Professor Ulla Tapaninen's blog
For decades I have been speaking in lectures and writing in textbooks about the digitalization of shipping as if it were a future possibility. Now the situation has changed, the digitalization of shipping is today. Digitization is everywhere in shipping and its use and applications are increasing all the time. In a way, we have … Continue reading Digitalization of maritime transport now and in the future
The Blue Economy embodies a sustainable development approach to the responsible utilization and conservation of coastal and marine resources. PlanWiseBlue tool allows use to make use of marine resources with understanding the consequences of our actions and to improve the sustainability of the Baltic Sea. Defined by the World Bank as the "sustainable use of … Continue reading Exploring the Blue Economy: PlanWiseBlue reveals insights into the Baltic Sea’s balance
The security of supply for Finland's foreign trade in the era of shrinking budget funding requires management of the entire supply chain, increasing the competition of ports and cooperation with our neighbors Sweden and Norway. We are now thinking about how to make the next 12-year transport system plan. The challenge is great. How to … Continue reading Finland’s international accessibility in an era of shrinking budget funding
The introduction of the island exception can endanger both the Åland shipping company operations and the future competitiveness of the entire Finnish maritime cluster. The history books tell an interesting story about Gustaf Adolf Mauritz Erikson (1872 – 1947), a ship owner from Åland Archipelargo. When the world's sea transport started using steamships in the … Continue reading Is the introduction of the island exception an advantage for shipping companies? What about the Finnish maritime cluster?
By 2050, shipping will change more than it has in decades due to stricter environmental regulations. But what are those regulations? Do we know what the cryptic abbreviations EEDI, EEXI, MRV, CII mean? And above all, which ships they concern, which of them is important and what pitfalls are there. Here is a very short … Continue reading A quick guide to maritime greenhouse gas emission regulations
We notice that ocean-going container ships have once again slowed down. This is due to the down turn of the global economy, which also affects the operations of shipping companies. Slowing down helps to save on fuel costs and prevent a decrease in freight revenues. There are two ways to achieve profitability in the shipping … Continue reading Why do container ships slow down?
In this decade, transport logistics will change more than ever since introduction of motorised road transport. We are facing two big challenges – the price of fossil fuels is getting higher and higher and the labor shortage is worsening. In practice, we are in a situation where transportation as we have learned is no longer … Continue reading The green transition and the labor shortage are revolutionizing transport logistics
I will always remember that phone call. 25 years ago, I had just started my work at a shipping company. I had learned how information related to ships and cargo is exchanged. Telephone, telex, telefax and, to an increasing extent, e-mail attachments were used. I also got to know the Portnet system, which was implemented … Continue reading The port information platforms serve also private companies – Future of the Single Window?
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