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product is about 80%,” Pulli said, “and producing one large cruise ship every to dual fuel LNG-capable vessels from threat from potential cruise ship builders of those companies who supply cabins eight months, the shipbuilder expects 2019, and then further on the utilization in Asia.

and interior areas almost all are Finnish.” this number to surpass 15,000. of fuel cell technologies starting in 2022. “We have been studying [the use of

In 2014 and 2015, the yard’s full- “Our network will have to follow us Not only are these technologies an an- fuel cells] already for awhile, and we time employment effect, including the and supply this growth together with swer to regulation changes and customer have a very small test plant in one of shipyard and network companies, was us,” Pulli said. demand, but also a selling point, part of the Viking Line ships already running,” around 5,000 people. Looking at the yard’s current orders, Meyer Turku’s evolving competitive ad- Pulli said.

By 2021-2022, when the yard will be another noteworthy trend is the shift vantage, particularly against a budding “We try to be a step or two ahead.”

Tapani Pulli

Deputy to the CEO, Meyer Turku

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