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02 Editorial
06 Matter of Record
14 Finnish research vessels take part in Barents
sea hydrographic surveying
Certificates remain attractive in the eyes of the marine cluster
20 New innovation for large ships will reduce fuel
subcontractors – and ongoing streamlining of the certification
consumption
practices should cut down on the red tape, as well. The Finn3,000 companies in the mix. However, many of them are very
26 Goliath Cometh – 1,200 ton supercrane kicks
off a new era of investments in Turku
small enterprises and a single order can make or break com-
As the German Meyer family purchased Turku shipyard a couple
panies.
of years ago, there were fervent hopes that the new owner would
ish maritime cluster, at surface, is a hefty ecosystem with about
also invest in shipyard infrastructure. The machinery at the shipyard was still in working condition, but getting old – there was
no getting around that simple fact.
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