www.meyerwerft.de | September 2014 | N o 13 ORDER BOOKS AT MEYER WERFT The orders recently given by the Norwegian Cruise Line for a further two luxury liners bring the number of large cruise ships in the shipyard‘s order books to a current total of nine. This means we have now sufficient orders to take us through to the year 2019. It is not only the good ca- pacity level in all areas of the shipyard that is remar- kable but also the fact that the delivery dates in the spring and autumn of the next few years represent a 6-month cycle. This cycle is not only advantageous for the yard but also for our suppliers. Mostly the interior finishing companies, but also firms working for us under work and labour contacts benefit from the steady workload resulting from this cycle. We are very proud that some of the world‘s biggest cruise ship-owning companies, such as Royal Carib- bean International, Norwegian Cruise Line and Star Cruises have placed their faith in us and given us the opportunity to build these complex and sophi- sticated ships here in Papenburg. This trust does not just apply to MEYER WERFT alo- ne but equally to the excellent cluster of small and large suppliers with whom we have been working together successfully for many years, and in some cases decades, in creating these extraordinarily challenging ‚floating cities‘. > continued on page 2
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www.meyerwerft.de | September 2014 | No 13
ORDER BOOKS AT MEYER WERFT The orders recently given by the Norwegian Cruise Line for a further two luxury liners bring the number of large cruise ships in the shipyard‘s order books to a current total of nine.
This means we have now sufficient orders to take us through to the year 2019. It is not only the good ca-pacity level in all areas of the shipyard that is remar-kable but also the fact that the delivery dates in the spring and autumn of the next few years represent a 6-month cycle. This cycle is not only advantageous for the yard but also for our suppliers. Mostly the interior finishing companies, but also firms working for us under work and labour contacts benefit from the steady workload resulting from this cycle.
We are very proud that some of the world‘s biggest cruise ship-owning companies, such as Royal Carib-bean International, Norwegian Cruise Line and Star Cruises have placed their faith in us and given us the opportunity to build these complex and sophi-sticated ships here in Papenburg.
This trust does not just apply to MEYER WERFT alo-ne but equally to the excellent cluster of small and large suppliers with whom we have been working together successfully for many years, and in some cases decades, in creating these extraordinarily challenging ‚floating cities‘.> continued on page 2
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We have said before that the proportion of exter-nal costs in the cruise ships we build is more than 75%. This means that the success or failure of our projects depends to a decisive extent on our coope-rations with partner companies on the supply side; there are more than 800 suppliers who support us in our shipbuilding activities.
When it comes to building cruise ships, we are among the top addresses in the world. Over the last 25 years, we have worked hard to attain this market position. Our shipbuilding activities enjoy a high level of productivity, thanks to the use of modern production technologies, our ‚slimline shipbuilding‘ system, a well-positioned engineering construction department with the latest equipment and tools, a powerful CIP organisation, and, not least, sophisti-cated logistical procedures.
Shipbuilding is an extremely tough business in our market segment too. Orders are always put out for tender worldwide – our competitors are not only in Europe, but also increasingly in the Far East. To keep a step ahead in this market, we always need to remain that much better than the competition. We have always succeeded in maintaining this in the past, and we are confident that you will support us in ensuring that it remains so in the future.
WE EXPECT A LOT OF OUR SUPPLIERS BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LOT TO OFFER.
We offer our partners a collaboration with an ex-cellently managed, innovative private company and a chance to make a long-term contribution to the production of highly complex and extremely in-teresting structures. Ralf Sempf
(Head of purchasing and materials management)
At MEYER WERFT three Quantum-class ships are under construction for Royal Caribbean International.
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The delivery dates in the spring and autumn of the next few years represent a 6-month cycle.
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Mein Schiff 3 was built in Turku and delivered to TUI Cruises in the summer of 2014.
