Company working with GEH on deployment of BWRX-300 reactor technology Sweden-based small modular reactor (SMR) project development company Kärnfull Next has signed cooperation agreements with landowners to conduct feasibility studies on two properties in Karlshamn municipality in southern Sweden Kärnfull Next said that over the past year Karlshamn has been recognised as a strategically important site for new nuclear power in Sweden received funding from the Swedish environmental protection agency Naturvårdsverket to investigate the possibilities for new nuclear energy production Analysis by the region of Blekinge – of which Karlshamn is a part – concluded the area as one of the most promising in the country for establishing SMRs The national coordinator for new nuclear power said recently that Karlshamn could rank among the top 10 potential locations for future reactor projects “Karlshamn has several advantages that make it a strong candidate for new nuclear power,” said John Ahlberg and the regional industry’s need for a stable power supply are factors that make Elleholm and Guo-Kopagarda [two areas in Karlshamn] particularly interesting for further analysis.” Kärnfull Next said last week it was moving ahead with plans to develop an SMR park with four to six nuclear plants in the southeast of the country The company said it has secured land rights for the project in the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Ostergotland county The decision is based on a new cooperation agreement with landowner Latona Group securing permanent land rights for the project Kärnfull Next has been carrying out site selection and feasibility studies in several municipalities in Sweden since 2022 The company is working with reactor companies and utilities including GE Hitachi (GEH) and Finnish state energy company Fortum to develop and package ready-to-build projects In 2022 Kärnfull Next said it had signed an agreement to work with GEH on the deployment of its BWRX-300 SMR technology in Scandinavia It also signed a memorandum of understanding with Fortum to jointly explore opportunities for developing SMRs in Sweden Kärnfull Next said it offers “versatile energy hubs” that can be sited either on or offshore For offshore delivery the hub will be delivered as a barge assembled in shipyards The company is aiming to bundle SMRs with solid oxide electrolysers to provide electricity and clean hydrogen Swedish project developer Kärnfull Next is progressing plans to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) in Blekinge region by signing cooperation agreements with landowners to conduct feasibility studies on two properties in Elleholm and Guö-Köpegårda in Karlshamn Municipality on an extensive siting study carried out by Blekinge region Kärnfull Next contributed its expertise and data to the study to identify suitable sites for new nuclear power production As part of the feasibility study process, Karlshamn has emerged as a new candidate location within Kärnfull Next’s Re:Firm South SMR programme for southern Sweden. They join previously announced projects in Valdemarsvik The municipality has received funding from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) to investigate the possibilities for new nuclear energy production Blekinge Region’s analysis identified the area as one of the most promising for establishing SMRs recently stated that Karlshamn could rank among the top 10 potential locations for future reactor projects “Karlshamn has several advantages that make it a strong candidate for new nuclear power and the regional industry’s need for a stable power supply are factors that make Elleholm and Guö-Köpegårda particularly interesting for further analysis,” said John Eliasson Head of Business Development at Kärnfull Next ​The feasibility studies under Re:Firm South include technical societal and economic evaluations of the two properties – both of which have been rated as prime locations in the Blekinge Region’s location analysis The process is being conducted in dialogue with Karlshamn Municipality and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that the project aligns with both local and national energy goals ​“We look forward to deepening our analyses and exploring how SMRs can contribute to a sustainable and stable energy supply in Blekinge,” Eliasson added we are creating the conditions for Karlshamn to become an important part of Sweden’s future fossil-free energy system.” In March 2022, Kärnfull Next signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based GE Hitachi regarding the BWRX-300 a 300MWe water-cooled SMR with passive safety systems The design and licensing is based on larger boiling water reactors Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the Progressive Media network © Business Trade Media International Limited Global offshore player RWE and the Swedish Port of Karlshamn have signed a Memorandum of Understanding The aim of this collaboration is to explore whether Port of Karlshamn could be a suitable harbour for the logistics operations and maintenance activities relating to RWE’s planned offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea the partners will map the requirements and necessary build outs and investments to facilitate the scaling-up of the ports capacity An early implementation of port capacity will ensure that Sweden is well placed to maximise the potential of the offshore wind industry This collaboration demonstrates a clear commitment to share knowledge and expertise in support of broader industrial growth in Sweden Vice President of Offshore Development Nordics at RWE Offshore Wind: “Port capacity and a sustainable supply chain industry are key to the deployment of offshore wind projects And a new offshore wind farm has the potential to transform a nearby harbour into a dynamic hub that catalyses significantly growth That is why we are looking forward to collaborating with Port of Karlshamn to evaluate their potential as future offshore wind hub.” Project Lead at RWE Renewables Sweden: “Our Karehamn offshore wind farm is a great example also for harbour development It has been reliably generating green electricity for thousands of Swedish homes for more than a decade Thanks to the wind farm the old fishing harbour has been