Sweden
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Operations
Swedish authorities move to tow fire-ravaged bulker to Gothenburg port
Swedish authorities are discussing next steps for the fire-ravaged German bulker located south of the small island of Vinga. According…
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Operations
Swedish firefighters hampered by high winds in operation to douse stricken ship carrying timber
Swedish firefighters have had a busy weekend trying to contain a blaze which erupted on a Liberian-flagged ship carrying logs…
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Offshore
Stena Drilling emerges behind Samsung drillship buy
Stena Drilling, a subsidiary of Sweden’s Stena, has emerged as the European owner behind last week’s stock market announcement from…
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Operations
Alfa Laval and Wallenius target wind-powered car carrier by 2025
Swedish companies Alfa Laval and Wallenius have taken the next step towards bringing the Oceanbird wind power solutions from concept…
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Renewables
Asso.subsea seals Danish wind farms deal with Vattenfall
Greek offshore services player Asso.subsea has been awarded a contract by Sweden’s Vattenfall for the transportation, installation, protection and commissioning…
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Tankers
Concordia Maritime appoints new CEO as Ullman retires
Stena Line’s head of sustainability, Erik Lewenhaupt, will take over as chief executive of Concordia Maritime, succeeding Kim Ullman (pictured),…
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Offshore
Solstad Offshore seals two-year CSV deal with MMT
Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a charter contract by MMT Sweden, a subsidiary of Ocean Infinity, for the…
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Ports and Logistics
Hydrogen production facility planned for Gothenburg port
The Port of Gothenburg and Norwegian energy company Statkraft are planning to construct a hydrogen production facility at the port,…
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Environment
Stena gets into the methanol retrofit business
Swedish shipowning group Stena has joined forces with Swiss-based methanol producer Proman to jointly develop a methanol retrofit and supply…
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Offshore
MMT appoints interim CEO
Swedish marine survey specialist MMT, an Ocean Infinity company, has appointed Sara Båth-Dahlström as the company’s new CEO. Båth-Dahlström, who…
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Environment
Ikea called out for its role in shipping emissions
Climate activists are demanding Dutch-based homeware giant Ikea to transition to zero-emissions cargo shipping vessels by 2030. Members and climate…
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Tankers
MSEA Group, Arkview Capital and Scorpio Tankers form JV to acquire methanol pioneer Marinvest
MSEA Group, Arkview Capital and Scorpio Tankers have set up joint venture company called Clean Sea Transport to acquire Marinvest…
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Gas
Stena Power and Global Energy Storage team up to identify LNG projects
Stena Power and LNG Solutions, a subsidiary of Stena AB, and Global Energy Storage (GES), a developer and operator of…
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Tankers
Concordia Maritime passes key hurdle on road to recovery
Concordia Maritime has entered into binding agreements with lending banks regarding new loan terms and conditions for eight of the…
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Renewables
Macquarie’s GIG acquires Swedish offshore wind project
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired the rights for the Kattegatt offshore wind farm from Agrivind in Sweden. Situated…
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Dry Cargo
ESL Shipping contracts Indian yard for series of electric hybrid vessels
AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of ESL Shipping, part of the Aspo Group, will build a series of six electric…
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Gas
Stena unveils integrated power barge solution
Stena Power & LNG Solutions has introduced an integrated power barge (IPB) that incorporates LNG receiving, storage, regasification and distribution,…
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Europe
Swedish Maritime Administration to receive funding boost
Sweden’s government has announced that it will boost the annual budget of the Swedish Maritime Administration by SEK45m ($5.24m) per…
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Containers
Ikea goes from flat-packed boxes to steel containers in bid to ease shipping crunch
The king of the flat-packed box has bought its own containers and become the latest major retailer to reveal it…
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Tankers
Concordia Maritime buys back and offloads tanker pair
Stena-backed Concordia Maritime has sold two of its 2015-built IMOIIMAX tankers, Stena Image and Stena Important, to a Chinese leasing…
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