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...Martin Carlsson at Stena Teknik who has been appointed the new chairman of the Lighthouse board. You’ve done quite a bit of work on onboard fire…

The role of nuclear power in shipping will be determined in the next decade, predicts New Report

Economically competitive, powerful, and resilient – this makes nuclear power a promising technology…

Transport Policy Goals Increasingly Difficult to Reach

Travel and Transport became cheaper while electrification slowed down. In its annual review of Swed…

Water Flooding Systems in Battery Packs Offer the Best Fire Protection for Smaller Electric Ferries

According to a new preliminary study from Lighthouse and the Swedish Transport Administration (Traf…

New Report Analyzes EU Maritime Research and Innovation

Over the past five years, nearly one billion euros have been invested in research and innovation ai…

New Concept Could Help Prevent Blackouts

A common reason for power system failures is wear on cables or degradation of insulation over time…

Andreas Bach New Director of Lighthouse

After the summer, Andreas Bach will take over as the new director of Lighthouse. He joins from RISE…

New Report: Hydrogen and Methane Fuel Mix Hardly an Option for Shipping

Fuel blends of hydrogen mixed with methane have been successfully tested in smaller combustion engi…

Ferry Controlled from Norway Sailed Across Riddarfjärden in Stockholm

Smaller electrified passenger ferries controlled from land could be a climate-smart and efficient a…

Satellite Takes Maritime Communication into Space

The future of maritime communication is here. VDES provides up to 32 times more bandwidth than toda…

Large language models can solve operational challenges

The integration of AI technologies, particularly large language models (LLMs), can not only solve t…

From ready to change – how social sustainability will be improved

Leadership training, mentorship programs for women, policy labs, and even an academy – the second p…

Now HullMASTER can fix ship hulls across europe

A couple of years ago, researchers at Chalmers demonstrated that shipowners using silicone-based pa…

In the future, the fairway will be created in real time

A large tanker, carrying hazardous cargo, is directed to a narrower and deeper corridor, while a sm…

New concept for hydrogen bunkering tested successfully

When the next generation of hydrogen-powered ferries in Gotland will be bunkered with hydrogen, the…

Sharing radar data can make icebreaking more efficient

Sharing radar data between ships and icebreakers can reduce fuel consumption, improve coordination…

26 February 2025

Virtual wires can improve safety and reduce staff shortages

Can a digital wire replace physical steering cables on ferries? Absolutely! In Finland, a concept h…

24 February 2025

Hub for operational ship data advances maritime transport

The PONTOS data hub provides operational ship data from 18 vessels. The idea behind the hub, which…

19 February 2025

New European Cooperation Platform for Inland Waterway Transport

The EU’s technology platform for maritime affairs, Waterborne, launched a new collaboration platfor…

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