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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 .
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In addition to the 75 million EUR already announced , there are upcoming investments on the drawing board . While
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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