After a charter gig for Irish Ferries (as James Joyce between Dublin and Holyhead), the ferry has returned to the fleet of Tallink and will, as of 9 February 2025, sail between Kapellskär and Paldiski.
For the next four years, with two one-year prolongation options, the Yara Siilinjärvi plant will ship out its iron oxide output through the Port of Kokkola.
The Ystad-based company will take hold of the 5,900-deadweight (dwt) freighters ordered by BAAS Shipping in China, with the first one, the 26 October 2024-delivered Baymar, set to enter service in the coming weeks.
The Ports of Halland, an authority that governs the Swedish seaports in Halmstad and Varberg, and the Danish Port of Grenaa have struck a strategic partnership to work on developing sustainable logistics solutions.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has won the procurement and, as of February 2026, will operate the Port of Gothenburg's vehicle & ro-ro terminal for the following 12 years.
After the initial purchase of a 40% stake back in 2022, the company added 58.5%, becoming the biggest shareholder in the port cargo handling operator that takes care of around 4.0 million tonnes/year.
The Swedish shipping company plans to kick off a new container feeder loop in the first week of 2025, connecting the Baltic ports of Kokkola, Oulu, Tornio and Piteå with Antwerp and Rotterdam.
