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… Johan Woxenius, professor of shipping economics & logistics at Gothenburg University and a member of the Lighthouse program committee. As an "e…

Network for lightweight constructions to support Swedish industry

They reduce fuel consumption, are gentle on the environment and last longer. Interest in lightweigh…

Authorities: shipping needs incentives

Policies and incentives are too few to reduce the climate impact of shipping. According to a contr…

Ammonia must be green and powerful

According to a new report from British Royal Society, ammonia can make shipping climate neutral. Bu…

Hello Åsa Burman!

Lighthouse has now run the Swedish Transport Administration's industry program for one year and on…

20 February 2020

Focusing on lighter, more efficient and safer hulls

An optimized hull design can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 20 percent. But how is it bes…

18 February 2020

LNG - no permanent solution, but important transition fuel

The climate benefit of converting shipping to natural gas is non-existent, a report and following n…

13 February 2020

Oil kills more

Oil is not only a major climate threat - it also kills more people than renewable fuels, natural ga…

07 February 2020

Pre-study on ammonia completed – continues as a research project

Ammonia has recently emerged as perhaps the hottest candidate to become the marine fuel of the futu…

04 February 2020

Will promote Swedish interests in the EU

Last autumn, Lighthouse and the Swedish Transport Administration formed a reference group to promot…

24 January 2020

Green shipping reduces freight costs

Investments in sustainable technologies would not only reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of shipp…

21 January 2020

No biofuel breakthrough yet

Tankers on biofuels? If shipowners and cargo owners collaborate, share costs and choose the right f…

17 January 2020

Unexpectedly high price tag on emissions

Shipping’s emissons of toxic substances and it’s contributions to eutrophication in the Baltic Sea…

15 January 2020

Unnecessary emissions

If all goods transported by road through Skåne are transported on water instead, between 4 and 11 p…

08 January 2020

One fatal accident last year

One person was killed as a result of an accident in the Swedish shipping industry last year. A tota…

08 January 2020

Smarter ships require new rules

Fewer accidents, greater efficiency and less environmental impact. The potential of smart ships is…

16 December 2019

Young Swedish sailors die more often than others in cardiovascular disease

Men under the age of 46 who work on deck or engine departments are at increased risk of dying of ca…

13 December 2019

He got his career kickstarted

Three companies, three different organizational cultures and three weeks in China. The Lighthouse t…

11 December 2019

The climate is prioritized

Shipping is usually a mode of transport with little environmental impact. But not always. Therefore…

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