In 2016, the Finnish Government has committed itself to co-finance the Kvarken transport project (ferry link between the cities of Vaasa and Umeå). The Government has now amended the budget for 2018, and this includes EUR 10 million for the development and the continuity of the existing ferry...
Helsinki, Finland and Tokyo, Japan – 24 October 2018 – NAPA, the leading maritime software, services and data analysis provider today announced that it has signed an agreement with MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.) to provide performance analysis and reporting for 80 of MOL’s time-chartered bulk carriers with NAPA Fleet Intelligence.
NAPA Fleet Intelligence combines NAPA’s naval architectural expertise and proprietary data modelling with open source data and MOL’s own reports to produce...
Shipowners are misinterpreting digitalisation as an additional cost, argues one of Europe’s greatest maritime digital advocates in an exclusive interview with Maritime CEO today. Roger Holm, currently president of Wärtsilä’s marine solutions, will lead Wärtsilä Marine Business, when the Finnish...
https://splash247.com/wartsila-why-digitalisation-should-not-be-seen-as-an-additional-cost/
Finland is trying to reduce GHG emissions from shipping and establish measures for reducing these emissions from next year. The program will aim to reduce emissions as soon as possible and preferably before 2023.
According to Minister of Transport and Communication Anne Berner, the negotiations on actions for reducing emissions must be initiated the soonest, and if possible in 2019.
For this reason, the actions include short-term measures for cutting emissions, starting at the earliest before...
https://safety4sea.com/finland-develops-action-plan-to-reduce-shipping-emissions/
Finnish shipowner Containerships has signed a preliminary agreement with China’s CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the construction of an additional two 1,400 teu LNG-powered containerships. Containerships currently has four boxships of the same type under construction at the yard....
https://splash247.com/containerships-adds-two-more-lng-powered-boxships-at-huangpu-wenchong/
Finnish maritime technology group Wärtsilä has decided to reorganise into two business areas, Wärtsilä Marine Business and Wärtsilä Energy Business, covering both new sales and services for the respective markets. With this change, Wärtsilä aims to deliver increased value to its customers by better...
https://splash247.com/wartsila-splits-marine-and-energy-businesses/
Marcus Höglund, Foreship Senior Vice President Engineering Services,
Naval architecture, design and marine engineering specialist Foreship has transferred a senior member of its management team in Finland to head its Seattle operation, in a move aiming to expand West Coast activities and provide a new focus for its US cruise ship customer base.
Marcus Höglund, Foreship Senior Vice President Engineering Services, will take up a position as Head of Operations North America, Foreship LLC with effect...
The Finnish Transport Safety Agency (TRAFI) requires vessels whose keel was laid before 1 September 2003 to comply with the minimum power requirement of the current Finnish ice class rules when they reach the age of 20, according to a regulatory update by DNV GL.
The vessel can only keep its current Baltic ice class when the installed engine power complies with the minimum requirement. This engine power requirement is higher than the one which the vessel had originally been designed with.
However,...
https://safety4sea.com/finnish-ice-class-rules-review-requirements-for-ships-reaching-age-20/