Following the government's decision to close the country to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Danish Port of Hirtshals has brought about a number of related adjustments.
The shipping line has partnered with GoodFuels, a supplier of sustainable marine biofuel, to test the use of the company's Bio-Fuel Oil (MR1-100 or BFO) on the Autosky car carrier.
The engine manufacturer Scania and the inland ferry operator Blidösundsbolaget have converted the 1937-built passenger vessel for either joint diesel-electric or purely electric operations.
The Swedish seaport has received clearance from the regional environmental court, following which a brand-new ro-ro & ferry berth no. 3 will be erected, equipped with an adjustable ramp, to serve ships up to 230 m-long.
The Australian state-owned TT-Line Company, holder of the ferry brand Spirit of Tasmania, has decided to relocate the building of its two new ro-paxes from Germany to Finland.
Tallink Grupp, its largest shareholder AS Infortar, and the City of Tallinn have signed an MoU to develop the city-owned architectural monument Tallinn City Hall and its adjacent properties.
The Finnish-Swedish ferry line has subscribed to the Sustainable Actions for Innovative and Low-Impact Shipping (SAILS) Initiative for Good Practices in Maritime Transport for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment.
Polskie LNG, operator of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility located in the Port of Świnoujście, will add two new submerged combustion vaporisers to the installation.
The two port authorities have joined forces to enable inland shipping via Lake Mälar between the May 2020-ready Stockholm Norvik Port and Mälarhamnar's harbours in Västerås and Köping.
