TUI Cruises orders two new cruise ships to yard STX Finland, that it has been acquired by Meyer Werft



The American crocieristico group Royal Caribbean Cruises and German tourist group TUI have decided to order to Finnish ship yard STX Finland the construction of two new cruise ships for their joint venture TUI Cruises, that it is dedicated at the market German.

The new units, that they will be taken in delivery in 2016 and 2017, will be twin of the ships Mein 3 Schiff and Mein Schiff 4 constructed by the ship yard STX Finland di Turku, of which the today navalmeccanico group German Meyer Werft has announced to have acquired 70% of the capital being had concluded positively the negotiations with the Finnish government that they have lead to the subscription of an agreement of acquisition with STX Europe, current owner of the yard ( on 9 May and 1° July 2014). Remaining 30% of the capital of STX Finland are stopped by the Finnish State through the governmental investment trust Finnish Industry Investment (FII). Currently in the plant of Turku it is under construction the Mein Schiff 4.

"This acquisition - it has emphasized Jan Meyer, managing partner of Meyer Werft - will strengthen the yards of Papenburg, Turku and Rostock. Joining the forces with Turku we can offer greater flexibility to our customers. Moreover both yards have a mutual respect of the their elevated level of professionality and therefore they can learn very from one another to the aim to improve the job procedures or collaborating to the search and the development. We are convinced that in such way we can create a good opportunity for the increase of the Finnish marine cluster and have also the hope to attract the interest of many young people so that they join we in order to construct the future ships to high technology".

"They are much content - the Finnish minister to the economic Activities has declared, Jan Vapaavuori - than this long procedure is approximating yourself to a shining solution. An industrial partner of absolute value, with a long tradition in the field, now works totally in order to carry its experience in order to develop the ship yard of Turku ulteriorly.

The two new ships of 97.000 ordered tons of tonnage from TUI Cruises to STX Finland, that both will be constructed to Turku, will be long 295 meters, will have 1,250 cabins and will be able to accommodate about 2.500 passengers in double occupation.

"We are pleased - the managing director of TUI Cruises, Richard J. Vogel has said - that is reached a positive outcome of the negotiations between STX and Meyer Werft. This step assures that TUI Cruises makes use of the precious know-how-how of the yard. It is the foundation in order to widen with success the only crocieristici produced ones of the fleet Mein Schiff".