Baltic Transport Journal

The shipping arm of Idemitsu Kosan, a Japanese petroleum company, will see two of its new very large crude carriers (VLCC; to be built by Japan Marine United Corporation and …

CINEA has selected the project - a joint proposal by the Municipality of Norrköping and the ports of Norrköping and Södertälje - to proceed to the final grant agreement phase …

CIS Liepaja, an umbrella organisation gathering Norwegian and Latvian companies, and Vindr Latvia, a developer of onshore wind energy projects, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore long-term energy …

The Estonian company, tasked with managing 18 cargo & passenger harbours throughout the country, has picked the Norwegian firm's cloud-based Port Management Information System (PMIS) to digitalise its operations. The …

The French LNG & bioLNG solutions provider has coordinated the liquefaction of biomethane, supplied by Cargill, and subsequent transfer of it from KN Energies' FSRU Independence in the Port of …

The 50/50 JV of EDP Renewables and ENGIE has secured around €2.0 billion for the construction & operation of its first offshore wind energy farm in the Baltic, the 364/390-megawatt …

The chemical & bio-oil company from Piteå has grown with 100,000 cubic metres of tank storage in the Port of Hamina, upping its total capacity across Estonia, Finland, and Sweden …

China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng has delivered the third 15,000-deadweight tanker, Tern Dal, to the Skagen-based shipping company, which will long-term charter her to Neste. The 147 by 22-metre …

The Riga-based manufacturer will soon see two of its double jib level luffing cranes sail fully assembled out of the Port of Riga on board one of BigLift's vessels with …

The Mariehamn-based shipping company has purchased for its subsidiary Trailer-Link the ro-ro Transporter from Eckerö Shipping (also seated in the Ålandic town). The 1,263-lane metre freighter is chartered by DFDS …

Fredericia Shipping, Associated Danish Ports (ADP), and APM Terminals have launched Fredericia Container Terminal (FCT), a JV that will operate the box handling facilities in Fredericia and Taulov. Following ADP's …

Baltic Hub has officially signed & sealed the construction of its latest 36.4-hectare expansion, adding 1.5 million of yearly TEU handling capacity after 36 months of works. "The project involved …

The cement producer Nuh Çimento saw the installation of the 124-tonne lifting capacity portal slewing crane at its 5.0-million-tonne/year Hereke port in the Gulf of İzmit. The new machinery, with …

The Swedish shipping line has been entrusted with exports of premium paperboard from Holmen's mill in Iggesund. Shipments will be delivered to Kiel, a new seaport in Wallenius SOL's network. …

Slated for commissioning in December 2025, the port-located Pet Science Develop factory will produce 10 thousand tonnes of quality dog & cat food in the first phase, up to 20kt/year …

Baltic Hub has officially signed & sealed the construction of its latest 36.4-hectare expansion, adding 1.5 million of yearly TEU handling capacity after 36 months of works. "The project involved …

Hutchison Ports' Gdynia Container Terminal (GCT) has handled six million 20-foot containers since the facility kicked off its operations in the Polish seaport in 2006. Moreover, GCT is on its …

DORACO has been entrusted with constructing a new jetty, named W, in an investment worth PLN455 million (around €108m) that will increase the Port of Gdańsk's capacity of handling liquids …

By becoming one of the 11 national industrial parks, Aalborg will be part of the new 'red-carpet scheme,' ensuring faster and more streamlined permitting for manufacturing companies. Businesses will have …

Slated for commissioning in December 2025, the port-located Pet Science Develop factory will produce 10 thousand tonnes of quality dog & cat food in the first phase, up to 20kt/year …

The Port of Tallinn and the Ports of Stockholm have penned a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting sustainable and fossil fuel-free maritime activities between Estonia and Sweden. One of …

The Swedish ferry company will acquire NLC Ferry, operating under the Wasaline banner, from Kvarken Link (owned 50/50 by the cities of Umeå and Vaasa). As such, Stena Line will …

The brand-new ferry of the Australian TT-Line Company has left her shipbuilders at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and is sailing towards her home port in Devonport. Once in the Southern …

GRK Sverige has been entrusted with setting up the new piled structure, featuring four dolphins, which will enable the Swedish seaport to handle more liquids - in volume and in …

The Turkish Cemre Shipyard has bid farewell to the hybrid ferry that, after around 18 days of sailing, will reach the Baltic, where she'll, after final works in Svendborg and …

The company has commissioned three brand-new storage tanks for liquid fuels, 150,000 cubic metres overall, making its facility in Dębogórze the biggest one in Poland with a capacity of over …

The company's terminal in the Port of Cuxhaven is growing with 19 hectares of waterfront and 600 metres of quay wall - and an LHM 600 mobile harbour crane to …

The Swedish ferry line and the Danish municipality have signed an agreement thanks to which the former will operate the ferry part of the Port of Frederikshavn for the next …

The under-construction Madrid-Vicálvaro Intermodal Terminal has received the first of three automated rail-mounted gantries (A-RMG) from the Riga-based crane manufacturer. The machinery, spanning 36 metres and having a cantilever length …

Eckerö Line's ferry will be retrofitted with a battery pack during her early 2026 dry-dock, an investment that's expected to cut the ship's yearly bunker consumption by around 3.0% (some …

The Ports of Stockholm have invested in a bonded storage facility, offering both heated & insulated (1,300 m2) and insulated sections (1,700 m2). The bonded part has been adapted to …

The transaction includes crane and material handling services at the ports of Kaskinen, Kemi, and Oulu. As part of the agreement, the personnel involved in Havator's port operations will transfer …

At the beginning of November 2025, Lakeway Express will be joined by her sister ship Mistral on the 22-hour route in question, enabling round-trip Monday-through-Friday departures. The 153-metre long Mistral, …

The Swedish ferry line and the Danish municipality have signed an agreement thanks to which the former will operate the ferry part of the Port of Frederikshavn for the next …

The Royal Caribbean Group has secured the right to construct vessels at the Finnish shipyard through 2036, confirming the order of Icon 5 plus an option for two other Icon-class …

The Ports of Stockholm have invested in a bonded storage facility, offering both heated & insulated (1,300 m2) and insulated sections (1,700 m2). The bonded part has been adapted to …

In the start-up's first commercial development partnership, its terminal operating system designed for small and mid-sized terminals has been implemented at Lehmann Group's Cargo-Terminal Lehmann (CTL) in the Port of …

Ferus Smit's shipyard in Westerbroek saw the launch of Kolland, the fifth in a series of six freighters designed for trading through the Trollhätte Canal en route between the open …

The Swedish ferry line, present in the Polish seaport for 30 years now, has won a new contract that secures its operations at the Port of Gdynia's Public Ferry Terminal …

The Swedish ferry company will acquire all shares in the Liepāja-based port operator, becoming responsible for ro-ro, bulk, and other general cargo handling at Terrabalt's terminal in the Latvian seaport. …

The €2.9-million project, funded by the EU Interreg Central Baltic Programme, will see the development of smart surface vessels equipped with pollution detection sensors. These small units, designed to operate …

Stegra, whose green steel plant is under construction in the Swedish Boden, has entrusted the Finnish company with receiving & managing scrap in the Port of Umeå and with steel …

The Riga-based manufacturer of heavy-lifting equipment has installed a second rail-mounted gantry (RMG) for container operations at First Dry Port Terminal in Tashkent. Having a 10.8-metre cantilever length, 7.0 m …