The 100% Finnish state-owned shipping company Arctia Oy safeguards year-round maritime transport in Finland in all conditions.
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The Finnish Maritime Cluster includes, from left to right: Juha Mutru, the Managing Director of the Finnish Port Operators Association, Tiina Tuurnala, the Managing Director of the Finnish Shipowners’ Association, Elina Andersson, the Managing Director of Finnish Marine Industries and Annaleena Mäkilä, the Managing Director of the Finnish Port Association.
The Finnish maritime cluster is significant by international standards. There is strong high technology development like digitalisation and environmental expertise in Finland, and these areas represent two global megatrends. Among Finland’s defining characteristics are its small size, agility and mutual trust, which are reflected in strong collaboration between the public sector and companies. Various joint projects are also spawning startups.
Collaboration is bearing fruit in the form of innovations. Finnish vessels act as references and testing platforms for innovations in the marine industry and, once testing is complete, the innovations can be launched on world markets. The competitive shipowning sector underpins the growth of the maritime cluster as a whole.
The industries are intrinsically linked – ports and port operators do well when shipowners and the marine industry are buoyant. In turn, these industries require good ports and fairways, functional logistics chains and good mutual collaboration.
The Finnish Maritime Cluster includes the Finnish Shipowners’ Association, the Finnish Port Association,the Finnish Port Operators Association and Finnish Marine Industries.
As a tech group, Wärtsilä Oyj’s strategy has long revolved around smart technology and smart shipping. In practice, this means providing safe, energy-efficient and sustainable solutions for Wärtsilä Marine’s customers.
Read articleThe Finnish listed company Cargotec Corporation has set its sights on becoming the market leader in intelligent cargo handling. Cargotec harnesses digitalisation and cloud services to boost efficiency in shipping logistics chains, save money for customers and pave the way for responsible business.
Read articleAs vessels become electric, digital and connected, ABB Marine & Ports ́s unit in Finland has plenty of work ahead of it to digitalize the marine industry. Autonomous solutions are expected to transform international shipping in the coming decades.
Read articleThe design of Wasaline’s new ferry has already posed challenges for marine engineers at the design agency Foreship. In addition to being environmentally friendly, the ship must be able to operate to a strict timetable in shallow and freezing waters – and often in difficult weather conditions.
Read articleWello’s technology for harnessing ocean-wave energy is now ready to be put into real action. Thanks to an increasing number of devices and installations, the Finnish company believes that wave energy will soon become the most affordable type of renewable energy.
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