As part of the “Evening of Education” that took place yesterday at the shipyard, MEYER WERFT signed cooperation agreements with two more schools. The aim is to expand the shipyard’s collaboration with schools and secure even more qualified professionals for the company. Students can learn about the world of work and business, gain appropriate practical experience, and get a realistic impression of training and job requirements. This should encourage schools to offer a realistic, activity-based economic education. The shipyard has been working closely with local schools for several decades. As part of the new cooperation plan, MEYER WERFT will give students an even deeper insight into its daily business by offering things like company tours and internships, while schools will make their lessons more practical.

MEYER WERFT will also run projects with schools to get students interested in the world of work. The agreement will help train skilled workers and keep them in the region. The new cooperation agreement was signed yesterday at the shipyard by the Realschule-Friesenschule in Leer and the Pestalozzi Specialist School in Papenburg.

This was followed by the Evening of Education, where 385 participants discovered the training opportunities at MEYER WERFT. Some of the participants came all the way from places like Essen, Würzburg and Munich. The idea was well received by boys and girls from the 8th grade onwards, who showed an interest in training at the company. After a welcome address by Anna Blumenberg from the HR Management Team, apprentices and supervisors presented training courses and dual study programmes in the training workshops. The young people also had the chance to get their hands on some practical work by making their own phone holders on the drilling and milling machines.

Photo: M. Ritz-Meyer Werft - Top row from left: Nico Bloem (Chairman of the Works Council MEYER WERFT), Matthias Schumacher (Pestalozzi Special School), Wiebke Post (Friesenschule), Ulrike Röttmann (Friesenschule), Günter Geerdes (Training Coordinator MEYER WERFT), Jürgen Siedentopp (Friesenschule)
Bottom row from left: Erwin Siemens (Head of Training), Gisela Wölk (Head of Special School), Anna Blumenberg (Member of HR Management), Thomas von Garrel (Head of Friesenschule)

Ship leaves building dock II and floating unit enters the dock

The Spectrum of the Seas will probably be leaving the covered building dock II at the MEYER WERFT on 25 February 2019. The ship has a rating of 169,300 GT and measures 347.75 m in length and 41.4 m in width, with ca-pacity for 4,188 passengers.

The ship built for the American Royal Caribbean International shipping company will start to leave the dock at around 8 p.m. Once the Spectrum of the Seas has left the dock, it will berth at the shipyard's out-fitting pier to be fitted with its funnel cladding. Weather permitting, the North Star (glazed viewing capsule) will also be installed on the ship. The ship will then remain in the shipyard port for further out-fitting work and on-board trials until its passage through the river Ems up to the North Sea, which will probably take place mid March.

Possible delays due to the weather

For the Spectrum of the Seas to be able to berth at the out-fitting pier, the floating section (engine room unit) of the Norwegian Encore that is currently moored here will have to be moved to another berth in the shipyard port. Once the Spectrum of the Seas has left the dock, the floating part for the Norwegian Encore, which is due for completion in autumn 2019, will be manoeuvred back into the free covered building dock II for further construction work.

All times are subject to the weather.

48 trainees from MEYER WERFT, one trainee from EDL Ems Dienstleistung and two trainees from RE Interior have successfully finished their apprenticeships. On Monday evening, the young skilled workers received their certificates in the MEYER WERFT auditorium from Bernard Meyer (CEO), Anna Blu-menberg (member of the HR management), Erwin Siemens (head of training) and Nico Bloem (works council chairman) with warm congratulations and best wishes for the future.

"I'm pleased that we could offer training to so many young people and that provide subsequent employment to all new skilled workers." MEYER WERFT is currently in the fortunate position of having full order books. "The shipyard lives from their commitment, their research drive and their will to improve the workflows", said Bernard Meyer in his speech. He thanked the instructors for looking after the apprentices so well. The initial and further training of young people with subsequent employment at the yard plays an important role in the HR strategy at MEYER WERFT.

After being awarded with their certificates, the successful trainees celebrated with their parents and friends and enjoyed the refreshments provided.

The new skilled workers were trained by MEYER WERFT GmbH & Co. KG in the following trades and vocations:

Construction mechanic in shipbuilding: Jonas Bleeker, Sven Neumann, Sören Röskamm, Nico Spekker, Tim Wessels
Construction mechanic in outfitting: Mirko Behrens, Lena Lalk, Dirk Löning, Fabian Meijer, Katrin Pietsch, Jan Müller
Construction mechanic in welding: Thomas Fitz, Timo Geerdes, Paul Heidt, Jan Maas, Anna-Juliette Müller, Artur Schlegel
Industrial mechanic: Derk Boelsums, Martin de Boer, Sven Fisser, Andreas Grass, Marcel Frey, Lenard Hasseler, Steffen Osteresch, Mirco Siemer, Christian Tempel
Mechatronics technician: Sven Folkerts, Timo Frey, Maximilian Hirt, Tim Horstmann, Heiko Langen, Heiko Murra
Electronics engineer: Alexander Hanekamp, Sascha Hosemann, Sönke Meinders, Timo Sonntag, Hermann Wilwer
Technical product designer: Jannis Behrens, Enno Böckmann, Janes Brandt, Maik Bröring, Eduard Klassen, Maren Lüpkes
Dual study in shipbuilding and marine technology, training as construction mechanic in shipbuilding: Tomke Siemens, Franziska Auer

