Tag: Baltic Sea

Ro-Ro and passenger services operator Finnlines announced that it is suspending its service TransRussiaExpress, due to 'a constant deterioration on the Russian market' the company has been facing over the last few years. 

In a workshop jointly organized by the European Commission and the BEMIP renewable energy working group in Brussels on 15 March, THEMA Consulting Group and its partners will present a study for the European Commission which looks at the potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea and the barriers to its development.

The Baltic Ports Organisation conducted a seminar in order for discussions to begin concerning port emissions in European ports. Approximately 80 participants gathered in Gdynia, Poland, in the early days of March to discuss the issue of air pollution in ports. 

The cruise industry supports over 12,500 jobs in the Baltic Sea region, according to a new Economic Impact Study by GP Wild. The region has been recently seeing a surge of cruise passengers, which is showing on the positive economic impact in the region.

The port of Ferrol has hosted liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling operations to ships that use this product as fuel, instead of fuel oil or diesel oil. The two operations were performed on February 23 and 24 respectively. They were carried out on the outer jetty, which is the dock of the inner dock where small and medium-sized cruise ships usually dock when they visit the city. 

Port of Hamburg signed a MoU, aiming to expand cooperation between the Latvian ports of Riga, Ventspils and Liepaja and those in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The MoU was inked on the occasion of the visit of a delegation of leading transport and logistics companies in Latvia.

The Green Cruise Port - Sustainable Development of Cruise Port Locations Project is completed, in line with the action plan and recommendations for the Baltic Sea cruise ports. Freeport of Riga was able to study the most crucial parts of the cruise development, exchange information and gain experience from the Baltic Sea cruise ports.

Polaris, as being the newest addition to Finland's fleet, is the first icebreaker that runs on LNG, a lower-carbon alternative to the diesel fuel which powers most large ships. The icebreaker is keeping shipping lanes open for about six months, enabling the voyage of cargo ships that carry steel, paper products and chemicals in and out of the ports serving northern Finland and neighbouring Sweden.

Trelleborg will provide to the Port of Langnas an automated rope-free mooring system, 'AutoMoor'. The system uses smart technologies to enable a faster berthing process and improve safety levels within the port environment. The port has international cruise ferry and domestic ro-ro ferry berths and is situated in the Baltic Sea, on the archipelago of Aland which has ferry traffic between Sweden and Finland via Aland. 

IB Polaris is the first icebreaker in the world to use an LNG engine and has bunkered  LNG at the Tornio LNG terminal in Röyttä Harbour. Polaris joined the fleet of Finland’s icebreaker operator Arctia in September 2016. Except the use of LNG, the lubricant used in the vessel's propulsion system is biodegradable. The ship’s gray water, which basically consists of showering water, is collected to a container which is emptied during port calls.