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Icebreaker Kontio to the Bothnian Bay as the season’s second icebreaker
Arctia’s icebreaker Kontio departed the icebreaker base in Helsinki as the Finnish icebreaking season’s second icebreaker on Saturday 29 December 2018. The vessel headed towards its initial operation area …
WATCH: ABB enables groundbreaking trial of remotely operated passenger ferry
Ice-class passenger ferry Suomenlinna II was remotely piloted through test area near Helsinki harbor, proving that human oversight of vessels from anywhere is achievable with today’s technologies
With this …
Rauma Marine Constructions and Tallink sign letter of intent for a new car and passenger ferry
AS Tallink Grupp and Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) have signed a letter of intent to build an environmentally friendly car and passenger ferry for the scheduled service between Tallinn …
EU supports the infrastructure developments on Tallinn-Helsinki maritime link TWIN-PORT with EUR 21.4 million
The ports of Tallinn and Helsinki together with the City of Helsinki and the passenger ship operators Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö Line obtained EUR 21.4 million EU funding within the 2017 CEF Transport Blending …
Finnlines starts new direct service between Helsinki and Aarhus
Finnlines is reshuffling its services between Denmark and Finland and provides as of 28 May, 2018 direct service between Helsinki and Aarhus (see also CruiseMapper).
There will also be a direct connection between Aarhus …
Icebreaker Voima heads to assist traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland
Arctia’s icebreaker Voima departed the icebreaker base in Helsinki as the Finnish icbreaking season’s fourth icebreaker on Wednesday 7 February 2018. The Voima assists shipping in the eastern part of the Gulf …
Helsinki Shipyard delivered the last of the series of four to SCF-Group
SCF-Group indicated their satisfaction to the cooperation with Arctech Helsinki Shipyard over the years. In the end of January the fourth vessel, NB 514, was handed over for SCF-Group. The vessel’s name giving …
The Port of Helsinki takes the top spot among European passenger ports
Helsinki is the number one general port for international freight traffic in Finland.
In 2017, Helsinki grew to become the busiest passenger port in Europe and possibly the entire world with 12.3 million passengers. …
Container ship Helsinki Bridge breaking free from mooring in Boston
The U.S. Coast Guard, along with Massport Fire Department, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police and port tugs responded to a containership that broke free from its mooring Wednesday at around 12:45 a.m LT …
Arctech starts construction of icebreaking (Arc7) tanker for Greek ship owner
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard started construction of an icebreaking (Arc7) tanker for Greek ship owner. Tanker will transport gas condensate from Yamal peninsula to Europe. Hull erection and keel laying ceremonies were held …