There are currently around 1,300 people directly employed in Finland in building the cruise ship Mein Schiff 4 for the German shipping company, Reederei TUI Cruises. The Hamburg shipping line, a joint ven-ture between TUI and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL), has also ordered two more ships of this class (Mein Schiff 5 & 6) from the shipyard in Turku.
STX Finland are acknowledged specialists in cruise ships, and the shipyard demonstrates a high level of technological know-how. ‚By reinforcing our joint efforts in the field of research & development wi-thin the cruise ship market and combining them with the mutual learning effects gained in the wor-king procedures, we will be able to benefit from positive synergies in the future,“ says CEO Dr. Jan Meyer. The shipyard also sees a further positive ef-fect in the increased flexibility it is now able to offer customers.
All the shipyard‘s sites are set to undergo similar reinforcement in the future. A contract to secure the site is currently being discussed with the state of Lower Saxony. This illustrates that it is not just about relocating capacities, but about significantly
strengthening the concentration of European com-petences in the cruise ship sector. The acquisition is still subject to confirmation by the participating financial institutions and clearance by the Federal Cartel Office. The name of the company will then be changed from STX Finland Oy to Meyer Turku Shipyard Oy.
View of the outside premises in Turku.
MEYER WERFT JOINS FORCES WITH STX FINLAND
Following numerous talks aimed at strengthening our cooperation with the cruise shipyard STX Finland in Turku, the participation of MEYER WERFT was finally agreed in early August. MEYER WERFT has now acquired a 70% stake in the company, in so doing taking over the operative management of the Finnish shipyard.
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With more than 800 suppliers involved in each new ship construction, comprising a virtually incompara-ble variety of industries and trades, the construction of cruise ships must be one of the most complex in-dustrial activities of all. With an outsourcing level of over 75%, we attach particular importance and responsibility to our suppliers. This is why it was again important for us to intensify our cooperation with our suppliers in the first half of 2014.
One example is the company G. Th. FREESE GmbH & Co. KG from Bremen, with whom we consolida-ted our cooperation in the form of numerous work-shops. Jörg Buchholz, CEO of Freese, was highly sa-tisfied with the running of the workshop. „Thanks to the very frank discussions, we were able to iden-tify the cost drivers with respect to the installati-on of deck coverings and in turn effect long-term improvements to our cost structure. The frame-work contract we have now concluded for the next three years gives us planning security.“ From the perspective of MEYER WERFT, the outcome is also thoroughly positive. The workshop team, consisting of employees from both Freese and MEYER WERFT, questioned all the details of the cooperation. Hence were we able to considerably and sustainably redu-ce the overall costs, but we also successfully enhan-ced our strategic partnership with Freese. We will also be successively intensifying our coope-rations with other important partners. An excellent supplier base is a fundamental requirement of con-tinued long-term competitiveness. It has for a long time no longer been enough merely to guarantee
SUSTAINED SUCCESS FROM OPENAND TRANSPARENT COOPERATION
supplies. More importantly, all who are part of the delivery chain face the new challenges and develop together.
For this reason, we will be conducting an intensive analysis of our supplier base. A new assessment sys-tem will help us to progressively evaluate strengths and weaknesses throughout the entire delivery chain. The focus is not only on minimum require-ments in terms of quality, punctuality of delivery and a joint definition of cost structure, but also on the various interfaces between the supplier and the shipyard. Conducting talks and joint workshops with suppliers allows us to define the overriding potential for development and improvement and to directly address the derived measures to the rele-vant organisational units. This is an ongoing process that does not end in an agreement (contract) but is performed continually.
Even now, there is great willingness among sup-pliers to face these challenges together. We also need the input of our most important partners to enable us to eliminate our own problems, together with the MEYER WERFT CIP department. The ove-rall process is not a one-way street. Only together can we remain competitive in the long term.
Klaus Lübbers (Head of project purchases)Holger Menssen
(Head of supplier management department)
We have now further intensified our cooperations with a number of our suppliers with the aim of working more closely with them and sustainably enhancing our activities throughout the delivery chain.
