Meyer Turku shipyard delivered cruise ship Mein Schiff 7
Today, June 10th, 2024, Meyer Turku delivered Mein Schiff 7 to its customer, TUI Cruises. Mein Schiff 7 is the first vessel with methanol readiness built at the Meyer Turku shipyard. At the official signing ceremony, Meyer Turku Shipyard was represented by CEO Tim Meyer and Head of Projects Tom Degerman and TUI Cruises by CEO Wybcke Meier and CFO Frank Kuhlmann.
Mein Schiff 7 is the seventh ship of the Mein Schiff series built at the Turku shipyard. "Mein Schiff 7's symbolic start of production, the steel cutting ceremony, took place at our shipyard on June 14th, 2022," says Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku, "We are very proud to have delivered Mein Schiff 7 to TUI Cruises today, less than two years later. This was made possible by our long-standing and close cooperation."
Mein Schiff 7 is the first ship in the Mein Schiff fleet to run exclusively on low-emission marine diesel (with maximum sulfur content of 0.1%). The ship has a shore power connection and is equipped with catalytic converters. In addition, Mein Schiff 7 is built so that it can also run on methanol, which with the green methanol of the future will make the ship's propulsion power almost CO2-neutral. Mein Schiff 7 is the first vessel with methanol capability built at the Meyer Turku shipyard.
"Receiving this ship is a special moment for us. Ten years ago we acquired our first Blu Motion class ship here in Turku, and by 2019 we had built a total of six vessels. We would like to thank the Meyer Turku shipyard for the excellent cooperation and the development of our well-being fleet. We are now sailing on Mein Schiff 7 to Kiel, where we will welcome the first guests on board on June 12th”, says Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises.
Mein Schiff 7 in numbers
Length: 316 m
Hull width: 35.8 m
Gross tonnage: 111,500
Passengers: 2,894
Crew: 1,447
Flag State: Malta
Photos Mediascope/Meyer Turku: Mein Schiff 7, 10.6.2024
For additional information:
Anna Hakala
Head of Communications
anna.hakala@meyerturku.fi
The Meyer Turku Oy shipyard is specialized in the construction of very demanding, innovative, and environmentally efficient cruise ships, car ferries, and special vessels. Our share of the global cruise construction market is approximately 15%, and our shipyard's order books extend to 2026. Our largest customers are Royal Caribbean International, TUI Cruises, the Finnish Border Guard and Carnival Cruise Line.
Meyer Turku employs 2.000 top professionals and operates the Turku shipyard where vessels are built since 1737. Meyer Turku’s subsidiaries are Piikkio Works Oy, a cabin factory located in Piikkiö, Shipbuilding Completion Oy, which offers complete deliveries to public spaces, and ENG’nD Oy, a shipbuilding and offshore design company based in Rauma.
Together with the German shipyards, Meyer Werft in Papenburg, and Neptun Werf in Rostock, Meyer Turku forms the Meyer Group, one of the world’s leading cruise ship builders.
We are constantly striving for more sustainable shipbuilding. We have identified five UN Agenda 2030 goals, which we can especially influence in our operations and cooperation with partners and customers.