The ferry & ro-ro line has introduced a new concept of shipping, both for freight & passengers, who can now choose to sail fully electric or with biofuel in place of fossil bunker.
The bunker, made from 100% waste and residue raw materials, is said to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 90% over the fuel's life cycle vs fossil diesel.
The shipping company from the Danish Skagen has received the first (in a series of five) tanker of the Hybrid Solution Plus class, with a deadweight of 15,000 and 14 segregations.
The two have signed a letter of intent to develop the Port of Hanko's Koverhar Harbour into an offshore wind energy (OWE) hub for the 250-turbine-big, 4,000-megawatt-strong Noatun Åland North OWE farm.
In a deal worth €1.3 billion, the Grimaldi Group has entrusted China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) with delivering nine brand-new ferries, six of the Next Generation Med and three of the Hansa Superstar class.
The Swedish shipping line has contracted the Finnish Norsepower to furnish the under-construction Stena Connecta (at Jinling Weihai Shipyard) with two 28-metre-tall and 4-in-diameter Rotor Sails.
Targeting the marine & aviation sectors as its customer base, the 40-megawatt green methanol production facility, to be erected in the Iiksenvaara industrial area in Joensuu, has received an investment grant of €60 million.
