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28 February 2018

Is it possible to sail around the world on biofuels alone?

The European Commission is considering to launch a Horizon 2020 inducement prize for an existing ocean-going vessel sailing a round-the-world trip (o…

26 February 2018

The government wants state-owned vessels to become fossil free

The Swedish Government has instructed the Swedish Transport Administration to analyse the condition…

23 February 2018

Free safety training for people on board

Swedish organisation Skärgårdsredarna has launched a new theoretical training course, in basic safe…

09 February 2018

Automation and digitization in focus at the Transport Agency's shipping seminar

The fact that shipping is becoming increasingly digitized and autonomous is hardly anyone who quest…

31 January 2018

Deadline for Interreg call coming up

February 9 is the closing date for the first call of 2018 for Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak…

23 January 2018

Ocean renaissance for a healthier planet

The ocean is a prerequisite for life on earth, but despite that, we know more about the surface of…

17 January 2018

Instructor's role crucial in simulator-based training

It is not obvius how the skills of future seafarers evolve in built up environments for educational…

16 January 2018

Live: Soul of the Sea in the Age of the Algorithm

https://youtu.be/mku2UXAPRTI During an exciting afternoon, we invite you to a lecture by Dr. G…

12 January 2018

Maritime topics at Transportforum

With 86 different parallel sessions, this year’s Transport Forum, arranged by VTI, attracted over 1…

03 January 2018

Rolls-Royce part of Lighthouse trainee programme

Rolls Royce AB has entered the Lighthouse trainee program and thereby becomes another maritime work…

02 January 2018

No change in governmental R&D funds for the maritime sector

The Swedish Transport Administration shall invest at least 55 million SEK in research and innovatio…

29 December 2017

Gesa wants to improve the work environment of others

Meet the maritime researcher Gesa Praetorius. Gesa is a human factors expert currently employe…

28 December 2017

The trainee program brought Karolina to Korea

Back home from Korea, Karolina Malmek says that the Lighthouse trainee program makes her a better N…

20 December 2017

Drivers for Zero Emission Vessels 2030

If shipping shall contribute to the Paris Agreement*, to keep the global mean temperature increase…

18 December 2017

Masters programme in autonomous shipping in Finland

Novia, the largest Swedish-speaking university of applied sciences in Finland, plans to start a mas…

15 December 2017

Wallenius Marine part of Lighthouse trainee programme

In the coming season, Wallenius Marine participates in the Lighthouse trainee programme. The traine…

04 December 2017

Meet the maritime resarcher: Johannes Palm on snap loads and wave energy

Johannes Palm works with anchoring dynamics for floating wave power plants. Meet him in our intervi…

25 November 2017

Belief in roro when rolling goods by the sea was discussed

The roro sector is a small part of the entire shipping sector, but it is a shipping sector with an…

23 November 2017

Lighthouse study leads to Vinnova project for 4.5 MSEK

Lighthouse pre study "For improved ship optimization performance methods" has led to a project at S…

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