The workshop team members
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TÜV Rheinland and MEYER WERFT are working together: the two organisations have concluded a contract for an initial pilot project, in which the future qualification of partner companies working on the basis of work contracts will be inspected in accordance with clearly defined and comprehensive criteria. These social audits will be conducted by TÜV Rheinland and they will make it possible to test companies‘ compliance with all applicable regula-tions more systematically and inclusively. Possible deviations will then be virtually eliminated.
Following on from this first pilot project, TÜV Rheinland will systematically inspect and audit all
MEYER WERFT GmbH has been renamed MEYER WERFT GmbH & Co. KG. Similarly, NEPTUN WERFT GmbH will in future be known as NEPTUN WERFT GmbH & Co. KG. Upon merging into this new legal form, the previous distinction between the owner and operator companies will no longer exist. Com-bining the owner and operator companies in this
To intensify the cooperations at the interfaces bet-ween MEYER WERFT and its partner companies in the implementation phase, a number of joint work-shops are currently being organised for our sup-pliers, in which the CIP management is also taking part. This makes it possible to detect optimisation potential and to define and implement appropriate measures. Possible interface problems can be evalu-ated by the direct involvement of the CIP manage-ment in the talks. Moreover, improvements can be implemented directly in the shipyard‘s organisati-on. The workshops analyse and address the process chain as a whole, from the ordering stage to the final handover.
of MEYER WERFT‘s partner firms working on the basis of work contracts. Only successfully audited companies can subsequently become partners of the shipyard. The inspections by experts from TÜV Rheinland will cover entire operations and they will be based on a comprehensive catalogue of criteria, including working conditions, working hours, pay, and accommodation.
way will serve to strengthen the shipyards and se-cure their locations in Papenburg und Rostock in the long term. For example, it will lead to a consi-derable simplification in administrative procedures within the company. The new legal form is also accompanied by a reinforcement of the company‘s equity capital.
PILOT PROJECT FOR SOCIAL AUDITS OF SHIPYARD SUPPLIERS
NEW LEGAL FORM
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (CIP)WORKSHOPS ON STRATEGIC COOPERATION
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PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AT THE SMM 2014
On 9-12 September, the SMM, the leading exhibi-tion for shipping, marine and ocean technology in Hamburg will be opening its doors for the 26th time. After attracting a record number of visitors in 2012, the organisers are again expecting more than 2,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries, along with over 50,000 visitors at this year‘s event, the motto of which will be ‚Keeping on Course‘. As in previous years, the purchasing departments of both MEYER WERFT and NEPTUN WERFT will again be maintai-ning a joint exhibition stand in Hall B4.EG at stand 212 throughout the event.
QUANTUM OF THE SEAS SOON TO BE DELIVERED The Quantum of the Seas is nearing completion. Af-ter undocking in August, the ship with the construc-tion number S.697 will remain at the shipyard‘s fit-ting-out berth until the end of September, when it will make its way along the Ems to its destination of Eemshaven. From there, it will sail towards Bre-merhaven, during which the last adjustments will be performed. Upon arrival the final fittings will be made, before the vessel is finally handed over to its owner, Royal Caribbean International, at the end of October. Once delivered, the Quantum of the Seas will not only feature the latest in environmental engineering but it will above all offer an exciting range of innovative entertainment services.
FULL ORDER BOOKS AT NEPTUN WERFT After the shipping company Viking River Cruises secured itself an entry in the Guinness Book of Re-cords in March of this year by launching 16 new river cruise vessels within a 24-hour period, the company‘s success story continues unabated. NEP-TUN WERFT in Warnemünde also has a further 11 river cruise ships in its order books. Like their pre-decessors, the vessels are 134.90 metres long and 11.45 metres wide, with room for up to 190 passen-gers, and are deployed on a variety of rivers in Eu-rope. Viking River Cruises and NEPTUN WERFT have been working together since 2011; it has meanwhi-le supplied the shipping company with a total of 32 river cruise craft.
