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TURKU SHIPYARD NOW HAS A RECORD-BREAKING ORDER BOOK WITH TEN CRUISE SHIPS

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TURKU SHIPYARD NOW HAS A RECORD-BREAKING ORDER BOOK WITH TEN CRUISE SHIPS

by : SAMI J . ANTEROINEN photos : ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
The Turku shipyard has clearly borrowed a page or two from Lazarus ’ book . While just a couple of years ago , the shipyard was just about pronounced dead – along with the Finnish maritime industry – the shipyard has made a 180 ° turn under the ownership of the German powerhouse Meyer Werft . Now , under the name Meyer Turku , the Finnish shipyard is hard at work again , doing what it does best : building world-class cruise ships .
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