Tag: Baltic Sea

ESL Shipping announced that its second LNG-powered, energy efficient dry cargo vessel 'Haaga' was launched on October 20, at the Jinling Shipyard and moved to the outfitting quay.

The MEPC 69 has agreed that the first date of sewage management implementation in the Baltic Sea is 1 June 2019 for new passenger ships, DNV GL reminds. As of 1 September 2017, the MARPOL amendments define a “new passenger ship”, the one contracted on or after 1 June 2019 or delivery of which is on or after 1 June 2021.

Skangas has entered into an agreement with ESL Shipping for providing LNG to ESL’s bulk carrier newbuildings. The new, ice-class 1A ships will be the first LNG-powered large bulk carriers in the world, that will carry out sea transports within the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. 

Commenting on a recent EU report, that tackled the topic of differentiated port infrastructure charges and the benefits and challenges of their implementation, the Baltic Ports Organization expressed the opinion that the use of environmental charging should stay voluntary at the EU level.

The European Union provides financial support to NextGen Link project, via the CEF Transport programme. The aim of the project is to upgrade an existing maritime link to cross the Baltic Sea from Finland to Sweden in the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor and to develop green shipping and port interconnections.

The European Maritime Simulator Network will be used to validate the STM concepts and services, running the largest civil simulation test ever, with 29 manned bridges in 10 centres. The purpose is to reflect the STM concept, to validate and evaluate the findings and to give input to various hypotheses and the Formal Safety Assessment developed by other activities within the project.

The European Commission issued a report regarding the strategy dialogue initiated by EU for a sustainable blue growth agenda for the Baltic Sea region. The report presents a vision for 2030, focusing, among others, on shipping, that sees digitalisation and green practices to have transformed the whole sector across the entire value chain.

Within the scope of the Old City Harbour development, Port of Tallinn is planning the construction of a new cruise terminal, which is to be designed with sustainable and smart solutions in mind, to transform the area.

Politicians, industry stakeholders and maritime Flagship Projects agree on the need to focus on cross-sectorial cooperation, education and training, as well as enforcement of regulations, to turn the region into a leading clean and safe shipping region. This was the outcome of a seminar held in Brussels, on 30 May, under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

Responding to advice on Baltic fish stocks released by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), campaign group "Our Fish" called on Baltic Sea Fisheries Ministers to take urgent action, to prevent the collapse of the region’s cod fisheries.