Tag: Meyer Turku

OSINT by Paint: submarine struck by Ukrainian underwater drone identified as B-271 Kolpino

BreakingDecember 18, 2025

The Project 636.3 Varshavyanka (Kilo-class) submarine hit by a Ukrainian underwater drone has been identified as B-271 Kolpino.

Two new LNG carriers for QatarEnergy named Sharq and Shra’ouh

NewBuildsDecember 18, 2025

These two vessels will be the seventh and eighth of 12 new LNG carriers ordered by the joint venture company for QatarEnergy, the world’s largest LNG providers

Royal Caribbean starts construction on revolutionary ship

NewBuildsJune 17, 2021

Revealed as Icon of the Seas, the Cruise Line’s First LNG-powered Ship will Make Waves in fall 2023

Costa Toscana floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard

NewBuildsJanuary 17, 2021

Costa Toscana is a sister ship to Costa Smeralda, delivered from Turku in 2019.

Construction begins on Carnival Cruise Line’s 2nd Excel-class ship

GeneralJanuary 14, 2021

First Steel cut for new Carnival Celebration, Next Excel-Class Ship Set to Debut from PortMiami in 2022

Cruise ship Mardi Gras delivered to Carnival Cruise Line from Meyer Turku shipyard

NewBuildsDecember 23, 2020

Mardi Gras is planned to enter service from Port Canaveral, Florida in April 2021.

Meyer Turku will permanently layoff 166 people

SocietiesAugust 14, 2020

First part of the permanent layoff negotiations at Turku shipyard are ready

Meyer Turku starts negotiations to lay off people

BusinessApril 29, 2020

Turku shipyard started YT-negotiations about temporary layoffs in the middle of March.

Carnival Mardi Gras floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard

Passenger FleetJanuary 25, 2020

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras was “floated out” at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland in anticipation of its debut later this year. The...

Innovative LNG-powered cruise ship was delivered to Costa Cruises

Passenger FleetDecember 6, 2019

Costa Smeralda was delivered to Costa Cruises from Meyer Turku shipyard and will sail towards Barcelona today. The ship is one of the most...

Shipyard Fire on Costa Smeralda Causes Minor Damage

GeneralMarch 19, 2019

Finish shipyard Meyer Turku has reported that there was a fire on the deck 15 of Costa Smeralda

TUI Cruises Takes Delivery of New Mein Schiff 2

Passenger FleetJanuary 23, 2019

TUI Cruises has taken delivery of New Mein Schiff 2, the cruise line's sixt newbuilding from Meyer Turku.

Carnival Cruise Line Cuts Steel on First LNG-Powered Ship

Passenger FleetNovember 19, 2018

Carnival Cruise Line has cut the first steel and revealed the new livery for its 180,000-ton XL vessel that will be the first-ever ship operating in North America to use LNG.