news a Grimaldi Group company 1/2019 On the front line of the R&D revolution High and heavy project cargo Shipping in Finland Efficient. Reliable. Sustainable. Contents Editorial 2 Stepping into an authentic LUX cabin 4 Star Club Loyalty Program – Convenient and easy 5 Shipping in Finland 6 Transporting project cargo, ”high and heavy” 7 Schedules 11–15 On the front line of the R&D revolution news he Grimaldi Group is riding a wave of Issue 1/2019 seq. no. 25 rapid technological change powered by research and development. Automisa- Editor in Chief: Finnlines tion, digitalisation and the development of Printed by: K-Print Temission-reduction technology will help push our industry towards a low-carbon future. Published by: Finnlines Plc Komentosilta 1 FINNLINES, WITH ITS ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION at FI 00980 Helsinki the heart of the Scandinavian high-tech cluster, is www.finnlines.com both contributing to and benefiting from this revolu-
[email protected] tion. For a case in point, take the three ice-class Address changes: newbuildings earmarked for Finnlines from the www.finnlines.com/finnlines-news Group-wide orderbook. Not only will they be among Printed in April 2019. the largest ro-ros in the North Sea and Baltic, they Circulation: 15,500 copies will also benefit from battery technology currently being installed on two Group cruise-ferries in the Mediterranean: vessels that will boast zero emis- sions in port because they rely entirely on batteries recharged while underway. able Shipping Forum, an EU platform for elaborat- ing environmental solutions for our industry. We are also one of the 4 shipowners which founded the Global Industry Alliance (GIA), a new public- private partnership initiative of the world-level IMO organisation that aims to bring together maritime industry leaders to support an energy efficient and low carbon maritime transport system.