Ahola moves wind turbine components to start the season
Finnish project logistics and heavy transport specialist, Ahola Special, part of the Ahola Group, has picked up wind turbine components to start the new season with. The company said that its new job is to...Read more
Evaporators take a trip to the Port of Mäntyluoto
Two evaporators have been taken on a journey across Finland through a route totalling 664 kilometres before embarking on their journey to Sweden and Uruguay. The road section of the journey was handled by the Finnish...Read more
Heavy transport specialist takes a 250-ton scrubber for a ride
Silvasti, a Finnish heavy transport company, delivered a scrubber from Savonlinna to the port of Hamina, in southeastern Finland. The cargo was moved on a 20-axle modular trailer with the aid of a pusher truck,...Read more
GAC acquires Norra Skeppningsgruppen
The ESL Shipping subsidiary, Norra Skeppningsgruppen (NSG), is the second Swedish ship agency acquired by GAC Group this year. The transfer was completed 1 December 2022.Read more
Finneco II vessels baptised
The MS Finneco II was baptised by Mrs Elina Haapasaari, representing the Port of Helsinki. This ceremony took place on 20 September 2022, in Vuosaari Harbour. After this third and last baptism, all three new...Read more
UTC Overseas delivers 880,000-pound Mantsinen machine
Mantsinen partnered with UTC Overseas, BBC Chartering, and SMH Group-US to deliver a Mantsinen 300 rubber tire gantry machine fully assembled and tested from the Port of Rauma in Finland to Jacksonville, Florida’s Keystone Terminals.Read more
Finneco I baptised in Finland
Following the baptism of the Finneco II hybrid ro-ro vessel, Finnlines has baptised its sister ship, the Finneco I. The ceremony took place in Vuosaari Harbour on 13 September 2022.Read more
Finnlines christens its first hybrid RoRo vessel
The Helsinki-based maritime transportation company, Finnlines, has officially named their first new hybrid RoRo vessel, the Fineco III. The ceremony took place in Vuosaari Harbour, on Finland’s southern coast, on 6 September 2022.Read more
Caravelle III museum aircraft transported from Sweden to Finland
A Caravelle III aircraft arrived in Naantali, southwestern Finland, as a unique cargo shipment. The aircraft had been waiting at the Stockholm Arlanda airport for scrapping. It will now be renovated and exposed at Turku...Read more
Mammoet removes Rolls Royce from cruise ship
Mammoet offloaded an antique 1934 Rolls Royce Saloon, from a Carnival cruise ship, the Carnival Ecstasy, while it was docked in Mobile, Alabama, in the United States.Read more
EMS-Fehn-Group and Wallenius Sol deliver 16 wind turbines to Puskakorpi
Logistics supplier EMS-Fehn-Group and Wallenius Sol have collaborated in the delivery of sixteen 1,090-tonne wind turbine towers for the Puskakorpi wind farm. The components were transported from Lübeck, Germany to Oulu, in Western Finland. Read more
ESL is first shipping company to use Neste’s co-processed marine fuel
The Finnish company, ESL Shipping has turned to Neste’s new Marine 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its vessels.Read more
Wärtsilä Hybrid Propulsion System will future-proof 11 new Eastern Pacific PCTC vessels
Finnish technology corporation Wärtsilä will supply Singapore-based group, Eastern Pacific Shipping, with hybrid propulsion systems for eleven new Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels.Read more
Critical Metals and the Port of Rauanheimo partner for bulk operations
The Australian Critical Metals group has chosen the Finnish port operator Rauanheimo, to handle bulk material flows related to their vanadium recovery project, a joint-venture with Neometals. Read more
Konecranes discussing temporary lay-offs of up to 2,000 employees
EquipmentCrane manufacturer Konecranes has started talks with Finnish works councils to discuss temporary lay-offs of up to 90 days. The talks cover Konecranes’ entire Finnish operation which has some 2,000 employees in total. Many of Konecranes’...Read more
Meriaura adds coaster to fleet
ShortseaPRESS RELEASE – Meriaura Shipping has added a new ship to its fleet, the 4,450 dwt M/V Friendland. According to the company, the vessel has a favourable dead weight/volume ratio (7200 m3) and is, therefore,...Read more
Wallenius SOL links Wärtsilä directly to Antwerp
Starting November 2019, Wallenius SOL will include the in Finland in its regular liner service between the Baltic Sea and Belgium. The service expansion is made by possible through a long-term co-operation with technology company...Read more