EDITORIAL
2/2018
SHIPYARDS SHOW RANGE
Finnish shipyards are currently in fine form. Encouraged by the
success of robust and innovative Meyer Turku, also the shipyards
in Helsinki and Rauma are solid and versatile performers. It was
reported in May 2018 that Meyer Turku made a third profitable
year in a row in 2017. With a net profit of EUR 32,2 million, the
shipyard symbolises the current rebirth of the Finnish maritime.
The revenue of the Meyer Turku Oy was EUR 807,7 million in
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2017 compared to 2016’s EUR 787,5 million.
According to the company, the profit is used to finance the
ongoing € 200 million investment programme of Turku shipyard.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Petri Charpentier
The investments include, for example, a new 1 200-ton goliath
crane, a steel pre-treatment and storage facility and several PROJECT MANAGER
large-scale IT system investments. Meyer Turku believes that the Jaakko Lätti
investments are “urgently needed” to replace the aging machines,
providing also opportunities to realise higher levels of capacity EDITORIAL COORDINATOR
and productivity. Vappu Virtanen
In addition, the shipyard has been actively recruiting new
personnel, head count growing from 1 614 (end of 2016) to
1 854 by the end of the year 2017. Meyer Turku made 296
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Riitta Yli-Öyrä
recruitments during 2017.
Furthermore, Meyer Turku delivered two ships in 2017 –
marking the first “double delivery” in decades. First, in January
the shipyard delivered the LNG-powered fast ferry Megastar to
Tallink, and later, in May, the fourth vessel of a series,
CONTRIBUTORS
Sami J. Anteroinen
Merja Kihl
Ari Mononen
Mein Schiff 6, for German TUI Cruises.
CEO Jan Meyer has commented that the strong performance
gives the shipyard a real chance to prepare for the coming years
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TUI Cruises GmbH
and face the growing international competition head-on. Profits
are used to rebuild the Turku shipyard into a “modern ship
assembly factory” and to further train and expand the company’s
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