of the yard, Meyer is also investing heavily in people and is well on its way to increasing the number of employees from around 1,300 in 2014 to 1,800 in the near future. The total employment effect( which includes the numerous specialised subcontractors) is estimated to be larger than 15,000.
Jan Meyer observes that this is“ a very interesting time” for the shipyard’ s specialists – the entire way of operating at the shipyard is being recreated and product technology is retooled in the same vein.
It is also noteworthy that Meyer Turku is fast building a reputation as the go-to shipyard when it comes to LNGpowered cruise ships. It was only in September that Meyer Turku struck a deal with Carnival Corporation for two new, 180,000 GT cruise ships that are powered by LNG. In fact, Carnival has its own nextgen“ green cruising” concept built around the use of LNG. n seatec 1 / 2017 19