The year 2020 left to an appealing beginning: on January 28, MEYER WERFT had the ability to review its 225th wedding anniversary. The order publication is well filled up and also orders are intended from 2024. Then came the Corona situation, which remains to strike cruise ships specifically hard. The firm responded to the situation early: a wide variety of corona avoidance procedures make certain the health and wellness of all individuals that operate at the shipyard.

At the very same time, various procedures needed to be required to preserve the financial security of the shipyard. An financial investment freeze, a substantial financial savings bundle, the decrease of short-term workers, and also the tool of short-time job, in addition to dramatically less provider workers, originally develop a little preparation safety and security till completion of June 2021.

At the very same time, extensive settlements were performed with the delivery business to prolong existing orders. Up previously, this has actually protected against the termination of orders and also functional terminations.

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Despite all the negative conditions, MEYER WERFT took care of to provide 2 ships this year. In September and also October 2020 both newbuildings “Iona” for P&O Cruises and also the “Spirit of Adventure” for Saga Cruises were provided. Further cutting-edge huge jobs will certainly be executed in the following couple of years.

“Our extended order book allows us to position ourselves for the future. We must seize this opportunity. This year, our entire team, together with our many partners, showed the motivation with which we implement our projects despite all the challenges, ” states Thomas Weigend, Managing Director of MEYER WERFT. Despite the financial savings bundle, MEYER WERFT is establishing the training course for the future for the time after the corona pandemic. With the brand-new logistics facility, product transportations are collaborated also much better and also prices for various other storage space locations are decreased.

The shipyard is likewise dealing with brand-new remedies to more broaden its technical management in cruise liner: Intensive research study is being performed on gas cell innovation and also various other technological developments on guest ships in order to lead the way for emission-free cruise liner. MEYER WERFT will certainly likewise provide 2 cruise liner in 2021; The Odyssey of the Seas for Royal Caribbean International is currently at the tools pier.

Reference: meyerwerft.de