Category: Past Events

Towards zero emissions

Welcome to the Fairway Forward seminar on 1 September 2022! Let´s take a look forward and see what the future of maritime operations looks like in the years to come. The industry has set ambitious environmental goals – how will we reach emission reductions by 2030 and further, carbon neutrality by the year 2050? What are the latest trends in propulsion technology and fuels of the future? Fairway Forward, a collaboration between the Finnish and Swedish maritime clusters invites you to Vuosaari Harbour Center in Helsinki on 1.9. 2022, from 1 pm. (Finnish time), to hear best practice cases from industry leaders and views on the future by experts.

In addition to best practice case presentations from leading companies, the program will feature a panel of experts and keynote speech featuring: Chair of European Sea Ports Organisation Annaleena Mäkilä, Chair of Waterborne Technology Platform Eero Lehtovaara, CEO at Gotlands bolaget Håkan Johansson, CEO at P2X Solutions Herkko Plit, COO at Finnlines Thomas Doepel, Head of Marine Fuels & Services at Neste Sveta Ukkonen, Business Unit Director at AtoB@C Frida Rowland, and Associate professor at Mechanics and Maritime Science, Division of Maritime Studies Maria Grahn.

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FAIRWAY FORWARD 2022

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Date: 1.9.2022 Time: 13:00 – 17:00 Place: Vuosaari Harbour Center, Gate House, Komentosilta 1, 00980 Helsinki Moderator: Christine Hanefalk, Maritimt Forum

13.00. Welcome, Tiina Tuurnala, CEO, Finnish Shipowners’ Association & Anders Hermansson, CEO, Swedish Shipowners’ Association 13.05. Keynote speech: Future visions on maritime energy solutions, Maria Grahn, Mechanics and Maritime Science, Division of Maritime Studies, Associate Professor

13.30. Best practice company cases: FUELS OF THE FUTURE –Neste, Sveta Ukkonen, Head of Marine Fuels & Services –Liquid Wind, Claes Fredriksson, CEO –Power 2 X, Herkko Plit, CEO

14.10. Coffee Break

14.40. Best practice company cases: SHIPOWNERS’ SOLUTIOS -Finnlines, Thomas Doepel, Vice President and Deputy CEO -AtoB@C Shipping, Frida Rowland, Business Unit Director –Gotlands Tech development, Christer Bruzelius, Project Manager

15.20. Panel discussion with Chair of ESPO Annaleena Mäkilä, CEO at Gotlands bolaget Håkan Johansson and Chair of Waterborne Technology Platform Eero Lehtovaara

16.00. Buss to company visit 16.15.-17.00 Company visit at Aker Arctic, hosted byReko-Antti Suojanen,CEO

WELCOME!

The seminar is free of charge, but requires registration. Please register only if you can attend at location.

Fairway Forward is a collaboration project between the Finnish and Swedish maritime clusters. Established in the beginning of 2019, the aim of the collaboration is to share best practices and collaborate to reach environmental and climate goals in the maritime sector. Participating organizations in Fairway Forward are Swedish Shipowners´ Association, Swedish Ports, Finnish Shipowners´ Association, Finnish Marine Industries, and Finnish Ports’ Association, together with the Finnish Port Operators Association.

Suomen Meriklusteri järjesti virtuaalisen rahoitusinfotilaisuuden 8.12.2020 klo 13-15.2020.

Tilaisuudessa asiantuntijat alustivat muun muassa EU:n elpymis- ja palautumistukivälineestä ja siitä, mitä rahoitusmahdollisuuksia meriklusterille sisältyy EU:n monivuotiseen budjettikehykseen vuosille 2021-2027.

Rahoitusinfon ohjelma löytyy ohesta.

Rahoitusinfossa esitetyt materiaalit kokonaisuudessaan:

For 2020, Breaking Waves is back for the third time, in a new online format. Industry leaders, experts and stakeholders will share their reactions and insight into the changing maritime playing field. Join the discussion on November 18th 2020!

Together with shared purpose

Unprecedented external forces have reshaped our industry for good. We face massive challenges – now. We need to join forces, share our understanding and consider the short and long-term implications on the whole maritime sector. We need rapid innovation and to nurture new solutions and new success stories.

World-class experts and industry influencers will join the discussion. The program features keynote speeches from:

Dr. Martin Stopford, President, Clarkson Research

Magda Kopczynska, Director for Waterborne Transport, DG MOVE European Commission

Roger Holm, President, Wärtsilä Marine Business & EVP, Wärtsilä Corporation

Read more about the program at www.breakingwaves.fi

Unique online event

Breaking Waves is a unique platform, by the industry, for the industry, for strengthening the competitiveness of the European Maritime Cluster. It’s designed to grow ideas and solutions, not just identify challenges. We believe we need continuous and open industry dialogue, now more than ever.

Join fellow leaders and colleagues in an intimate online event on November 18. We’ll focus on sharing snapshots from around the ecosystem to bring awareness and insight into the current shared situation. These different expert lenses will help us chart a shared future for the maritime sector.

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FAIRWAY FORWARD WEBINAR AND THINK TANK – BEST PRACTICE AND THINK TANK FOR GREEN, SAFE AND SMART SHIPPING

Welcome to an afternoon focusing on recovery moving forward from the COVID-19 crisis and reaching the sustainable development goals! Fairway Forward, a collaboration between the Finnish and Swedish maritime clusters, will follow-up the success from last year and invites you to a day with the aim of spreading knowledge, best practice and foster collaboration within research and innovation. The program will include exciting best practice case examples from each country and an interactive think tank discussion with top industry leaders and politicians. Join us on the path to sustainable recovery!

Date and time: 13 October, 12.30 – 15.00 CET

Place: Digital webinar

Registration: http://www.sweship.se/event/fairway-forward-seminar-and-think-tank/

The day is free of charge, but we need your registration no later than October 11th . A link to the webinar will be sent out approximately one week before the event.

Preliminary Program:

12.30 Welcome and introduction

12.35 Keynote speech by Prof. Kurt Bodewig, Coordinator for Motorways of the Seas, European Commission

12.50 Best practice cases featuring presentations from

• Northern Offshore Services – Batteries, David Kristensson (SWE)
• Wärtsilä – Ammoniac, Kaj Portin, General Manager Sustainable Fuels (FIN)
• Stena Line – Stena Fuel Pilot, AI and machine learning, Emma Aronsson, Data scientist in AI & Data på Stena Line and Jan Sjöström, Senior Master at Stena Scandinavica

13.30 Coffee Break

• Meriaura – Biofuel- Towards carbon free shipping, Thomas Friis, Project Manager, VG-Shipping, (FIN)
• Port of Oulu – Port Oulu Smarter., Mira Juola, Chief of Digital Development (FIN)

13.55. Best practice case follow-up from last year – what are the developments? Featuring: Wallenius, Per Tunell; Forsea, Jens Ole Hansen; Port of Gävle, Linda Astner; Rauma Marine Construction, Håkan Enlund; Port of Helsinki, Andreas Slotte.

14.15 Think tank – sustainable recovery: top politicians and industry leaders will join the discussion.

• Eero Lehtovaara, ABB Marine & Port
• Johanna Boijer-Svahnström, Viking Line Abp, Viking Rederi AB
• MEP Jakop Dalunde (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance)

14.45 – 15.00 Summary and conclusion