The 5G Momentum project group, an organisation that recognizes Finnish innovators in the field of the next generation wireless technology for digital cellular networks, has chosen the Port Oulu Smarter digitalisation project as the winner.
The engine manufacturer Scania and the inland ferry operator Blidösundsbolaget have converted the 1937-built passenger vessel for either joint diesel-electric or purely electric operations.
The Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) shipyard and Aalto University will jointly work on developing technologies that can improve the environmental and safety aspects of seafaring.
The Danish port, together with the also Danish shipping company Molslinjen, will set up an onshore power supply facility at the currently under construction Østhavnen ferry terminal.
The German Baltic seaport has commissioned Siemens to set up another onshore power supply (OPS) facility, expected to come online within the 2020 cruise ship season.
The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at tightening their cooperation so as to contribute to the marine industry's ongoing digital transformation.
The Finnish company will take part in the ShipFC project the aim of which is to install a 2MW-big ammonia fuel cell on-board one of Eidesvik's offshore vessels.
Unity Line has chosen the Swedish Nowhere Networks as a strategic supplier of high-speed Internet connection on-board its ferries Polonia and Skania sailing between Świnoujście and Ystad.
Rainmaking, a corporate innovation and venture development firm, has matched Cargotec, HHLA, Inmarsat, Shell, and Wärtsilä with a total of eight start-ups through its Trade & Transport Impact Programme.
