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.
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 German ferry line has entrusted the Swedish tech-company with supplying Internet access to its fleet serving the Trelleborg-Travemünde-Rostock and Trelleborg-Świnoujście routes.
The shipping line has recently introduced the Scandinavian Shuttle Service, which connects the ports of Hamburg, Fredericia, Helsingborg, Halmstad, and Gothenburg on a weekly basis.
The Seattle-based company is readying to launch its e-commerce business in Sweden and will do so through a 15k m2-big warehouse located in the Eskilstuna Logistics Park and which will be managed by Kuehne + Nagel.
Following Norway's ban on cruise shipping with over 100 passengers on-board, TUI Cruises has decided to send its Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 to the Baltic.
