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SUSTAINABLE SHIPBUILDING

SUSTAINABLE SHIPBUILDING
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SUSTAINABLE SHIPBUILDING

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Review by the President and CEO
Meyer Turku is committed to leading in the construction of advanced, environmentally friendly cruise ships and ferries, focusing on sustainability, energy efficiency, and reducing environmental impact throughout the vessel lifecycle.
Annual Report
In 2017, Meyer Turku delivered major projects like the Ropax ferry Megastar and the cruise vessel Mein Schiff 6. The company maintained a strong workload, recruited 296 new employees, and made significant investments to enhance competitiveness and production capacity.
Themes of Sustainability
The report, aligned with GRI Standards, emphasizes environmental considerations in ship design, fair procurement, safety, employment, competence development, and job satisfaction, aiming to minimize environmental impacts and ensure responsible business practices.
World-class Ships
Meyer Turku focuses on sustainable shipbuilding, emphasizing energy efficiency and environmentally friendly materials to minimize lifecycle impacts.
Risk Management and Safety
Risk management and safety are prioritized, with continuous improvements in safety measures at the shipyard.
World-class Competence
The company invests in training and knowledge transfer to ensure a skilled workforce, crucial for managing complex shipbuilding projects.
Positive Waves to Society
The shipyard significantly impacts the local economy, contributing to employment and the maritime industry's growth in Finland.
Operational and Leadership Principles
Meyer Turku adheres to principles emphasizing quality, employee excellence, and economic viability, ensuring responsible operations and partnerships.
Overview of the Maritime Industry Growth
The cruise liner construction industry is growing significantly, with major shipyards in Finland, France, Germany, and Italy. Global demand for cruise travel is increasing, leading to more cruise liners and competition from new shipyards in Europe and China.
Technological Advancements and Investments
Meyer Turku has invested heavily in new technologies and infrastructure, including a 200-million-euro investment program and a new Goliath crane to support larger ship construction.
Sustainability and Eco-Efficiency
The company emphasizes sustainable shipbuilding, focusing on energy-efficient and low-emission ships, reducing carbon footprint, and adopting eco-efficient technologies.
Digitalization and Risk Management
Digitalization is transforming the maritime industry, with Meyer Turku enhancing ecological efficiency through projects like Ecoprodigi. Risk management focuses on safety, staff orientation, and competency transfer.
Collaboration and Development
Meyer Turku plays a pivotal role in the Finnish maritime industry, collaborating with customers, suppliers, research, and educational institutions to drive technological and sustainable development.
Orderbook and Future Deliveries
The orderbook extends until 2024, with several cruise vessels scheduled for delivery, highlighting the shipyard's robust growth and modernization efforts.
Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality Analysis
A comprehensive survey in 2017 assessed sustainability performance expectations from over 300 stakeholders, identifying key aspects like environmental considerations, fair procurement, staff satisfaction, and shipyard safety.
Main Stakeholders
Stakeholders include owners, employees, suppliers, customers, labor organizations, educational institutions, NGOs, local government, public administration, classification societies, financial institutions, and media.
World-Class Ships and Sustainable Shipbuilding
Meyer Turku focuses on reducing environmental impacts through energy efficiency, alternative fuels, and waste management, aligning with IMO standards for energy efficiency.
Alternative Fuels and Energy Efficiency
LNG is replacing fuel oil due to lower emissions, with Meyer Turku pioneering LNG-powered ships and exploring fuel cells as a future energy source.
Hydrodynamics and Material Choices
Optimizing vessel hydrodynamics reduces energy consumption, with responsible material choices focusing on lightness and lifecycle impacts.
Safety
