In Estonia, the Port of Tallinn and Ports of Stockholm have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the Swed-Est Green Collaboration, a joint initiative to promote fossil fuel free maritime transport between Estonia and Sweden. Focused on the Tallinn–Stockholm and Paldiski–Kapellskär routes, the collaboration targets shore power for ro-pax vessels by 2030, zero-emission port equipment, renewable energy upgrades, and new waste and water reuse systems.
“This partnership provides both ports with a strategic advantage,” said Port of Tallinn CEO Valdo Kalm, citing its role in attracting sustainable-minded operators and unlocking EU funding. Stockholm’s port chief Magdalena Bosson framed it as a shared duty: “Sweden and Estonia share the same sea and the same responsibility to protect it.”
Projects underway include solar and LED retrofits in Tallinn, electrification strategies in Kapellskär and Värtahamnen, and a port terminal overhaul aligned with circular economy goals. Both sides will also open the collaboration to wider public, private, and research participation. The move builds on Tallinn’s FIN-EST Green Corridor work with Helsinki and marks a step toward a cross-Baltic network of fossil fuel free maritime connections.
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