Royal Caribbean Group signed a brand new partnership with the Finnish authorities and the Meyer Turku shipyard following the profitable reveal of the Icon of the Seas, which can debut in January 2024.
The partnership units forth a number of initiatives, centered primarily on growing Finland into a global powerhouse for progressive shipbuilding, together with making a climate-neutral cruise ship by 2035.
Royal Caribbean New Partnership with Finland & Meyer Turku
With Icon of the Seas, the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland is constructing the biggest cruise ship ever constructed. The cruise ship was floated out earlier this week. Following that momentous event, the Royal Caribbean Group introduced a brand new partnership with the Finnish authorities and the Meyer Turku shipyard.
“Our partners in Finland have helped us deliver some of the world’s most impressive and sustainable ships of their time, including our newest ship debuting in January 2024, Icon of the Seas,” stated Jason Liberty, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group.
“This new partnership sets the stage for future innovations and allows us and the maritime industry to continue pursuing sustainability at the highest level.”
In the brand new partnership, the Royal Caribbean Group, the Finnish authorities, and the Meyer Turku shipyard will work collectively to arrange for the manufacturing of climate-neutral cruise ships in Finland. This is an integral a part of Royal Caribbean’s dedication to turning into a net-zero cruise firm by the 12 months 2050.
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It may also open up prospects for the Meyer Turku shipyard to check improvements and applied sciences on Royal Caribbean Group ships. The three events hope to realize a discount of carbon depth by double digits by 2025 in comparison with 2019 and the introduction of a net-zero cruise ship by 2035.
“While expertise and interdisciplinary collaboration will always be key to the success of shipbuilding, we recognize the need to continuously evolve and create strategies to reduce carbon emissions toward net zero,” stated Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku Oy.
“This commitment will set us up, as an industry, to innovate and adapt in how we design, build and operate ships. This challenge presents significant opportunities for the Finnish maritime industry to take the lead globally and bring to market new technologies and products.”
At Least Three Cruise Ships to Follow Icon of the Seas
The cooperation between the three events comes from the appreciable funding that the Royal Caribbean Group has made within the Finnish shipbuilding business.
Besides Icon of the Seas, the corporate has plans to construct a second and a 3rd icon-class cruise ship on the Meyer Turku yard and can be constructing the Mein Schiff 7 right here, a ship from three way partnership companion TUI Cruises.
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“The Finnish maritime ecosystem is built on the innovativeness, expertise and skills of the thousands of leading shipbuilders at Meyer Turku, and Icon of the Seas is the latest example of what can be built here in Finland,” stated Mika Lintilä, Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs.
“This new declaration will secure a future in which the maritime industry continues to make strides in our decarbonization goals and economic growth priorities for years to come.”
The Royal Caribbean Group is most well-known for its Royal Caribbean International model, a cruise line that operates a few of the greatest cruise ships on the planet. However, the corporate additionally owns and operates Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises and has 50% possession in a three way partnership that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag Lloyd Cruises.
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The Meyer Turku shipyard is a part of the Meyer Group of firms, which additionally operates the Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, the place Odyssey of the Seas was constructed, and the Neptun Werft in Rostock, Germany, which builds river cruise ships.
