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  • Furetank completes milestone Bio-LNG bunkering: ”FuelEU Maritime brings positive change”

    Furetank completes milestone Bio-LNG bunkering: ”FuelEU Maritime brings positive change”

    Furetank has completed its first bunkering of 200 tonnes of ISCC certified Bio-LNG, in collaboration with environmental commodity trader STX Group and Molgas. As tanker vessel Fure Viken embarks on its next journey powered by a fuel solution rapidly gaining traction, Furetank recognizes competitive advantages in heightened EU environmental demands.

  • Furetank appoints first female Chief Engineer

    Furetank appoints first female Chief Engineer

    When the newbuilt tanker vessel Fure Vyl leaves the shipyard, Ailene Barrios heads the technical department on board. She is one of very few Filipino women in the business who have advanced to be a Chief Engineer. Furetank now hopes that more will follow.

  • Furetank wins Equinor safety and sustainability award

    Furetank wins Equinor safety and sustainability award

    Furetank wins the Equinor Working Safely With Suppliers Award 2024, for top safety performance in a very demanding North Atlantic trade and for taking a leap forward in the commitment to sustainability.

  • Furetank releases 2023 sustainability report

    Furetank releases 2023 sustainability report

    We invite you to read the 2023 Furetank sustainability report, summing up a year of recognition and confirmation of the major investments we have made in sustainable vessel technology during the past decade – and continue to make.

  • Parliament talks: ”Strengthen shipping for Swedish resilience”

    Parliament talks: ”Strengthen shipping for Swedish resilience”

    Furetank CEO Lars Höglund was invited to the Swedish parliament to emphasize the importance of Swedish shipping in times of crisis. Together with the Swedish shipowners’ Association and unions he demanded political action to invigorate an industry which is internationally disfavoured by national legislation.

  • Furetank and Wärtsilä in engine tests: potential of halving the methane slip

    Furetank and Wärtsilä in engine tests: potential of halving the methane slip

    Reducing the methane slip is a vital challenge in taking LNG-fueled ships towards zero greenhouse gas emissions. Now the Finnish marine technology supplier Wärtsilä and Swedish shipping company Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip.

  • Furetank pilots waste-based renewable fuel for Equinor

    Furetank pilots waste-based renewable fuel for Equinor

    The dual-fuel tanker Fure Valö has performed the first voyage on a new Equinor fuel blend containing used cooking oil. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions while, judging from the first test indications, maintaining the same high performance as conventional marine gasoil.

  • The Vinga vessel series will now total 17 ships.

    Furetank and Algoma double joint investment

    Swedish Furetank and Canadian Algoma Central Corporation expand the FureBear joint venture to include eight climate-friendly, dual-fuel product tankers to trade in Northern Europe.

  • Film: London event – IMO visiting Fure Vinga

    Film: London event – IMO visiting Fure Vinga

    Many prominent visitors came on board Fure Vinga during the Furetank London event, bringing great expertise and experience with them. In this film, they share their thoughts on how we can promote sustainable shipping from both private and public sector.

  • Fure Vinga passing Tower Bridge

    IMO delegates visiting world’s most environmentally friendly tanker in central London

    Spectacularly moored on the Thames in downtown London, Fure Vinga opened up to 500 invited visitors as the first intermediate tanker in the world which will reach UN 2050 climate targets for shipping. 170 IMO delegates, meeting in London to advance global restrictions of greenhouse gas emissions, came onboard to see how the Swedish shipping company Furetank has turned their targets into practice.

  • IMO-delegater besökte Furetanks miljöeffektiva fartyg i centrala London

    IMO-delegater besökte Furetanks miljöeffektiva fartyg i centrala London

    Spektakulärt förtöjd på Themsen i centrala London öppnades Fure Vinga upp för 500 inbjudna besökare, som kom för att se det första tankfartyget i sin klass som når FN:s klimatmål för sjöfarten. 170 IMO-delegater är i London för att skärpa de globala restriktionerna av växthusgasutsläpp. De fick uppleva hur svenska rederiet Furetank har omsatt deras mål i praktiken.

  • Film: an innovative propulsion system reducing climate footprint

    Film: an innovative propulsion system reducing climate footprint

    A highly efficient propulsion system is key in reducing carbon emissions from our Vinga vessels by 55%. We designed the system in cooperation with Wärtsilä, combining many innovative and energy-saving features. This film tells you all about it.

  • Furetank implements innovative systems protecting underwater environment

    Furetank implements innovative systems protecting underwater environment

    Many onboard and underwater systems are traditionally based on chemicals that are inevitably released to the oceans to some extent. With the VINGA vessel series, Furetank has taken several innovative measures in order to leave harmful substances behind and find new solutions.

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