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NEW ON BOARD Celebrity Silhouette – Main Dining room with a transparent Wine Store of 2100 bottles in +5 degrees Celsius, by Merima. Merima – quality passenger vessel interiors Merima Oy specialises in designing, building and installing public passenger areas of cruise ships, cruise ferries and ro-ro passenger vessels. “Prefabrication of interior modules is becoming even more important these days, as time schedules are getting tighter,” says Lauri Haavisto, Managing Director and CEO of the company. He explains how the interior modules are pre-installed already at the production plant, to guarantee that everything fits. The parts are then taken apart, transported to the shipyard and re-installed on- S ince 1987 more than 400 ships have areas onboard produced, board. “This saves a lot of time and onboard installation work. installed and turn-key delivered by Merima – from Spa areas, The less time you spend onboard, the more efficient production bars and lounges to complete big theatres, main dining rooms becomes,” he notes. and main Atrium areas onboard of some of the world’s biggest In addition to public area projects for newbuildings, Meri- cruise ships. Merima also supplies materials and furniture for ships. ma is increasingly involved with area refurbishments, conversions The company’s head office and 8,500 sq.m production facil- and upgrading. Tight time schedules require experience com- ities are located in Helsinki, Finland. There are subsidiaries both in bined with flexibility, qualities which Merima has refined over Florida, USA and in Shanghai, China. Site offices are established 400 ship projects. at the client shipyards, where the ships are built and the installation takes place. 50 seatec 1/2012 More information: www.merima.fi