Safety is paramount in ship design, with high standards for stability and fire safety, and collaboration with various entities to enhance ship safety.
Introduction
The document discusses safety and environmental initiatives of TUI Cruises and Meyer Turku, focusing on cruise ship safety, environmental protection, and sustainable shipbuilding practices.
Vessel Safety and Regulations
TUI Cruises aims to lead in vessel safety by adhering to stricter safety criteria than international regulations require.
Environmental Protection Initiatives
TUI Cruises invests in technologies to minimize environmental impact, with the Mein Schiff fleet noted for energy efficiency and reduced emissions.
Collaborative Efforts
TUI Cruises collaborates with partners to enhance environmental protection, initiating projects to reduce food waste on board.
Sustainable Shipbuilding Practices
Meyer Turku follows ISO14001 standards, focusing on energy efficiency, waste management, and reducing carbon footprint.
Energy and Waste Management
The shipyard implements energy-saving projects and focuses on waste sorting and recycling, with 73% of waste reused in 2017.
Risk Management and Safety
Safety is a priority, with strict regulations and risk assessments to prevent accidents.
Conclusion
The document highlights the commitment of TUI Cruises and Meyer Turku to safety and environmental sustainability.
Safety and Accident Prevention
Accident prevention and preparedness are emphasized, with detailed investigations and corrective measures for all accidents and near-miss situations.
Fire Safety
Fire safety is critical, with a dedicated fire brigade and regular rescue exercises to handle firefighting challenges on ships.
World-Class Competence
The shipyard maintains a skilled workforce through continuous training and development, supporting skill transfer to new generations.
Employee Well-being
Employee well-being is prioritized, with efforts to support physical and mental health, high employee satisfaction, and career development opportunities.
Introduction
The document discusses strategies to manage and enhance employee well-being and the economic impact of the shipyard's operations.
Employee Well-being and Working Capacity Management
The shipyard focuses on identifying and managing workplace hazards to support employee well-being and rehabilitation.
Economic Impact and Employment
The shipyard's operations significantly impact the local economy, with plans to increase employment and contribute to substantial export income.
Supplier Network and Ethical Practices
The shipyard relies on a vast supplier network, emphasizing high-quality, reliable deliveries, and responsible practices.
Conclusion
The document outlines the shipyard's comprehensive approach to managing employee well-being, economic impact, and supplier relationships.
Overview: The document outlines Meyer Turku's strategic initiatives and operational principles, focusing on sustainability, collaboration, and leadership within the maritime industry.
Blue Industry Park: This initiative aims to create a production and innovation hub for the maritime industry in Southwest Finland.
Supplier Recognition: Meyer Turku introduced a Supplier of the Year award to recognize outstanding contributions from its network partners.
Sustainability Commitment: The ResponSea initiative sets common sustainability goals for the maritime industry, focusing on emission reduction and fair employment practices.
Operational and Leadership Principles: Meyer Turku's business policies emphasize ethical practices, compliance with laws, and sustainable development.
GRI Content Table: The document includes a comprehensive GRI content table detailing various aspects of the company's operations, including economic performance, environmental impact, and social responsibility.
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01 The world where we are operating 13 We are growing and investing heavily Trends, risks and opportunities Stakeholders 23 Sustainable shipbuilding The environmental impacts of shipbuilding process 03 Risk management and safety at the shipyard HSE risk management and safety at the shipyard The Meyer Turku Oy shipyard specializes in building highly complex, innovative and environmentally friendly cruise ships, car-passenger ferries and special vessels. Together with its two sister shipyards in Germany, Meyer Werft in Papenburg and Neptun Werft in Rostock, Meyer Turku is one of the world’s leading...

