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-
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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.
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More information: www.merima.fi