The dry bulk operator has taken over a 26k m2-big, 12.5 m-tall, and fitted with six overhead cranes property that earlier served as a gas pipeline coating facility.
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.
ABB Marine & Ports has provided the ferry with the necessary equipment to connect to an onshore power supply facility in the Port of Tallinn (also installed by ABB - five in total across Old City Harbour's piers).
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.
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 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.
Gasum has secured a contracted with Celsa Armeringsstål, a manufacturer of reinforced steel, for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG), plus setting up a customer terminal.
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 company has decided to withdraw from its plans to operate the route in question over the coming autumn and winter months as passengers started cancelling their bookings due to fear of imminent travel restrictions.
