Maritime Association for Southern Sunnmøre (MAFOSS)
The Maritime Association for Southern Sunnmøre (MAFOSS) was founded in 1969 under the name “The Workshop Association in the Ulstein Region”, with the goal of promoting the shipbuilding industry in the region and developing forms of cooperation to strengthen the competitiveness of its member companies.
MAFOSS covers a region consisting of seven municipalities in Southern Sunnmøre, Norway (Volda, Ørsta, Vanylven, Sande, Herøy, Ulstein, and Hareid), often referred to as “the Seven Stars.” The member companies represent an almost complete maritime and marine value chain: from idea and design, through equipment and components, to construction, assembly, testing, and final delivery.
As of today, MAFOSS has around 35 member companies, including four shipyards, the largest Norwegian subcontractors, smaller companies with detailed expertise, as well as classification and consulting services.
Jan Thormodsæter is the Managing Director of MAFOSS.
Under his leadership, the organization has placed strong emphasis on restructuring, skills development, and apprenticeships, as well as on finding increasingly better joint solutions to the challenges faced by its member companies.
This includes participation in the Erasmus+-funded program LeaderSHIP, where MAFOSS has the privilege of learning from the best in Europe in areas such as education, best practices, and overall understanding of the industry's challenges.
A highly educational and valuable project to be part of!
Some of the key areas MAFOSS has focused on recent years include:
- Skills development projects: For example, the MAKOMP project, which aims to enable smarter sharing of resources and capacity among member companies, as well as upskilling of skilled workers.
- Recruitment and apprenticeships: Ensuring access to vocational expertise and working to mitigate fluctuations in orders and staffing levels.
- Strategic collaboration: Working across industry, the public sector, and education to solve shared challenges such as infrastructure (road, sea, air), educational offerings, and creating strong framework conditions for the maritime sector.
Under Thormodsæter’s leadership, MAFOSS has strengthened its role as a regional facilitator: bringing member companies together, highlighting their needs and challenges, amplifying their voice to politicians and public authorities, and continuously working on innovation and future-readiness.
To get in touch with MAFOSS and Jan, please e-mail jan@mafoss.no or phone +47 92467700.
Further information about MAFOSS to be found at www.mafoss.no
Damen Workforce Romania
Damen Workforce Romania (DWR), part of the Damen Shipyards Group, is an international workforce solutions provider and trusted partner to the shipbuilding industry.
Our Mission
We deliver skilled professionals for naval shipbuilding, supporting both local and international projects with responsibility and commitment.
Our Vision
We deliver what we promise.
Our Values
Fellowship and teamwork, craftsmanship and quality, long-term responsibility and sustainability, client focus and entrepreneurial spirit.
Our Services
- Workforce selection and recruitment
- Training in our own training center
- Professional testing and certification support
- Employment, payroll, and travel arrangements
- PPE provision and full documentation assistance
Training Center
In our own training center, we can qualify workforce according to our client’s needs and / or organize development and multi-skills activities. To date, about 4200 people have been trained in various occupations such as welding, steel fitting, piping and mechanical.
Our Expertise
We provide highly qualified specialists with extensive shipbuilding experience, including certified welders, pipe fitters, electricians, mechanics, engineers, QC inspectors, and project managers. Our teams contribute to projects ranging from tugs and ferries to naval vessels, yachts, dredgers, and ice-breakers.
Through professionalism and reliability, Damen Workforce Romania ensures added value and success for European and international shipbuilding projects.
Meyer Turku
Meyer Turku is one of the world’s largest and most modern shipyards. We build the world’s most modern and environmentally friendly cruise ships, ferries, and special vessels together with our partner companies. Over the years, the Turku shipyard has built over 1,300 new vessels for clients across the world. Meyer Turku Oy operates at the Turku shipyard where ships have been built since 1737. Meyer Turku Oy is owned by the Meyer family.
Building cruise ships requires not only highly professional metal industry workers but also top expertise in design, project management, technology and product development. With our over 2,000 skilled workers, Meyer Turku can offer unrivalled expertise. This is why it is important to maintain our employees’ high level of expertise and ensure our personnel’s wellbeing.
Meyer Turku Shipbuilding school has a long-standing tradition (1962) training shipbuilding professionals in Finland. It’s one of the few schools still operating in Finland that is maintained by a company. The school works in close cooperation with all departments of the company and organises centralised training and courses for the personnel of Meyer Turku Oy and its subsidiaries. Many of our employees work as teachers and lecturers in addition to their own work.
Meyer Turku is involved in LeaderSHIP in several work packages, particularly WP4, which focus on piloting training programs
Contacts
Sini-Kukka Malmberg, Head of HR Process and HRD,
sini-kukka.malmberg@meyerturku.fi