The works, to be carried out by STRABAG, will cover 200 m of the port infrastructure in question and will include extending it by four metres towards the sea with the use of a pile wall.
The German shipyard, now in the hands of Tennor Holding, has been commissioned by IVP Ship Invest, a company belonging to Tennor Holding's owner, to deliver a GT 32,700-big ro-ro ship in a deal worth €140m.
The Norwegian Sea-Cargo will launch at the turn of the year a new route, linking the ports of Gothenburg, Stavanger, Bergen, Sunndal, Ålesund, and Świnoujście on a weekly basis.
On 25 November, Polferries's Mazovia and Unity Line's Skania called to the Swedish port's brand-new port area, completed with the help of EU funds after one and a half years of construction works.
The 60+ member-big initiative, led by the City of Helsinki, has been set up to assist organizations in improving their eco-performance and go beyond the current legislative requirements.