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The SONNE was launched on 11 July by Chancellor Angela Merkel at NEPTUN WERFT. The research ship had already passed a number of major tests, first sailing through the Ems and then undergoing its first adjustment and trial voyages. In the coming months, the ship will be put through a number of tests in the West Atlantic and the Caribbean to as-certain its scientific capability.
The new SONNE research ship has a length of 116 metres and a width of 20.6 metres and features a high level of energy efficiency. From January 2015, the new SONNE will commence its activities in the field of marine scientific research.
The new innovative and environmentally friendly plant will enable ND Coatings not only to perform the blasting and priming of sheet metal panels and profiles for MEYER WERFT but also to straighten them – all in a fully automated process.
The new blasting, straightening and priming plant has an investment volume of 12 million euros; it is 178 metres long, 28 metres wide, and can process sheet metal panels at a maximum speed of five me-tres per minute. Environmentally friendly solutions have been developed and implemented in the new production line, such as the use of water-based shop primers. Particular attention has been given to ensuring that plant equipment is state-of-the-art and energy-efficient.
The aim is to satisfy the exacting demands of the customer when it comes to the finishing of sheet metal panels and profiles. High quality and adhe-rence to delivery deadlines are just two aspects. At the end of the pre-treatment process chain, the new and innovative plant is able to deliver straigh-tened panels to MEYER WERFT. The straightening procedure takes place in the process just before the steel production, which significantly improves qua-
lity. The system is dimensioned to cover the grow-ing requirements of both the shipyard itself and its strategic partners.
Installation of the new blasting, straightening and priming plant including cranes and other required infrastructure commenced a few weeks ago at Papenburg‘s southern industrial harbour. The plant became operational in July 2014, to allow adjust-ment and performance tests to be carried out.
SONNE RESEARCH SHIP LAUNCHED
IN OPERATION: NEW BLASTING, STRAIGHTENING AND PRIMING SYSTEM
MEYER WERFT’s Managing Partner Bernard Meyer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania’s Prime Minister Erwin Sellering
Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International,
Berndt Lonnberg, Michael Wessels, Ingrid Fiebak-Kremer,
Jörg Düwel, compamedia
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ND COATINGS IS AMONG THE ’TOP 100‘
ND Coatings GmbH is one of the top innovators in the field of German SME businesses. Together with other successful German idea creators, the partner company of MEYER WERFT was awarded the highly sought-after ’Top 100‘ accolade at the German SME Summit in Essen. For ND Coatings GmbH, winner of the ’Top 100‘ award, innovative thinking has been part and par-cel of the company‘s operations since its inception. Indeed, upon its foundation in 2011, innovation was strategically anchored in its business plan. In only three years, the company, which operates in the fields of corrosion protection, surface finishes and insulations, has developed into a close strategic partner for MEYER WERFT, primarily thanks to its ability to come up with new ideas. Quality-impro-ving process innovations led to an increase in sales of around 70 percent last year. A lean organisation, short communication channels, highly modern faci-lities, and innovative and environmentally friendly process engineering ensure that the young com-pany and its fifty employees remain on course for success.
„It is something quite special for us,“ says CEO Man-fred Ossevorth, clearly very pleased to have been awarded the ‚Top 100‘ seal of approval. „We see
this award as recognition of our joint efforts in the company and as motivation for all our future inno-vations.“
The entry into the ’Top 100‘ list was preceded by a sophisticated selection procedure. The focus of the assessment was on innovation management and in-novation success. For more than twenty years, the
’Top 100‘ has been regarded as a symbol of innova-tive power, thirst for knowledge, and team spirit. The mentor of the ’Top 100‘ is journalist and TV pre-senter, Ranga Yogeshwar.
Journalist, TV presenter and mentor of the ’Top 100‘, Ranga Yogeshwar, presents the award to the company‘s CEO, Manfred Ossevorth and Kai Betker (process planning group leader).
