by Andrzej Urbaś, External Consultant, Actia Forum

In J.M.W. Turner's painting, The Fighting Temeraire, a venerable warship, a symbol of a fading era, is being towed to its dismantling yard by a diminutive, yet powerful, steam-driven tugboat.

One can view it as a parallel to the energy transition considered by some to be on the verge of sweeping the Baltic Sea.

Can the tugboat of renewable development haul the entire region toward a significant shift in maritime logistics, port investment, and environmental stewardship?

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