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SHIPBUILDING CAN AND MUST BE DONE RESPONSIBLY This is Meyer Turku’s first sustainability report drawn up in accordance with the GRI Standards. In this report, we address themes that our stakeholders particularly highlighted in their responses to our stakeholder survey. We also identify the same issues as important to us. Meyer Turku wants to be a builder of the world’s most advanced and environmentally friendly cruise ships and car-passenger ferries. We are committed to being forerunners in the development of the sustainability of vessels throughout their life cycle, which means that also the...

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ANNUAL REPORT Key events during the financial year During the financial year, the company delivered the Ropax ferry Megastar to AS Tallink Grupp in January and the cruise vessel Mein Schiff 6 to TUI Cruises GmbH in May. The company's work load situation remained good throughout the financial year. The volume of orders has provided our own employees with a steady workload, and during the year we also recruited 296 new employees. During the financial year, the company continued implementing an investment programme aimed at improving the company's competitiveness and ensuring production capacity...

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THEMES OF SUSTAINABILITY Introduction of the report This is Meyer Turku Oy’s first Sustainability Report, covering the company’s own operations in 2017. In relation to training and occupational health and safety, the calculations extend beyond this time limit. The training provided by the Shipbuilding School and the work-related accidents that have happened in the shipyard area are also reported separately for the personnel of Meyer Turku’s network companies. The framework of the report was provided by the GRI Standard, and the report has been completed in accordance with the core-level requirements...

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MEYER RESPONSIBILITY TOPICS IN MEYER TURKU VALUE CHAIN Value creation 4. PASSENGERS IffIff 3. CRUISE SHIP Responsible travel Impacts on local conditions in target country Increasing impacts of air travel 2. SHIPYARD Meyer Turku Energy efficiency Alternative fuels Hydrodynamics Materials 1. NETWORK Engineering | Work | Systems and machinery | Materials Project management | Procurement | Finances | Engineering | Hull production Management principles Risk management Ensuring competence Well-being at work Societal impacts Network monitoring Responsible procurement Sustainable shipbuilding | Meyer...

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01 THE WORLD WHERE WE ARE OPERATING Sustainable shipbuilding | Meyer Turku 2017 Sustainable shipbuilding | Meyer Turku 2017

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The world where we are operating We are growing and investing heavily Investments aimed at making us one of the world’s most cost-efficient cruise liner shipyards We are making major investments in the rebuilding of Turku shipyard. At the moment, the total value of public investments extending until the end of 2019 amounts to 200 million euros. The shipyard has a lot of old production equipment the modernisation of which is essential for us. The investments include a new Goliath crane that rose to the height of 120 metres in November 2017, as well as a new plate cutting line, a new profile cutting...

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The world where we are operating Efficiency through new tecnologies and modernisation Meyer Turku made a considerable investment in crane technology in order to grow its hull production capacity. Konecranes was selected to deliver a Goliath gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 1,200 tons, and to modernize the current Goliath crane, lifting capacity 600 tons, that went into service in 1976. The design, precision drive components, electrical systems, automation system and structural components of the new Goliath crane were supplied by Konecranes, while Meyer Turku manufactured the main girder...

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The world where we are operating In shipyard operations, there are always various trends, risks and opportunities of different levels involved. The most important global trends creating new business opportunities for Meyer Turku are climate change and digitalisation. At the political level, the main risks for the shipyard operations are related to accidents and on-board fire. In addition to these, because of the rapid growth of the shipyard, there are risks related to safety, staff orientation and transfer of competence that we are prepared for. Climate change and digitalisation as drivers of...

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The world where we are operating MATERIALITY MATRIX Subjects that interest external and internal stakeholders We take part in both Finnish and international development projects aimed at developing the sustainability in maritime industry and shipbuilding. We also collaborate closely with the other operators in the Finnish maritime cluster, as well as research and educational institutions. We are engaged in development cooperation with the other Meyer shipyards on a daily basis. Active interaction We have close interaction and cooperation with local administrative bodies in the Turku economic...

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Sustainable shipbuilding | Meyer Turku 2017 Sustainable shipbuilding | Meyer Turku 2017

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World-class ships Sustainable shipbuilding Modern cruise ships are like small cities sailing on the sea, and building them requires competence not only in heavy metal industry but also in high-standard design, technology and product development. In collaboration with our supplier network we need to master a very complicated entity, where such aspects as steel structures, power sources, waste water treatment, optical cable networks, lighting and furnishing solutions, restaurants and laundries as well as passenger safety all come seamlessly together. International regulations steer energy efficiency...

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