Gdynia Shipyard bids on Finnish luxury cruiser shipyard

The shipyards are now owned by Norwegian concern Kvaerner. According to unofficial sources, the Finnish government is against selling Masa Yard to a foreign investor. Gdynia Shipyard spokesman Miroslaw Piotrowski said that a decision on the bid is expected by the end of September, with the aim of the bid to take over the Finnish shipyards' contracts. Masa Yard is one of the largest shipyards specializing in cruise ship construction. "The ships are constructed in a 'just in time' (JIT) system. There are no warehouses as the ships are built from pre-made parts. Large cruisers for Caribbean receivers were constructed within nine months," said Polish Embassy in Helsinki representative Franciszek Loose. (Rzeczpospolita, page B1, Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1)