Those who don ’ t pay attention to sustainability will become irrelevant rather soon .
panies which are competitors as such – but still want to contribute to sustainability together . That ’ s pretty rare and really quite fantastic ,” Slotte says .
ACCELERATE GREEN TRANSITION
This Green Corridor is an active one , since there are annually 9 million passengers and 2 million vehicles crossing the sea between Helsinki and Tallinn . While ferry business is still seen as a necessity for the well-being of the “ Twin Cities ,” reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has become an urgent issue for all parties involved .
The goal of this Green Corridor is to boost the transition to a climate neutral and sustainable customer journey for both passengers and cargo of the related sea routes . This means that there will be joint roadmaps for shipping companies , cities
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Those who don ’ t pay attention to sustainability will become irrelevant rather soon .
and ports with founding – and other partners – to assist them with achieving zeroemission ( and other ) goals .
Activities within the Green Corridor are geared towards climate neutrality and , at the same time , increasing of passenger and cargo flow between the two countries . In addition , it is vital to strengthen the competitiveness and vitality of the corridor as well as to have some joint scientific studies carried out to enhance project activities and increase knowledge and knowledge-sharing . Joining relevant international initiatives for the development of Green Corridors is also being prepared as part of the venture .
STREAMLINING EFFORTS CONTINUE
Andreas Slotte reports that , of late , Port of Helsinki has been achieving other green goals , too . The TWIN-PORT III and TWIN-PORT IV projects , partly funded by the EU , were completed this year at Port of Helsinki . The projects led to variphoto : PORT OF HELSINKI / JARMO VEHKAKOSKI seatec 2 / 2023 17