Tag: Port of Helsinki

Estonia and Finland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure and accelerate the creation of a climate neutral customer journey and maritime green corridor between Helsinki – Tallinn and Vuosaari – Muuga connections.

The Port of Helsinki is doing its part in the world’s common efforts to combat climate change, bringing forward the targets for emissions reduction to 2030.

The three Baltic Sea ports, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn, have co-operated and agreed on common shore-side electricity for ferries.

A new onshore power connection for passenger ships next to the Olympia Terminal at the South Harbour in Helsinki is ready for use.

New technology for the fast mooring of ships deployed by the Port of Helsinki is estimated to reduce carbon dioxide and NOx emissions equivalent to taking some 5,000 diesel cars off the streets.

Following the ongoing pandemic, the Port of Helsinki provided instructions to passengers in efforts to mitigate the risks of coronavirus, while also gave an overview of the measures taking place in terminals in Helsinki.

In the Port of Helsinki, Boskalis will deepen de Vuosaari fairway and harbor basin from eleven to thirteen meters and use a part of the dredged material for the development of Helsinki’s Hernesaari area. 

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak and the travel restrictions that has brought, Port of Helsinki reported a serious impact upon its port business and decided to temporarily dismiss its entire personnel.

Port of Helsinki and its partners issued to the European Union three funding applications in relation to the port's environmental future, aiming towards a better environment and sustainability. Through the investments, the port aspires to reduce emissions in the port area and allocate benefits to local residents and the whole city. 

The Port of Helsinki, Finland, issued a update on 2019's throughput, from January to December 2019, informing that the port saw a 2% year-on-year decline in the number of cargo it handled. Specifically, the port handled 14.42 million tonnes of cargo, in other words a 2% decline, year-on-year.