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Renewables
CorPower builds world’s largest wave energy test rig
Swedish company CorPower has completed the construction of the world’s largest wave energy test-rig at its Stockholm site. The two-year…
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Renewables
MMT awarded survey contract on French offshore wind project
Swedish marine survey specialist MMT, an Ocean Infinity company, has been awarded a contract by the French transmission grid operator…
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Tankers
Stena comes to the rescue of subsidiary Concordia Maritime
Stena, the parent of Stockholm-listed Concordia Maritime, has come up with a rescue package for its hard-hit product tanker subsidiary.…
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Europe
Wallenius in for up to six car carriers at CIMC Raffles
Wallenius Lines has signed for up to six car carriers with Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles. The 6,500 ceu ships will…
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Tech
Yara Marine buys Swedish fuel efficiency firm Lean Marine
Scandinavian scrubber manufacturer Yara Marine Technologies has purchased Lean Marine, a provider of software and hardware solutions for fuel-saving and…
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Tech
Alfa Laval and Wallenius to develop tech for wind-powered vessels
Alfa Laval, a Swedish engineering firm, is collaborating with its compatriot Wallenius Marine to develop wind propulsion technologies for cargo…
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Renewables
Fred Olsen Renewables and Vattenfall in Scottish offshore wind tie-up
Norwegian developer Fred Olsen Renewables, a subsidiary of Bonheur, has teamed up with Swedish utility Vattenfall to bid in the…
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Renewables
BASF takes 49.5% of Vattenfall’s Dutch offshore wind farm
Sweden’s Vattenfall has signed a contract with German chemicals firm BASF to sell 49.5% of its wind farm Hollandse Kust…
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Ports and Logistics
Gothenburg expands shoreside power to tankers
The Port of Gothenburg is extending its shoreside power network to its Energy Port. Auxiliary engines on tankers currently powered…
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Environment
Swedish owner celebrates achieving IMO’s 2050 goals three decades early
Swedish shipowner Furetank celebrated today achieving the International Maritime Organization’s 2050 climate goals 28 and a half years’ ahead of…
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Tech
Stockholm Norvik Port begins testing of smart navigation marker
A new, futuristic navigation marker has been installed in the fairway leading to Stockholm Norvik Port, Sweden, and will undergo…
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Tankers
Energifonden Maritime swoops for LR2 tanker
Sweden’s Energifonden Maritime has recently taken delivery of an LR2 aframax vessel. The vessel has been renamed . The takeover…
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Tech
Volvo Penta acquires control of marine battery pioneer ZEM
Gothenburg-based Volvo Penta has purchased a majority shareholding in the Norwegian marine battery and electric driveline solutions supplier ZEM, widely…
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Tankers
Stena Bulk charters in pair of newbuild MR tankers
Swedish shipowner Stena Bulk is taking two scrubber-fitted newbuild MR tankers on a long-term time charter from Japanese partners. The…
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Bunkering
Swedish firm presses ahead with e-methanol plant
Liquid Wind has closed its Series A funding round, securing €4M ($4.9m) in equity investment. Investors in the e-methanol facility…
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Offshore
Reach Subsea awarded several new contracts
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has been awarded new call-off contracts, two under one of its frame agreements and one in…
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Renewables
Hexicon buys renewable energy test site in Cornwall
Stockholm-based floating offshore wind developer Hexicon has struck a deal with local authorities to acquire the Wave Hub offshore renewable…
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Bunkering
Falkor and Liquid Wind to set up e-methanol facilities in France
French low-carbon investment firm Falkor is looking to produce e-methanol in France and Southern Europe, which will be used as…
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Renewables
Gigawatt-scale offshore wind plan unveiled in Sweden
Zephyr Vind, a Swedish outfit of Norwegian wind power player Zephyr is planning a gigawatt-scale offshore wind project in Sweden…
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Containers
Sweden’s first inland shipping shuttle service gets underway
Scandinavian countries are pressing ahead with ever greater numbers of inland container services as governments push for the movement of…
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