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.
As of 13 August the company's ro-paxes Stena Gothica and Urd will also make a Thursday evening call to the Port of Karlskrona on their way from Latvia to Germany.
SilverRail, Snälltåget, and Airmee will use SEK100k granted by Vinnova, a research & development company set up by the Swedish government, to investigate the feasibility of introducing a rail service that combines cargo and passenger transportation between Stockholm and Malmö.
A 360 m-long, 60 m-wide, and 15 m-tall storage tent has been erected in what will ultimately be a 45k m2-big transshipment facility located in-between the port's container and ro-ro terminals.
After receiving a green light from the European Commission, the Swedish government has introduced a temporary support programme for the country's shipping industry.
