Fairway Forward seminar 2024

Date and time: 22 october 2024, 12.00-16.00.

Place: Eteläranta 10, Helsinki, Finland.

Welcome to Fairway Forward in Helsinki!

This year we will focus on themes such as safety, environment and ice breaking. Panel discussions and interesting speakers will be on the agenda.

Stay tuned for more information about the program.

Register here.

Any questions? Please contact kommunikation@sweship.se.

Preliminary program

11:45 Coffee available
12.00 Start of seminar
12.15 Welcome – Tiina Tuurnala, Finnish Shipowners´ Association and Anders Hermansson Swedish Shipowners´ Association

12.20 – 13.20 Navigating the Green Transition – The Future of Ports and Sustainable Maritime Solutions
– Teemu Kyläkallio, RMC – FUSE (Future shipping electrified)
– Hannu Kallio, Port of Naantali – Green industrial ecosystem
– Per Tunell, Wallenius
– Johan Wallén, Port of Stockholm

13.20-14.15    Maritime Safety in the Baltic Sea – panel discussion
Moderator Piia Karjalainen
– Sanna Sonninen, Traficom
– Björn Blomqvist, Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö
– Lars Höglund, Furetank
– Finnish Navy, (TBN)

14.15-14.45    Coffee break

14.45–15.05   EU Maritime Industry Strategy and the ICE Pact
Janne Peltola, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

15.05-15.45    Icebreaking in Sweden and Finland: Challenges and Opportunities
– Helena Orädd, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
– Erik Almkvist, Viking Supply Ships
– Erik Eklund, Swedish Maritime Administration

15.45 – Closing statements – Elina Andersson Technology Industries Finland



Fairway Forward is a collaboration project between the Finnish and Swedish maritime clusters. Established in the beginning of 2019, the aim of the collaboration is to share best practices and collaborate to reach environmental and climate goals in the maritime sector. Participating organizations in Fairway Forward are Swedish Shipowners´ Association, Swedish Ports, Finnish Shipowners´ Association, Finnish Marine Industries, and Finnish Ports’ Association, together with the Finnish Port Operators Association.