Furetank releases sustainability report for 2022
We invite you to read the 2022 Furetank sustainability report, summing up all of our green efforts during last year.
Topics: Navigation, Vessels, Harbour
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Jonatan Höglund new Deputy CEO of Furetank
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.
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From Syria to Furetank: the story of Wassim
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.
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Furetank gets first female captain
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.
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Furetank and Algoma Central Corporation extend joint venture through tanker acquisition with Larsson Shipping
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.
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Furetank turns former office into advanced ship simulator training centre
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.
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Furetank etablerar utbildningscenter med fartygssimulator på Donsö
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.
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Film: Moving into Furetank's new head office
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.
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Climate funding granted for shore power connection
Furetank has been granted state and EU climate investment support for installing shore power connection on a tanker currently in production.
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Furetank pilots waste-based renewable fuel for Equinor
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.
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Furetank and Algoma double joint investment
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.
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Furetank signs agreement to sell two dual-fuel tankers to Neste
Furetank Rederi AB sells two 17,999 dwt dual-fuel product tankers in the VINGA series to Neste in 2023 and replaces them with new-buildings.
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Furetank orders vessel 14 and 15 in the climate friendly Vinga series
Furetank has signed a contract for two more dual-fuel tankers. This means that six sister ships have been ordered this year alone, in the globally top-performing Vinga series which has now reached 15 vessels altogether.
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Film: London event – IMO visiting Fure Vinga
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.
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Furetank and Algoma establish product tanker joint venture with sustainability focus
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.
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Furetank utvidgar miljövänlig flotta i joint venture med kanadensiskt rederi
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.
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Furetank adds to the Vinga series – orders eleventh climate friendly tanker
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.
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IMO delegates visiting world’s most environmentally friendly tanker in central London
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.
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IMO-delegater besökte Furetanks miljöeffektiva fartyg i centrala London
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.
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Film: an innovative propulsion system reducing climate footprint
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.
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