Furetank's intermediate tanker Fure Vasa was given her name in Uddevalla, Sweden on Friday, August 28, in front of more than 300 invited guests. Along with news of new investments and a 40th-anniversary celebration, the day brought several encouraging signs for the state of Swedish tanker shipping.
Fyra rederier delar en ljus syn på den europeiska marknaden för medelstora tankfartyg, och beställer fyra nya Vingafartyg. Det utökar Vingaserien, som utvecklats av Donsörederiet Furetank, till hela 26 fartyg och förstärker den svenska handelsflottan.
Four shipping companies from Sweden, Norway, and Canada see a bright future in the European intermediate tanker market and are ordering four new VINGA ships — taking the series, developed by Furetank, to a remarkable 26 vessels.
The Furetank intermediate tanker fleet continues to grow, contributing to the expansion of the Swedish-flagged merchant fleet — vital to securing national supply resilience. Media are invited to attend the naming ceremony and tour of the newly built tanker FURE VASA at the Port of Uddevalla on 28 August. An additional news announcement will be made on the day, affecting the Swedish merchant fleet.
Furetanks flotta fortsätter växa och bidra till utökningen av den svenskflaggade handelsflottan, som ses som allt viktigare för att trygga Sveriges framtida försörjningssäkerhet. Media bjuds in till namngivning och visning av nybyggda tankfartyget FURE VASA i Uddevalla Hamn den 28 augusti. Ytterligare en nyhet kommer att släppas på plats, som påverkar den svenska handelsflottan.
A newly built tanker in Furetank's VINGA series will be named at the Port of Uddevalla on 28 August. The vessel is designed by Furetank and FKAB Marine Design, celebrating 40 years of vessel design collaboration.
The Furetank Sustainability Report is now released for 2025: a defining year in the company's sustainability journey. A decade has passed since the first VINGA series vessel order, designed for a future powered by renewable fuels. In 2025, this vision was finally realised and the Furetank fleet reached the 2040 EU greenhouse gas intensity targets — a full 15 years ahead of schedule.
Josefine Radonné and Felicia Liljeroth are both newly qualified second officers at Furetank and a couple. They serve on separate vessels, spend half their time passing each other across European waters, but share coordinated schedules and make the most of their time together – and apart. They see real advantages in being a couple in the maritime industry.
In a traditionally male-dominated industry, promoting gender balance and equality should be a priority for any shipping company. Furetank's deliberate efforts have paid off in recent years, as the number of women in their ranks has tripled. But sexual harassment and differential treatment persist within the maritime sector, as one of Furetank's female crew members attests.
Furetank has been nominated for the 2025 Biogas Award, recognizing key contributions to the development of biogas in Sweden.
The FuelEU Maritime regulation opens new pathways for the shipping industry to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions. Swedish shipping company Furetank is now taking the lead, reducing its own emissions to a fraction through biogas operations and launching a subsidiary to help more shipping companies trade emission reductions. The goal is to accelerate the transition to fossil-free shipping.
Regelverket FuelEU Maritime öppnar upp nya vägar för sjöfarten att minska sina utsläpp av växthusgaser dramatiskt. Svenska tankrederiet Furetank går nu före i utvecklingen, sänker de egna utsläppen till en bråkdel genom biogasdrift och startar ett dotterbolag som ska hjälpa fler rederier handla med utsläppsminskningar. Så vill man bidra till att accelerera omställningen till en fossilfri sjöfart.