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Gasum conducts its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to a cruise ship

The Nordic energy company Gasum’s first ship-to-ship bunkering involving a cruise ship took place at the Meyer Turku shipyard during November 2019. Gasum’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel Coralius conducted a ship-to-ship bunkering to …

Nov 28, 2019 / Vessels

Ship recycling project in Naantali has ended

The Ship Recycling project at the Turku Repair Yard in Naantali has been completed. In the three-year project, funded by Tekes, six vessels were dismantled and recycled on an experimental basis.The background of the project is the EU Ship Recycling …

Oct 8, 2019 / Curious

The Construction Of A Second Costa Cruises Ship Starts at Meyer Turku Shipyard

The steel cutting ceremony of the second Costa Cruises ship build at Meyer Turku commenced with new traditions: The brand new plasma cutter line was used for the first time in a production start ceremony.Costa Cruises’ Costa Toscana will be the first …

Jul 30, 2019 / Cruise

Kiel welcomes the TUI Cruises newbuilding

Change of flags at the Ostseekai Terminal. On Tuesday, 22nd January 2019, the Meyer Turku Shipyard officially handed the ownership of the new cruise vessel “Mein Schiff 2” (see also CruiseMapper), currently berthed in Kiel, over to TUI Cruises.The …

Jan 24, 2019 / Vessels