Tag: sweden

Since 1 July 2025, German authorities have been questioning passing tankers about their insurance cover against oil pollution damage in an effort to tackle the shadow fleet. 

A bulker ran aground in Öresund in Sweden, making it the second vessel grounding to be reported in the area in the last week. 

Starting July 1, Sweden will implement strict new regulations to monitor foreign vessels passing through the Baltic Sea, with a particular focus on curbing Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

Viking Line, Port of Turku and Ports of Stockholm laid the foundation to establish a green corridor between Stockholm and Turku by 2035.

Sweden has decided to ban the discharge of scrubber water from ships in its waters to protect marine ecosystems.

Liquid Wind announced that it has received an environmental permit for its large-scale eFuel production facility in Umeå, Sweden.

Swedish authorities have boarded a Maltese-flagged bulk carrier as part of an investigation into damage to an undersea cable linking Latvia and 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.