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.
A total of €10m has been granted to the ports of Helsinki and Tallinn within the TWIN-PORT IV project, while €3.3m has been allocated for the Hansalink II initiative carried out together with Lübeck, plus €900k for fitting the Hernesaari harbour with onshore power supply (OPS).
The state-owned Operail has received clearance from the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency to provide rail cargo services across the country's network.
Because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on the cruise industry, the Ålandian shipping company, running since 1971, has decided to terminate its operations.
Norsepower together with SEA-CARGO has developed a tiltable version of its rotor sail, two of which will be installed on the latter's side door ro-ro SC Connector.
The ferry line has become the first shipping company in the world to have its capability to manage and prevent infection risks verified in line with the My Care methodology.
The company has signed a contract with the China Merchants Jinling shipyard (CMJL) for the approval and detail design of Finnlines' brand-new hybrid ferries.
ESL Shipping's dry bulker Viikki, usually running on liquefied natural gas, has been tank truck-fuelled with liquefied biogas (LBG), supplied by Gasum, in the Port of Raahe.
