Keep an eye on the marine trade news in Sweden – including manufacturers, distributors, boat builders and more.
Candela’s C-8 electric boat has completed its maiden flight. After 16 months of development, the foiling electric boat took off from the waters outside the Swedish tech company’s headquarters at Lidingö, Stockholm. After reaching its designed take-off speed of 16 knots, the C-8 prototype P-01 lifted off smoothly and flew above the water at a […]
The new foiling Candela P-30, said to be the world’s fastest all-electric passenger ship, will take to Stockholm’s waterways in 2022, shuttling passengers to and from the archipelago above the water, on foils, without noise and CO2 emissions. As early as next year, Candela’s new 30-passenger ferry P-30 will commence operations, carrying passengers at speeds […]
A group of Swedish technology entrepreneurs and academics have joined forces to accelerate the research and development of an AI-based, semi-autonomous system for planning and executing more energy efficient sea voyages. Swedish ship propulsion optimisation company, Lean Marine, is leading the research and development Via Kaizen project, funded by the Swedish Transport Administration. The aim […]
Global Marine Business Advisors (GMBA) has appointed Bjorn Ingemanson as its Sweden-based consultant. Ingemanson brings a wealth of corporate experience, having worked for the Volvo group of companies for over 35 years. Ingemanson as president and CEO of AB Volvo Penta, Gothenburg, from 2012-2020 managed a turnover of 13.3 billion SEK. In this position, Ingemanson […]