Kotka Maritime Research Centre forms a unique international research community that combines environmental sciences, economics and engineering. Multidisciplinary approach is needed to tackle complicated maritime questions.
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2019
One Sea – an autonomous maritime ecosystem
One Sea is seeking to create the world’s most advanced and competitive ecosystem in the field of autonomous maritime transport in Finland.
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FinEst Smart Mobility – smart traffic management for ports
A timetable, location and arrival time service for ferry traffic; an app that shortens queuing times for lorries; a service that provides an overview of harbor traffic; and a carpooling service for ship passengers. This is the FinEst Smart Mobility project.
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Finnpilot launches Pilot Online
Last year, Finnpilot’s customers gained access to an electronic pilotage ordering system. “Pilot Online further enhances the efficiency of our operations and supplements our existing digital services,” says Kari Kosonen, the CEO. Finnpilot broke several records last year, and the number of pilotage assignments along Finland’s coasts increased by more than 5%.
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Cruise businesses provide the impetus for NIT’s expansion
NIT, a Finnish company specializing in turnkey deliveries of public spaces on cruise and passenger vessels, is growing on the tailwinds of the international cruise business. Jari Suominen, the Managing Director, forecasts an increase in net sales from EUR 17 million in 2018 to EUR 30 million in this financial period.
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“Good morning Sir, I am your agent!”
We are always happy to receive such an enthusiastic salutation, whether we are aboard a giant cruise ship with thousands of customers in the heart of a capital city or a riverboat mooring up at an inland industrial pier after a long journey through the canals.
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Cargotec aiming to optimize its logistics chain
Cargotec, a provider of cargo and load-handling solutions, aims to become the leading provider of smart solutions in its industry. The Finnish listed company updated its strategy at the end of 2018 to this end. Cargotec’s smart digital cloud technologies will eliminate inefficiencies, save its maritime customers money and reduce emissions.
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Aker Arctic is trusting in LNG in northern waters
Design company Aker Arctic’s strength is its ice laboratory, which is unique on a global scale. Thanks to the Helsinki ice basin, the company has extensive experience designing icebreakers and specialist vessels that sail through ice.
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The world’s most eco-friendly bulk carrier now operating on the Baltic Sea
ESL Shipping’s next-generation bulk carrier ship, known as Viikki, began operating in the Baltic Sea in mid-November 2018. The first load was delivered to the Port of Helsinki, and a celebration was held for Viikki, which is the world’s lowest-emission bulk ship like her sister ship, Haaga.
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