Tag: sweden

The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has awarded Artemis Technologies a contract to launch a fully electric pilot boat, the first of its kind to be deployed in Nordic waters. 

In an exclusive interview to SAFETY4SEA, Jill Jarnsäter and Cajsa Jersler Fransson introduce the REDO initiative, which encompasses several projects aimed at transforming onboard culture to foster a better social work environment for all seafarers.

Five northern European countries, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden, have established arrangements allowing cross-border transport and storage of captured CO2, advancing a European infrastructure for carbon capture and storage.

Viking Line, Ports of Stockholm and the Port of Turku signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a green maritime corridor between Turku and Stockholm. The goal is for the corridor to be 100% carbon-neutral by 2035.

Swedish prosecutors announced fines for the captain and 3rd Officer of a 1599 gross tonnes RO/PAX Ferry Marco Polo, which run aground on 22nd October. 

A ferry run aground yesterday in Sweden, resulting in a significant spillage of diesel fuel that has spread across several kilometres.

Port of Kapellskär has welcomed the new Finnlines vessel with brand new technology. The port now offers automooring using vacuum pads, as well as next generation onshore power connections. This makes mooring more efficient and improves the sustainability.

Plagazi has announced a project with Gotlandsbolaget to supply hydrogen for the next-generation Gotland Horizon fleet.

The Port of Gothenburg has signed a sister port agreement with the Port of Shenzhen to strengthen cooperation between the ports on sustainable transport, volume growth, and new technology.

A new investigation into the sinking of ferry Estonia that claimed 852 lives in 1994 revealed flaws in its bow visor construction missed during its certification.