EDL Ems Dienstleistung
Warehouse logistics worker: Hasim Yildiz

RE Interior
Technical product designer: Kerstin Behrens, Jasmin Voskuhl

The one millionth pipe to be produced since the MEYER WERFT Pipe Machining Center was founded on 01/01/2010, left the production line today. The company is a central service provider and supplier for the MEYER Group. About 52,000 pipes have to be made for every cruise ship. Altogether around 400 km of pipes are processed for a cruise ship.

Assisted by our engineers and technicians, we ensure that our standards and complex manufacturing processes go through further development work in future too. The highly automated process demands optimum planning and steering of all production areas. "The company's greatest asset consists of its workforce of around 215 top motivated, highly qualified employees. We can be proud of what our team achieves and look ahead to the future with every confidence", says Darko Čvoro, CEO of the MEYER WERFT Pipe Machining Center.

Staff at the MEYER WERFT Pipe Machining Center enjoy a high level of job security, thanks to the innovative alignment of the company and the fact that the MEYER WERFT's order books are full.

Quality management at the MEYER WERFT Pipe Machining Center has been certified to ISO 9001:2015 since 2011. Furthermore, this year the company was also certified to ISO 50001:2011 for its functioning energy management and to BS OHSAS 18001:2007 for its occupational health and safety management.

Photo: Jörg Heidelberg (MEYER WERFT), Bernard Meyer (MEYER WERFT), Darko Cvoro (MEYER WERFT Pipe Machining Center) and staff.

Steel cutting ceremony for the second ship of the Quantum-Ultra Class

The steel cutting of the vessel number S.713 marks the start of construction for the second ship in the new Quantum-Ultra-class. The ship will be named Odyssey of the Seas. Michael Bayley, CEO of Royal Caribbean International, and Tim Meyer (Managing Director of Meyer Werft) pushed the start button of the computer-controlled cutting machine, thereby commencing work on the first steel plate for the new cruise ship.

This is the fifth ship for Royal Caribbean International within the last few years. Completion is planned for fall 2020. Royal Caribbean took delivery of the similar sister ships Quantum of the Seas, Anthem of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas in autumn 2014, spring 2015,spring 2016 and in spring 2019.

The start of steel cutting in the laser centre was attended by MEYER WERFT Management Member Stephan Schmees (Project Management) and Tim Meyer as well as Richard D. Fain, CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and Michael Bayley. "It is our great pleasure to build these innovative ship for Royal Caribbean International and to continue our long-standing business relationship", said Tim Meyer.

MEYER WERFT partners donate for a good cause

On behalf of MEYER WERFT, Klaus Lübbers (Chief Procurement Officer) and Jussi Matikainen (Compliance Division) handed over a sym-bolic donation cheque amounting to € 20,000 to Leinerstift e.V. and to helpful Kin-derhospiz e.V.

The building of the Leinerstift special school was destroyed together with countless ma-terials during a fire in summer 2018, The donation will be used to replace the items lost in the fire.

The donation for helpful Kinderhospiz e.V. will go towards building a mobile children's hospice centre for the northern Emsland and adjoining East Frisia. Training will soon be offered here for hospice volunteers to support and accompany affected families in their own homes on request.

The money was collected during the Christmas campaign “Donations instead of Gifts”. Since 2015, with this campaign MEYER WERFT has asked our partner companies not to give our employees Christmas gifts but to support a charity instead.

Many partners responded to the request by donating altogether €13,495. The man-agement of MEYER WERFT decided to top up the sum donated by the partners to the amount of €20,000.

"I'm impressed by the work of these two charities, and am therefore very pleased to see that so many partners have responded to our request. As a result, we can support the two charities with this donation", says Klaus Lübbers.

Photo (from left to right) Wolfgang Friedrich (Leinerstift e.V.), Tanja Tielitz (Leinerstift e.V.), Jussi Matikainen (Compliance, MEYER WERFT), Klaus Lübbers (Chief Pro-curement Officer, MEYER WERFT), Stefanie Seyfert (helpful Kinderhospiz e.V.), Wilma Hahn (helpful Kinderhospiz e.V.), Uwe Hahn (helpful Kinderhospiz e.V.)