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27 February 2017

SMTF about to become part of RISE

Swedish Marine Technology Forum proposed to become a network within the governmental research institute RISE. A decision will be taken at the annual…

24 February 2017

Water - unexplored urban space?

On February 9, CLOSER and Lighthouse, along with projects EMMA and NOKS, arranged a seminar on regi…

21 February 2017

Unique demo display of container transport along Göta Älv

On March 7, Avatar Logistics show how containers can be transported along Göta Älv (Göta river) ins…

20 February 2017

Maritime and air transport costs to be mapped

The Swedish government has given the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) a…

20 February 2017

New CEO for Swedish Shipowners' Association

Rikard Engström will be new CEO for the Swedish Shipowners' Association. After more than three y…

09 February 2017

New Lighthouse study: The waterway - the intermodal piece of the puzzle

The transport systems need improvement. Obvious problems are pollution and other adverse environmen…

08 February 2017

Video from the seminar: The future for regional and local waterways (in Swedish)

From Thursday 9 February at 10 you can follow the seminar The future for regional and local waterwa…

26 January 2017

R&I call: 45 MSEK for energy efficient projects within the transport sector

The Swedish Energey Agency invites applications within the program Energy efficiency in the transpo…

26 January 2017

Right kind of light gives better rest for crew

Getting enough sleep is a challenge for many people. For seafarers whose work does not follow the n…

24 January 2017

Slow steaming difficult for RoRo / RoPax

The issue of speed is more complex for RoRo/RoPax vessels than other segments. Researchers from Sc…

13 January 2017

Swedish government looks into the Rotterdam rules

The Swedish government has appointed a investigator to find out whether Sweden should accede to the…

13 January 2017

Transportforum from a maritime viewpoint

The 34th edition of Transportforum offered 94 different scientific sessions covering all modes of t…

13 January 2017

OECD: Port of Gothenburg in need of investments

The International Transport Forum released in January a new study on the impact of mega-ships on th…

12 January 2017

Three questions to previous Lighthouse trainees

31 January is the last day to apply to the Lighthouse trainee programme. Here are some advice from…

10 January 2017

Zero dead within professional shipping in Sweden 2016

No one was killed in the Swedish professional shipping in 2016. It shows preliminary statistics fro…

09 January 2017

Governmental R&D funds remains the same for the maritime sector in 2017

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

03 January 2017

Action and commitment needed for increased inland waterway shipping

It's possible to carry more freight by sea in Sweden. But the competition from road and rail is har…

21 December 2016

Applying Ergonomics in Ship Design for Safer Shipping

It's important to take the crew into consideration when designing new ships. If ship design is not…

19 December 2016

Apply to Lighthouse trainee programme

The Swedish maritime industry join forces to put together the best trainee programme for newly grad…

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