Meyer Turku’ s New MERiON Program Guides the Maritime Industry Amid Upheavals
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Meyer Turku is launching a five-year MERiON lead program, co-funded by Business Finland, which focuses on strengthening the shipbuilding industry through ecological, digital and geopolitical changes. The program brings together the existing maritime network as well as new business sectors to develop solutions for cruise ships and floating infrastructure.
For the second time, the Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku has been selected for Business Finland’ s leading company funding program, which challenges companies to increase their research, development, and innovation( RDI) investments in Finland. Meyer Turku’ s MERiON – Future‐Ready Cruise
Ships and Floating Infrastructure program will be implemented between 2026 and 2030.
MERiON continues Meyer Turku’ s long-term RDI efforts following the previous NEcOLEAP program. The long-term objective of the new program is to ensure that Turku remains at the forefront of modern and technologically advanced shipbuilding also in the decades to come.
“ The maritime industry is of strategic importance to Finland, and strong RDI activities enable us to maintain our leading position in international markets. Through MERiON, we can respond even better to our customers’ changing needs,
MERiON Future-Ready Cruise Ships and Floating Infrastructure
Future structures & materials
Future operations & circular economy
Future maritime technologies
Strengthening the maritime ecosystem’ s resilience against ecological, digital and geopolitical shifts
Digitalization |
Transition to green fuels |
Climate shift, rising sea levels |
Tourism revolution |
Net Zero value chain |
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