NEW CEO FOCUSES ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NEW BUILDS AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

On January 1, Cecilia Fasth took up the position of Managing Director and CEO of Stena Fastigheter AB. She has solid experience from the construction and property world and comes most recently from Castellum where she was MD for Region West.

Battery power is the next step in Stena Line's quest to try new environmentally friendly energy types for propulsion of vessels. Stena Line recently signed a contract with Callenberg Technology Group for batteries with a total capacity of 1 MWh which will be installed on Stena Jutlandica which operates between Göteborg and Frederikshavn. Before the summer, battery power when berthing in port will become a reality.

IMPRESSIONS FROM DAVOS

Again it was time for the big global meeting in Davos. What is being discussed and determined among so many influential people reflects and will most likely affect the world during the coming year.

OUR SUSTAINABLE JOURNEY CONTINUES

Stena Line is on a journey to become a more sustainable company. Our sustainability strategy is divided into four focus areas developed in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In April we will share our full sustainability overview but here are some of the highlights from 2017.

A MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE BOUGHT EVERY DAY ALL OVER THE WORLD

STENA TAKES IT PLACE AT THE CENTRE OF THE MARITIME CLUSTER IN COPENHAGEN

Shipping is high on the agenda in the Danish Government’s growth plan and many years of ambitious investments are now producing results. The country has risen to fifth place among the world’s maritime nations as regards gross tonnage. Apart from the advantages of being in just this dynamic location, the closeness to Kastrup and Europe just around the corner have naturally influenced Stena’s decision to open a new office in Copenhagen.

DIGITAL NAMING OF STENA IMMORTAL AND INAUGURATION OF THE NEW STENA OFFICE IN COPENHAGEN

The digital naming of the IMOIIMAX tanker Stena Immortal took place on 17 January at Stena’s new office in Hellerup in the north of Copenhagen. Some 200 guests had gathered to attend the naming ceremony and watch godmother Jane Olsson Thorburn digitally swing the bottle of champagne against the Stena Immortal’s bows. The guests were also given a guided tour, together with refreshments, of Stena Rederi A/S’ newly opened office.

UNDERSTANDING THE CLIENTS’ REQUIREMENTS REMAINS AS IMPORTANT TODAY AS EVER

It was an honour to be appointed Managing Director of Northern Marine Group on 1st July 2017. Having worked with the company for 22 years in a variety of positions, both sea going and office based, it has certainly been very rewarding to see the company develop over all these years.

KEEL LAYING

At the beginning of February, a keel laying ceremony was held for the first of a total of four new RoPax ferries at AVIC Welhai Shipyard in northeast China. Stena RoRo is leading the construction of the four ferries ordered by Stena in April 2016 and with delivery planned for 2019 and 2020. Three of the ferries will sail in Stena Line’s route network. The keel laying ceremony is the starting signal for the construction phase where the hull and the exterior parts are placed in position.

CONCORDIA MARITIME JOINS WORLD OCEAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING

Concordia Maritime has joined World Ocean Council (WOC) – a global organisation consisting of shipping-related industries and stakeholders, which together aim to take responsibility for our oceans.

STENA IMPERO NAMED IN GUANGZHOU

The chemical and product tanker Stena Impero was named on 31 January
in a chilly and drizzly Guangzhou in southeast China.

PLASTIC RECYCLING ON A ROLL

With new ways of separating and processing, recycled plastic has the potential to be a valuable resource in the same way as metals already are. Stena Recycling and Technoworld are planning several projects involving the development of plastic recycling, which will create completely new sustainable values, in collaboration with the business community and local authorities.

CHEMICAL RECYCLING ON TRIAL

Some plastics are difficult to recycle in mechanical processes. There is a need for other methods.
“One method we are testing is chemical recycling where, in principle, all plastic can be recycled by means of gasification”, says Christer Forsgren, Head of Technology & Environmental Science at Stena Metall.

IT IS NOW POSSIBLE FOR MORE STENA COMPANIES TO INVEST IN ROBOTICS

Robotics is a new trend experiencing rapid growth. The advantage is that processes can quickly and simply be automated. At Stena Rederi, there are now five robots, which can be used by all the companies in the group. First out is Stena Line’s accounts department, which initiated the project.

NETWORKING MEETING WITH A FOCUS ON COLLABORATION

On 31 January, a networking meeting for Stena’s assistants and secretaries was held in Gothenburg. The aim of the meeting was – as always – to learn something new, get to know each other and exchange experiences for smoother collaboration in everyday work.

WELLNESS

Sleep is necessary for the recovery of both the brain and the body and one of the most common reasons for disturbed sleep is stress. If you are very wound up, stress mechanisms are triggered and you can find it difficult to relax or achieve a good quality of sleep. If, in addition, you also think about not being able to sleep, you wind up your body even more, which makes you even more tense and stressed about not being able to sleep. Below, we have gathered some advice about what you can do to sleep better.

WE ARE AN URBAN DEVELOPER

Never before has Stena Fastigheter had so many on-going productions in progress as in 2018. Many of the apartments are being built on Stena Fastigheter’s land adjacent to existing properties, others are being built in areas where com-pletely new districts are being created.