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“ Our common aim is to develop fuel cells to a level that allows their usage in a significant application to power the ship ’ s hotel functions ,” outlines Jan Meyer , CEO of Meyer Turku . Photo from Mein Schiff 6 Keel Laying , Jan Meyer on the right .

The Turku shipyard is on a roll that is unprecedented in the history of Finnish ship-building : there are ten ships either under construction or waiting in line . The order book stretches up to 2024 which is also unheard of in the industry .

The latest good news hit in October as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd . and Meyer Turku shipyard announced an order for two next-generation cruise ships , to be

The high-load order book enables the company to modernise Turku shipyard .

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