Meyer Turku Oy
Meyer Turku is one of the world’s largest and most modern shipyards. The highly advanced cruise ships built at the Turku shipyard are known across the world for their cutting-edge technology, groundbreaking innovations and exquisite design. Industrial shipbuilding in Turku began as early as 1737, and nowadays the Turku shipyard builds the most innovative, energy-efficient and technically advanced cruise ships in the world, including Icon, Star and Legend of the Seas.
As innovation is a core value at Meyer Turku, the company invests heavily in long-term research, development and innovation (RDI) in close cooperation with Finnish universities and maritime ecosystem. Over the decades, the shipyard has introduced a series of groundbreaking firsts that have helped shape the standards of modern cruise ship design and engineering.
“At the Turku shipyard, we know how to turn our curiosity and creativity into world-class ship concepts and future-proof technologies. We were the first in the world to deliver a large LNG-powered passenger ship, a methanol-ready cruise ship, a cruise ship with Azipod propulsion, and the iconic promenade deck concept. With over 1,300 vessels built, our legacy of innovation continues as we look ahead to the next generation of sustainable and smart shipbuilding”, tells Meyer Turku’s Chief Commercial Officer Tom Degerman.
Collaborating through the Green Transition Lab
Another core value at Meyer Turku is responsibility, and the shipyard is one of the industry leaders in sustainable shipbuilding. The company’s long experience, top expertise and technological innovations are driving the entire shipbuilding industry towards a more sustainable future.
Meyer Turku is committed to reaching net zero emissions for the shipyard’s own operations by 2030 (scope 1 & 2), developing a net zero cruise ship concept by the end of 2025 as well as becoming industry pioneers in circular economy. Transitioning to a net zero future is not the result of a single innovation, but of numerous interlinked development projects and broad collaboration across the maritime value chain.
In the future, Meyer Turku’s RDI projects will be brought together under the Green Transition Lab (GT Lab). The GT Lab is a collaborative open innovation hub, founded recently by Meyer Turku and Åbo Akademi University, where the Finnish maritime industry and universities work together to develop novel solutions for production portfolio and operative processes.
“The goal of the GT Lab is to build long-term, interdisciplinary research collaboration between academia and industry. While technological research and development is naturally at the core of shipbuilding, a truly sustainable maritime industry requires broad cooperation across disciplines”, explains Marjo Keiramo, Program Director of GT Lab and NEcOLEAP.
A key initiative within the GT Lab is NEcOLEAP, Meyer Turku’s multi-million-euro RDI program supporting the green transition of Meyer Turku and its ecosystem. The program is carried out in collaboration with Finnish universities, over 100 network companies, and the government agency Business Finland.