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Green Transition Lab – Collaborating for a Sustainable Maritime Industry
The Green Transition Lab (GT Lab) is a research and development platform founded by Meyer Turku and Åbo Akademi University. It brings together universities and maritime industry actors to accelerate t...
Project Presentation: MaMa – Sustainable Material Lifecycle Solution
The “MaMa – Sustainable Material Lifecycle Solution” research project, part of the NEcOLEAP program, was completed in January 2025. The project examined the interior material management pr...
The GT Lab Lecture Series Continues in Spring 2025
The lecture series hosted by the GT Lab returns this spring at Åbo Akademi, offering insightful discussions on sustainability, innovation, and the green transition. The series brings together experts ...
Project Presentation: NecoProp
MEYER, Steerprop, Vibrol, Nesti and VTT have joined their forces in the NecoProp co-innovation project to develop a highly efficient propulsion concept for large cruise ships. The aim is to accelerate...
Project Presentation: Sustainable Stateroom
NEcOLEAP has over 25 projects involving all thinkable aspects of the cruise ship: responsible materials and solutions, resource and energy efficiency, the optimisation of the ship’s hull and ste...
NEcOLEAP’s main achievements in 2024
The NEcOLEAP program’s third year is drawing to an end. We are proud to say 2024 has been a year of remarkable progress: we have been continuing to drive research, innovation and collaboration towards...
The Sustainable Stateroom project was awarded at the CSI Design Expo Europe
NEcOLEAP’s Sustainable Stateroom project won the Interior Innovation of the Year award at the Cruise Ship Interiors Awards in London on December 5, 2024. The win is a significant recognition of ...
Project presentation: Steel Material Lifecycle Improvement
With increasing costs and the significant carbon footprint of steel materials, Meyer Turku’s hull production and IT departments were faced with a common challenge: how to ensure efficient use of steel...
NEcOLEAP’s Presentation Day Showcased the Path to a Carbon-Neutral Shipyard
Last Friday on October 25, Meyer Turku held an internal presentation day where project managers of NEcOLEAP’s Shipyard and People clusters displayed the goals and achievements of their projects so far...
GT Lab Lecture Series: The Maritime Industry’s Transition Towards Climate-Positive Goals
Welcome to the series of lectures on the maritime industry’s transition towards climate-positive goals, hosted by the Green Transition Lab. Place: Argentum (Aurum) Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 TurkuDates: 9t...