Ferry connections between the mainland and islands of the Central Baltic form an important part of the intermodal transport chains linking islands to mainland. Decarbonizing maritime transport is a pressing global imperative. The new international project REISFER aims to improve the intermodal nodes in island ferry traffic by reducing CO₂ emissions by 10 – 20 % on selected routes in Estonia, Finland, Åland and Sweden.
An innovative project team that introduced a new shortsea ship design making use of battery and fuel cell technology has been named as the winner of the 8th Intelligence Hunt project competition, by SeaFocus. The Intelligence Hunt is a project-based awards scheme that marries innovative solution developers (the talents) with forward-thinking companies in the shipping .