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22 December 2022

Mental illness in shipping lower than expected

According to a pre-study from Lighthouse and the Swedish Transport Administration, one in ten in the maritime sector seeks treatment for mental ill...

20 December 2022

The freight transport strategy is appreciated but ineffective

The objective of bringing about a transfer from road to shipping and rail has not been met. This ...

19 December 2022

No smaller vessels in Emissions Trading System

Smaller ships below 5,000 gross tons will not be included in the EU ETS - the EU's emissions trad...

15 December 2022

Suggesting new financial instruments for electric shipping

Electrification in Swedish shipping can be increased. Therefore, Transport analyses proposes new ...

12 December 2022

Big data can improve fire safety

Fire sensors are not enough. With the help of big data, for example information from machinery, c...

09 December 2022

New strategy to reduce shipping emissions

Increase energy efficiency, create an infrastructure for alternative fuels, regulate more tightly...

01 December 2022

EU agrees preliminary ETS deal for shipping

The Commission, Parliament and Council of Ministers have reached a preliminary agreement on shipp...

14 November 2022

The funding for maritime education will be doubled

According to the Government the educations of naval officers is of crucial importance for strengt...

10 November 2022

Green shipping corridors require greater commitment

The interest is there. In many places also the potential. But if green shipping corridors are to ...

09 November 2022

New pre-study: lightweight composites have an obvious place in future shipping

They reduce fuel consumption and last a long time. Even so, the use of fiber composites in ship s...

31 October 2022

Ammonia winning shipping’s future fuel race

Ammonia accounts for 45 percent of the world's marine fuel in 2050. This is predicted by the Inte...

25 October 2022

Swedish maritime research is strong but could have a better impact

Both maritime research and railway research have developed strongly in the last ten years, while ...

21 October 2022

Eight new incentives are proposed for shipping's climate transition

The EU is leading the way and the IMO will hopefully hang on. But what can Sweden do to spe...

20 October 2022

Transfer from road to sea requires deeper cooperation

The transfer of freight transport from road to shipping is going slow. According to a new study, ...

14 October 2022

Dirty water from ships' exhaust gas treatment is dumped into the sea

Dirty water released from the ships' exhaust gas purification system, the so-called scrubber, acc...

13 October 2022

The Swedish-flagged fleet must grow

The country's ability to support itself in times of crisis is threatened, the knowledge of shippi...

13 October 2022

Hydrogen catamaran traffics Gotland in 2030

Gotland hydrocat, that's the name of Gotlandsbolaget's new concept vessel, a fast-moving hydrogen...

13 October 2022

How the Swedish shipping is affected by the war in Ukraine

The Ukraine war has not had any direct impact on Swedish shipping, but the sanctions against Russ...

13 October 2022

Increased investment in maritime research successful

In April 2019, the government doubled the allocation to the Swedish Transport Administration's sh...

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