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Meyer Werft combines forces with STX Finland – and confirms my ship 5 and 6

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The Meyer Werft is combining forces with STX Finland: After numerous talks on closer cooperation with the cruise shipyard STX Finland in Turku now a stake in Papenburg shipbuilders agreed.
With its 70% share the Meyer Werft takes over the operational management of the Finnish shipyard. In Finland, currently about 1300 directly employed people work at the cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 for the German shipping company TUI Cruises.
The Hamburg shipping company TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. (RCCL), now announced two more ships of this class also has to be ordered (My ship 5 & 6) in Turku. STX Finland is a proven specialist for cruise ships and a shipyard with very high technological know-how.
Positive effects are given by a higher flexibility to the customers.
Even with a future even stronger, common approach in the area of ​​research and development in the cruise market, and mutual learning among the workflows positive synergies are possible. “We are strengthening all sites equally.Positive effects are given by a higher flexibility to the customers.
Even with a future even stronger common approach in the area of ​​research and development in the cruise market, and mutual learning among the workflows positive synergies are possible. A staff reduction in Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or in Finland are not an issue, “says CEO Dr. Jan Meyer.
With the Land a contract to secure sites in Papenburg is even being discussed. This makes it very clear that it is not about a shift from capacity, but to a significant strengthening of the bundled competence in the European cruise industry. The acquisition is currently subject to confirmation by the participating financial institutions as well as the approval of the Federal Cartel Office.

Undocking of the quantum of the Seas – Rescue boats are on the way to Meyer Werft

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Photo: Royal Caribbean International

The latest cruise giant, Made in Papenburg “, the Quantum of the Seas, is expected this coming Saturday, the 08.02.2014, the building dock at Meyer left the shipyard and then fasten the outfitting pier. Subsequently, the new cruise ship until mid / is the end of September remain lying there until it breaks to Emsüberführung to Eemshaven. The maiden voyage will take place in late November 2014.

Meanwhile, the lifeboat / tender boats on inland waterways MS Freedom 1 on the way from the Fassmer shipyard in moaning at the Ems. The 12.50 meters long and 5.40 meters wide boats will arrive probably there on Thursday. The cruise liner, we in the project, Sunshine “for the American shipping company Royal Carriebean Int. built. By mid-2016, will be built from this class three ships. They count with a size of 167,800 GT to the second largest cruise ship in the world class.

Photo: North Sea man

 

Quantum of the Seas damaged in ship fire

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Quantum of the Seas, the next addition to Royal Caribbean’s fleet, has suffered damage after a fire broke out on one if its decks.

The vessel is still being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and is due to enter service at the end of October, with an initial season scheduled in the Bahamas over the winter before it relocates to Shanghai in China from next spring.

According to reports, the blaze broke out in a cabin on deck three of the 167,800-ton vessel, which will be capable of carrying up to 4,180 passengers.

Local fire services were called to the shipyard and were able to tackle the fire in a short amount of time, however two people were transferred to the local hospital in Papenburg to be treated for smoke inhalation.

It is estimated that the damage to Quantum of the Seas will cost approximately €50,000 (£40,300) to remedy.

The first Quantum-class vessel from Royal Caribbean, it will be followed next spring by sister ship Anthem of the Seas, which will sail out of Southampton.