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Finland invests in autonomous shipping

Rolls-Royce will establish its Marine R&D Centre for Remote Control & Autonomous Ships and Artificial Intelligence in Turku, Finland. The centre will be opened this year. This is the latest stage in company's research and development plans to make remote and autonomous shipping a reality and reap the benefits of increasing digitalisation in the marine industry.

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Finland to create LNG terminal at the port of HaminaKotka

On 10 December 2014, the Ministry of Employment and the Economy granted 27,660,000 euros in investment subsidies to Haminan Energia for the construction of an LNG terminal at the Port of HaminaKotka’s oil and gas harbour. However, the subsidies shall cover at most 30 per cent of the project's approved realised costs. “The MEE has granted investment subsidies to four LNG projects this autumn. This will launch over 300 million euros in investments in liquefied natural gas terminals.  The objective is to build a comprehensive terminal network on Finland’s coastline, which will create alternative sourcing options for maritime transport and industry that uses gas,” Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori explains. The Haminan Energia liquefied natural gas terminal, construction of which is to be completed in autumn 2018, would be made up of one LNG tank, 30,000 cubic metres in size, and machinery related to receiving, unloading, storing and delivering LNG. An estimated 118,000 tonnes of gas will travel through the terminal each year. The terminal will sell LNG to industry, maritime transport and road transport. LNG would for the most part replace the present use of natural gas in industry, fuel oil in maritime transport and gasoline and diesel ...

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Skangas to build LNG terminal in Pori, Finland

With investment support from the Finnish Government of 185 million NOK Skangasshas decided to build a new import terminal for LNG. The terminal will be finished in 2016. Skangass wish to create an efficient LNG logistics chain in the Pori area. When the terminal is finished Autumn 2016 it will have a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters. Skangass has already selected the main contractor and suppliers for the project. "The investment decision will result in speedy progress in the construction project. It is highly important that the Pori terminal is completed on schedule and that we can launch deliveries to our existing and new customers. Interest in LNG is found among industrial, shipping as well as heavy-duty land transport customers," says Sales and Marketing Director Tommy Mattila from Skangass. The Pori LNG terminal will be the third Skangass terminal in the Nordic countries. A terminal of the same capacity was opened by the company in Lysekil, Sweden, Summer 2014. The Øra terminal in Norway is smaller in terms of its storage capacity. Skangass also has a long-term LNG supply contract with the company Risavika LNG Production. Skangass has charterparties for two LNG tankers and operates a fleet of 20 LNG ...

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