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 world's first autonomous robot exploration vessels for commercial purposes will feature Danfoss Editron's hybrid propulsion, power plant, control and energy management systems, as well as Volvo Penta's D8 MH variable speed engines.
Stena Line, Stena Rederi, Stena Recycling and its daughter company Batteryloop, the ports of Gothenburg and Kiel, and DNV GL have partnered to run an EU-backed project to investigate the re-use of Li-on batteries for charging ships during port calls.
The Norwegian rail freight haulier Cargonet has connected the Port of Gothenburg's Arken Intermodal Terminal with Oslo, running a 580 m-long train in both directions once per week.
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.
