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.
Furetank has converted its former offices on Donsö outside Gothenburg into a state-of-the-art maritime educational center, to increase the access to competent onboard personnel. Manning is one of the biggest challenges in shipping today. On August 23-30 we invite the media to test drive the advanced ship simulator. Expect an exciting, photogenic and cinematic reportage!
Furetank har omvandlat sitt tidigare kontor på Donsö utanför Göteborg till ett toppmodernt maritimt utbildningscenter för att öka svenska rederiers tillgång till kompetent personal. Att fylla besättningarna är en av sjöfartens största utmaningar idag. Den 23 augusti bjuder vi in media att testköra den avancerade fartygssimulatorn. Vi kan utlova ett spännande, bild- och filmmässigt reportage!
We invite you to read the 2022 Furetank sustainability report, summing up all of our green efforts during last year.
In a time of large investments and intense development, Furetank’s board of directors has appointed Jonatan Höglund to be the company’s new Deputy CEO. This also marks the milestone of a new generation Höglund moving into top management of the family-owned shipping company.
The path that took Furetank’s business controller Wassim Salma from a war-torn Syria to a new life in Gothenburg is quite a story. Demonstrating for democratic rights he was forced to flee his home country, facing a very uncertain future. Little did he know that his job, branch of industry and hometown would all be mirrored in Sweden a few years later.
We congratulate a competent and ambitious employee, Therese Boman, to taking the next step in her career and becoming a captain at Fure Vinga. Giving our employees the opportunity to develop their skills and follow their aspirations is a core value at Furetank.
The Furetank/Algoma joint venture FureBear, together with Larsson Shipping, takes over the ownership of Algoma’s product tanker Algonorth. It has arrived from Canada to trade in Northern Europe under the new name Fure Skagen.
Furetank turns the former office into a maritime educational centre on Donsö outside Gothenburg: a state-of-the-art ship simulator complex for training, assessment and certification. From summer 2023 it will be available for the entire shipping cluster on Donsö as well as external actors.
Furetank omvandlar sitt tidigare kontor till ett maritimt utbildningscentrum på Donsö utanför Göteborg. Det blir ett toppmodernt fartygssimulatorkomplex för träning, tester och certifiering. Från sommaren 2023 öppnar centret upp för hela sjöfartsklustret på Donsö och andra externa aktörer.
We made a film as we settled into the brand new office building in Hinsholmen, Göteborg. Please feel welcome to step inside and discover what it means for us to finally join the whole team in one place.
Furetank has been granted state and EU climate investment support for installing shore power connection on a tanker currently in production.
Furetank, based on Donsö in the Gothenburg archipelago, is a Swedish, family-owned shipping company active in tanker shipping since the early 1950’s. Furetank operates our own vessels and is a founding member of the Gothia Tanker Alliance: a market platform for small and intermediate product tankers, operating 40 vessels in European waters. We are not a giant but a leader – continuously striving to adopt green solutions for environment and climate.
Korsholmebacke 1
430 82 Donsö
Sweden