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Meyer Turku Shipyard

shipyard Turku, Finland

Meyer Turku Oy is a Finnish shipyard in Turku that designs and builds large cruise ships, car ferries and special vessels, and is part of the German Meyer family group. The yard reports roughly a 17 percent share of the global cruise shipbuilding market, revenue of EUR 2.1 billion in 2025, over 2,300 employees and a confirmed order book to 2028. Current work includes Royal Caribbean's Icon class and two multipurpose patrol vessels for the Finnish Border Guard. Subsidiaries include cabin factory Piikkio Works Oy, public-space turnkey supplier Shipbuilding Completion Oy and design house ENG'nD Oy in Rauma.

Meyer Turku Shipyard

Meyer Turku Oy is one of the world's leading builders of large cruise ships and a central industrial actor in the Finnish maritime cluster. Ships have been built at the Turku yard since 1737; the modern Perno yard traces its corporate history through Crichton-Vulcan, Wärtsilä, Masa-Yards, Kvaerner, Aker Finnyards and STX before the German Meyer family and the Finnish State acquired it in 2014. The company reports revenue of EUR 2.1 billion in 2025, more than 2,300 employees, about 17 percent of the global cruise shipbuilding market, a confirmed order book to 2028 and building slots reserved to 2036.

Services

  • Design and construction of complex newbuild vessels
  • Hull production: steel plate cutting, panel and block assembly, welding in the dry dock
  • Modular prefabrication and phased outfitting at the quay
  • Project management of newbuilds (including vessels for the Finnish Border Guard)
  • Research, development and innovation, including the NEcOLEAP programme, the MERiON flagship project and GT Lab foresight work
  • In-house shipbuilding training institute and cooperation with universities and colleges

Facilities

  • Building dock measuring 365 x 80 m
  • Gantry cranes with 1,200 + 600 tonne lifting capacity, described as among Europe's largest
  • Annual production capacity of approximately 250,000 gross tonnes
  • On-site solar power plant, district heating connection to the outfitting quay and an RTO exhaust air treatment facility
  • Subsidiaries: Piikkio Works Oy cabin factory (Piikkiö), Shipbuilding Completion Oy (public space turnkey delivery) and ENG'nD Oy design office (Rauma)

Vessel Types

  • Large cruise ships, including the Icon class (Icon of the Seas, Star of the Seas delivered; Legend of the Seas, Hero of the Seas and a fifth vessel under construction)
  • Car ferries
  • Special vessels, including two multipurpose offshore patrol vessels for the Finnish Border Guard

Sustainability

  • Target of a net-zero yard for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2030; scope 2 emissions reported at zero since 2023
  • Certified CO2-free electricity since 2018, renewable district heating since 2023, HVO fuel in heaters and site machinery
  • Energy efficiency agreement participation, LED conversion of yard outdoor lighting in 2025, biodiversity and stormwater programmes

Location

  • Meyer Turku Oy, Telakkakatu 1, PO Box 666, 20240 Turku, Finland
  • Main gate served by Föli bus lines 3 and 10A