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  • Furetank releases 2024 sustainability report

    Furetank releases 2024 sustainability report

    We invite you to read the 2024 Furetank Sustainability Report, summing up a challenging year of change – and rewarding confirmation of the major investments we are making in sustainable vessel technology.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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