Thanks to the grant, the Swedish and Finnish ports, between which an EU Motorway of the Sea (MoS) runs, will carry out a joint project tasked with reducing ship-caused emissions as well as streamlining ferry operations.
Due to unsatisfactory volumes, the Paldiski-Hanko route has been terminated - for this reason Patria Seaways, the ferry serving the link, has been moved onto the Paldiski-Kapellskär service.
Stena Lagan and Stena Mersey will undergo lengthening, by 36 metres, in the Turkish Sedef shipyard in Tuzla, after which they'll be employed across the Nynäshamn-Ventspils service.
The shipping line has chartered, from Leomar RoRo, two ro-ro vessels, Fionia Sea and Jutlandia Sea, set to start plying in the company's colours as of January 2021.
The Swedish ferry company will replace Stena Baltica with Stena Nordica, which alongside Stena Vision and Stena Spirit will serve the route in question as of end-October.
The Gothenburg City Council has earmarked SEK1.2b (ca. €120m) for deepening the Port of Gothenburg's fairway, a sum matched by the Swedish Transport Administration, meaning that the project can now kick off.
The ro-pax, hailed as the world's most eco-friendly ferry, has been floated out by its shipbuilder, Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), which will now move onto the equipment assembly and interior work parts of the project.
The storing capacity of the port's Logistics Centre will be enlarged by 17 ha for stockpiling containers, including reefers, as well as for wind farm components.
