The Australian state-owned TT-Line Company, holder of the ferry brand Spirit of Tasmania, has decided to relocate the building of its two new ro-paxes from Germany to Finland.
The Finnish-Swedish ferry line has subscribed to the Sustainable Actions for Innovative and Low-Impact Shipping (SAILS) Initiative for Good Practices in Maritime Transport for the Protection of the Marine and Coastal Environment.
The Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard and Aalto University will jointly work on developing technologies that can improve the environmental and safety aspects of seafaring.
The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at tightening their cooperation so as to contribute to the marine industry's ongoing digital transformation.
The Finnish company, the biggest dry bulk operator in the country, has signed an agreement with the Port of HaminaKotka following which the Mussalo Bulk Terminal will be upgraded with new facilities.
The Finnish company will take part in the ShipFC project the aim of which is to install a 2MW-big ammonia fuel cell on-board one of Eidesvik's offshore vessels.
Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and venture development firm, has matched Cargotec, HHLA, Inmarsat, Shell, and Wärtsilä with a total of eight start-ups through its Trade & Transport Impact Programme.
The Finnish company will supply all the main equipment for the also Finnish shipping company whose ro-los are being constructed at the Chinese WuHu Shipyard.
The four short sea 1A ice class 5,800 dwt-big lo-lo gas-run ships, currently under construction at the Chinese WuHu Shipyard, will feature a host of technologies developed by the Finnish company.
