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Gasum and Wasaline Partner for FuelEU Maritime Pooling Solution
Gasum, a Nordic energy company, is collaborating with Wasaline to develop the first large-scale commercial FuelEU Maritime pooling service. This initiative aims to help conventional fuel vessels comply with stringent European Union emission regulations. The pooling service will allow shipping...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/gasum-and-wasaline-partner-for-fueleu-maritime-pooling-solution/
Climate Compensation Gains Popularity at Wasaline
Wasaline introduced a carbon offset option in June 2024, which has seen significant uptake, particularly among Swedish travellers, with over 1,500 choosing to offset their travel emissions. The proceeds are used to power the ship with biogas, enhancing its sustainability. Wasaline aims to reduce...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/climate-compensation-gains-popularity-at-wasaline/
Wasaline introduces voluntary climate compensation also for passengers
Passengers on the Vaasa-Umeå route can now opt to compensate for their journey by paying a nominal voluntary fee. Wasaline aims to reduce its climate footprint by at least 5% annually and achieve climate neutrality in Kvarken by 2030. Operating with biogas and batteries has made the journey climate...
New ultra-low emissions Wärtsilä 31DF cuts methane slip
Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its Wärtsilä 31DF engine, first introduced in 2015. When operating on LNG, this new version of the dual fuel engine can further reduce methane emissions on a 50% load point by up to 56% and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by up to 86%. On a weighted average, the engine’s new technology can reduce methane emissions by 41% more than the standard Wärtsilä 31DF engine, which is claimed to already have the lowest emission levels on the...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/new-ultra-low-emissions-wartsila-31df-cuts-methane-slip/
Record-Breaking Summer for Wasaline
Wasaline continues to show record figures in traffic between Vaasa (Finland) and Umeå (Sweden). Up: passenger and vehicle volumes. Down: freight volumes, due to the economic downturn. +7% passengers (67,029) in July 2023 +12.5% passengers in H1, 2023 +16.4% cars (17,625) in July 2023 +28.2% buses...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/record-breaking-summer-for-wasaline/
Eckerö Linjen increased passenger volumes – steadily back to pre-covid figures
The number of guests who travelled in 2022 between Eckerö and Grisslehamn is much higher than the year before, and is about 82% of the passenger volume in pre-covid year 2019. From 1 July 2022, all entry restrictions from Sweden to Åland were also removed, which meant that many Swedes again booked...
Record year for Wasaline: strong growth continues in all segments
AURORA BOTNIA carried 267,757 passengers between Vaasa and Umeå in 2022. The year was a success in many ways: +149% increase in passenger volume +11.5% increase in transported tonnes +4.4% cargo units +126% increase in transported passenger vehicles +14% departures of AURORA BOTNIA +78.6% turnover...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/record-year-for-wasaline-strong-growth-continues-in-all-segments/
LNG-powered Aurora Botnia slashes Wasaline’s CO2 emissions
The Finnish–Swedish ferry operator Wasaline has been able to cut its CO2 emissions in half […]
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