Meyer Turku has outlined a few of the highlights of its environmental coverage developments, noting that it has used solely licensed carbon impartial electrical energy since 2018. Starting from 2023, additionally all district heating used the shipyard has been carbon impartial.
“We are lucky to partner with Turku Energia who is able to supply up-to-date electricity and heating solutions. The impact we make together is big and encourages us further with our sustainability ambitions. This decision showcases our deep-rooted values and our forward-thinking approach and commitment to embracing cleaner energy solutions. We are committed to ongoing monitoring and reporting of sustainability metrics,” says Meyer Turku deputy CEO Tapani Pulli.
Meyer Turku’s sustainability technique defines as the corporate’s targets:
• engineering a totally buildable carbon impartial cruise ship idea by 2025
• reaching carbon neutrality for shipyard’s personal operations in 2030 (scope 1 & 2)
• displaying good regional industrial instance of lively accountability
• driving its provide chain to be at the least as accountable as the corporate itself.
In its quest for sustainable shipyard, in themes akin to round financial system, constructing a biodiversity program and envisioning power future, Meyer Turku cooperates with all kinds of companion firms, academia and the EU Mission Label awarded City of Turku.
Meyer Turku has frequently pushed the boundaries of technological development and trade greatest practices. The firm licensed its high quality, security and environmental programs in 2008, being the primary shipyard firm on the earth to take action.
It was additionally the primary to include an LNG tank on a automobile ferry (on the outer deck of Viking Grace) and later among the many first to include an LNG tank inside a automobile ferry (Tallink Megastar).
The shipyard just lately delivered Icon of the Seas that has an power effectivity 24% larger than different ships of the dimensions together with quite a few different sustainability improvements. Mein Schiff 7, now within the outfitting part, would be the shipyard’s first methanol-ready vessel.
