The first in a series of three brand-new ro-ros has been launched at the Chinese Nanjing Jinling Shipyard and is expected to connect Finland with the Bay of Biscay at the turn of the year.
The first delivery of liquefied natural gas (LBG) took place on 1 April - from a plant in Turku to Helsinki where it was used to bunker the gas-run patrol vessel Turva.
The Finnish Turku-based ship owner wants to create a hybrid ship to serve lake, canal, and sea feeder traffic, at the same time being 100% climate-neutral thanks to sailing on sustainably produced bio-oil and electricity stored in batteries.
By combining rail and sea transport, DB Cargo Eurasia is testing an alternative route from China to Finland to the current setup that sees trains passing the Buslovskaya-Vainikkala border between Russia and Finland.
The Lübeck Port Authority (LPA), the terminal operator Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG), and the Port of Helsinki have received a €3.4m-big grant from the EU's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for greening their operations.
The IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sintef, the University of Iceland, Stena Rederi, and Powercell Sweden have initiated a new study on how hydrogen and fuel cells compare to other alternative fuels for sea shipping.
The Finnish-Swedish ferry line has already been using, since 2017, AecorLink's long-distance shore-to-ship, satellite-free Internet connection on-board Wasa Express.
