Sweden

New Nordics chief for Bureau Veritas Gijsbert de Jong appointed Marine Chief Executive, Nordics  Succeeds Bengt Sangberg who will support as a Special Advisor through the transition Paris La Défense,…

Hot Port News from GAC 03-Jul-2020 SMART NAVIGATION SYSTEM TESTS & MANOEUVRES Singapore NEW TRANSSHIPMENT TERMINAL SOON TO BECOME OPERATIONAL Gothenburg, Sweden INCOMING VESSEL RESTRICTIONS AT PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS Port…

M/S Viking Glory to improve cargo links – expanded service between Finland and Sweden Cargo capacity on Finnish sea routes will increase significantly when M/S Viking Glory enters service in…

Hot Port News from GAC 28-Apr-2020 MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT KWUN TONG Hong Kong LOCKDOWN UNTIL 3 MAY India LOCAL TRANSPORTATION RESTRICTIONS, MANPOWER SHORTAGE Krishnapatnam, India IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW RATES…

Hot Port News from GAC 09-Apr-2020 CANCELLATION OF PASSENGER SHIP RESERVATIONS Hawaii, United States STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR 2019-NCOV Gopalpur, India PORT STILL WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY Gothenburg, Sweden UPDATED…

Stena Line plans to close the Trelleborg-Sassnitz route  On Saturday 14 March Stena Line suspended the operation of the ferry route between Trelleborg in Sweden and Sassnitz in Germany until…

Stena Line to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundant in UK and the Republic of Ireland due to COVID-19 Gothenburg, Sweden. 6th April 2020: Stena Line has announced that it plan to furlough 600 employees with 150…

GAC Sweden oversees safe arrival of Stockholm’s golden bridge Stockholm, Sweden, 31 March 2020 – A 143 metre long golden bridge (“Guldbron”) that will connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan island with Södermalm…

European yards specify Thordon system as standard for deck machinery Thordon Bearings’ ThorPlas-Blue has established itself as the bearing of choice for deck equipment, with European shipyards and owners frequently…

New Stena Line ferry route officially opened On Saturday 1 February 2020 Stena Line’s new ferry route between Halmstad in Sweden and Grenaa in Denmark was officially opened. Thousands of…

Hot Port News from GAC 04-Feb-2020 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS Q&A China USE OF SCRUBBER AND FUEL IN TURKISH WATERS Turkey HANDLING OF THE CORONAVIRUS Gothenburg, Sweden Novel Coronavirus Q&A Tuesday, February…

Hot Port News from GAC 28-Jan-2020 RISE IN RAIL TRAFFIC BOOSTS CONTAINER VOLUMES Gothenburg, Sweden NEW YEAR HOLIDAY EXTENDED China AUTHORITIES IMPLEMENT CORONAVIRUS MEASURES Turkey Rise in rail traffic boosts…

Hot Port News from GAC 09-Oct-2019 IMPACT OF BREXIT Gothenburg, Sweden DEEPENING OF NIEUWE WATERWEG AND BOTLEK COMPLETE Rotterdam, Netherlands Impact of Brexit Wednesday, October 9, 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden The…

Tour the Port of Norvik at the BPC2019 – last remaining seats Join us at this year’s edition of the Baltic Ports Conference held on 4-6 September, 2019 in Stockholm,…

We are very pleased to announce that Greencarrier is enabling The Ship Götheborg to sail again. This means we take the full operational and financial responsibility for the ship for…

GAC Sweden strengthens national coverage with transfer of SwedAgency AB operations Move sharpens focus on ship agency and logistics service in Stockholm area Gothenburg, Sweden, 1 August 2019 – From…

Dachser Air & Sea Logistics launches operations in Sweden Kempten/Gothenburg, May 21, 2019 – Dachser Air & Sea Logistics enters the Swedish market and now has an office for air…

2019 Empowering Women Conference Speech by Sayedeh Hajar Hejazi 11th April 2019 London.UK. Attending the 2019 Empowering Women in the Maritime Community conference at the World Maritime University in Malmo,…

Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel has received a new distinction, the Golden Award in the category of “Best Boutique Hotel” at the Greek Travel Awards 2019, for its unique service of…

“Kallichoron receives the Best Boutique Hotel Award in the famous “Nobel” Golden Hall in Stockholm for turning hotel accommodation into a unique experience!” Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel received the Best Boutique Hotel…

Energy efficiency, flexibility and optimised space availability will be built into the new Wasaline ferry that will transform freight and passenger connections between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland,…

12-Nov-2018 NEW TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY Gothenburg, Sweden NEW TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY Gothenburg, Sweden PROHIBITION ON VESSELS ANCHORING IN THE DEMARCATED AREAS WITHIN THE EASTERN AND EASTERN HOLDING C ANCHORAGES, AND…

Today, on 3 September, the production of Viking Line’s new passenger cruise ship starts at the Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (XSI) shipyard in China. The first steel plates are…

24-Aug-2018 MARKED RECOVERY IN CONTAINER VOLUMES Gothenburg, Sweden SAFETY ZONE FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY Lower Mississippi River, United States HURRICANE LANE MOVING NORTH, CATASTROPHIC FLOODING ON BIG ISLAND Hawaii, United States…

  12-Jul-2018 TESTING OF AUV OFF SMALL CRAFT ANCHORAGE ‘A’ Singapore MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT DISCOVERY BAY MARINA CLUB  Hong Kong TRIMMING OF UNDERWATER HIGH SPOTS SOUTH OF SHEK KWU…