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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.1 - Building of ships and boats
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Meyer Turku, owner and operator of the Turku Shipyard, is expanding. During the last year 350 new employees have been hired and the company expects to double its number of employees and sub-contractors during the next 6 - 7 years. The reason for the expansion is several new orders for large cruise ships, partly due to the Meyer Turku's cooperation with German-American shipping company "TUI Cruises".
Meyer Turku currently has around 1,500 employees, and when sub-contractors are included, around 6,500 individuals are working within the sector. In 2026 approximately 12,000 individuals are expected to work within the sector in Turku.
Sources
6 September 2016: YLE
7 September 2016: Svenska YLE
16 August 2016: Åbo Underrättelser
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Meyer Turku, Business expansion in Finland, factsheet number 88489, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88489.
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