The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a SEK445m (€41.75m) loan agreement with the Municipality of Ystad to be used to invest in new bigger vessels-ready infrastructure.
The Danish port, together with the also Danish shipping company Molslinjen, will set up an onshore power supply facility at the currently under construction Østhavnen ferry terminal.
The German Baltic seaport has commissioned Siemens to set up another onshore power supply (OPS) facility, expected to come online within the 2020 cruise ship season.
The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at tightening their cooperation so as to contribute to the marine industry's ongoing digital transformation.
The Finnish company, the biggest dry bulk operator in the country, has signed an agreement with the Port of HaminaKotka following which the Mussalo Bulk Terminal will be upgraded with new facilities.
The company will supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks, each with a capacity of 685 m3, 500 m3/hour bunkering stations, and systems for automation, emergency shutdown, and gas detection.
In the near future, the Norwegian shipping line's new facility, commissioned in the Danish Port of Hirtshals, will take care of all supplies for the company's ferry services connecting Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany.
The Finnish company will take part in the ShipFC project the aim of which is to install a 2MW-big ammonia fuel cell on-board one of Eidesvik's offshore vessels.