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.
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 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.
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.
Furetank adds another two Vinga vessels to the order line, marking a milestone for the shipping company. Upon delivery, Furetank’s fleet will consist entirely of environmentally proven, top standard vessels with an average age of two years. ”We did our homework. This development towards sustainability has been an amazing journey”, says CEO Lars Höglund.
Furetank beställer ytterligare två Vingafartyg, vilket markerar en milstolpe för Donsörederiet. Vid leverans består Furetanks flotta helt av fartyg av högsta klimatklass med en snittålder på enbart två år.”Vi har gjort vår hemläxa. Utvecklingen mot hållbar sjöfart har varit en fantastisk resa”, säger VD Lars Höglund.
Furetank and Algoma Central Corporation expand the FureBear joint venture with two additional vessel orders, bringing the total newbuild order to ten intermediate product tankers to trade in Northern Europe. The two companies continue to position FureBear to increase fleet capacity to expand into new markets and meet future demand for biofuels transportation.
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.
We invite you to read the 2022 Furetank sustainability report, summing up all of our green efforts during last year.
Furetank has been granted state and EU climate investment support for installing shore power connection on a tanker currently in production.
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.
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.
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.
Furetank and Algoma today announce entering into a joint venture agreement to construct four climate friendly dual-fuel product tankers to trade in Northern Europe.
Börsnoterade kanadensiska rederiet Algoma miljardinvesterar tillsammans med svenska Furetank i fyra tankfartyg av högsta globala klimatklass. För Algoma betyder det internationell expansion och för Furetank ett bevis för att företagets nya serie miljöanpassade fartyg nått internationellt erkännande.
Furetank has signed a contract for a new dual-fuel tanker. It will become number eleven in the Vinga series of globally top-performing sister vessels when it comes to energy efficiency and climate footprint.
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.
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.
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.
Today we are proud to release the very first Furetank sustainability report, summing up all of our green efforts during 2021.