revitalised Based on this success RWE plans to build more offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.” CEO at Port of Karlshamn: “Port of Karlshamn is proud that RWE one of the world's leading offshore wind companies is supporting us in our plans to become a hub for offshore wind With its natural deep harbour and large shipyard Port of Karlshamn is well positioned to meet the future needs of the offshore wind industry in the Baltic Sea We recognise the demand for port capacity related to offshore wind energy including after-sales services such as maintenance and operations centres Expanding the port's product portfolio in this direction is a natural step given our previous experience with wind energy projects and logistics By establishing itself as a hub for offshore wind energy Port of Karlshamn is also creating employment opportunities for the region and promoting business opportunities for local companies and suppliers thus contributing to the economic development of the area and strengthening the local economy.” RWE – an experienced offshore player RWE is actively participating in high-profile floating demonstration projects each based on different foundation concepts to gain early floating wind experience and broad engineering knowledge Images of Karehamn for media use are available at the RWE Media Centre Images of the Port of Karlshamn and of the signing for media use are available at the RWE Media Centre. The Port of Karlshamn in southeast Sweden has received a clearance from the Environmental Court to launch a new expansion project, the port announced today.  The development program will include a completely new RoRo berth with adjustable ramp for 230 meter long ferries, widening of RoRo berth no. 2 and the dredging works. Under the official plan, the main port gate will be reallocated and line-up areas for accompanied traffic will be expanded. According to the port’s latest release, the planning and preparations activities are already underway. It is expected that this capital expansion scheme will be completed in 2021. Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s October 3 performance at Väggahallen in Karlshamn, Sweden can be seen below. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Golgotha", was released on October 2 via Austria's Napalm Records. Drummer Mike Dupke recently left W.A.S.P. after a nine-year stint with the band. He has since been replaced on the road by YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Patrick Johansson and, more recently, by Randy Black (PRIMAL FEAR). Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world 2022 at 10:17 AM EDTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Sweden is relying on an old oil-fired power plant to keep the lights on in the south as a dearth of wind generation and nuclear outages sends prices to a record The Karlshamn station, which burns heavy fuel oil and dates back to the early 1970s, has been running fairly regularly for about a week, according to operator Uniper SE Power prices in the southern part of a country are at an all-time high for Wednesday soaring as much as 51% in an auction on Nord Pool ASA Sweden received more than 160,000 asylum applications more than any European country proportionate to its population An old country inn in the southern Swedish town of Karlshamn now shelters refugee families while a few adults watch news on a large-screen TV More than 100 volunteers from the community want to help the refugees But the newcomers' arrival also has brought out ugly sentiments on social media He says some people were saying on Facebook there [are] a lot of refugees coming to our village and we have to lock our bikes Sweden has served as a haven for those fleeing war and persecution the world over But the country's traditionally liberal acceptance of refugees is now being questioned Some 160,000 asylum seekers arrived in the country last year alone Sweden's idealistic culture is starting to show cracks but today it holds 14 percent of seats in the national legislature The party claims migrants are taking social benefits in a social welfare system that Swedes have worked hard to build The party says there is not enough to go around And it says migrants don't make an effort to integrate Kent Ekeroth holds one of the Sweden Democrats' seats in the parliament He says Sweden's political elites have forced too much immigration onto the Swedish people trying to diminish the negative effects of immigration and always paint it in a nice All those parties are refusing to work with the Sweden Democrats But Ekeroth says some of Sweden's more conservative parties are starting to change their attitudes toward immigration for example by favoring limits on benefits to migrants He claims his party actually has a lot more support than polls show because Swedes are reluctant to publicly admit their support for the Sweden Democrats There's a phenomenon in Swedish culture called åsiktskorridor literally "opinion corridor," which people describe as a system of self-censorship that limits what is and is not acceptable to say "I think there's a fear of appearing intolerant in Sweden and that's part of the political culture whether it's for good or for bad," says Joakim Palme Students Anna Svensson and Suri Lundgren say they and their friends welcome the refugees and are glad that Sweden is able to help them But they admit it is difficult for people who don't agree with them to speak out "We don't like to get into arguments and stuff," says Svensson "and I think people are afraid of being seen as racist." an editorial writer for the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper says he's never seen his country so polarized Swedes are worried their leaders don't have a plan to deal with the effects of mass immigration What's happening now is that we are challenged in the core of our identity," he says internationalist Sweden — the one that's held power for so long And then there's the more constrained version of Sweden like [favoring] welfare state for citizens first and foremost Arpi warns that after this experience with mass immigration Swedish culture will change — and the country will not be so welcoming in the future Become an NPR sponsor A battery storage subsidiary of maritime company BW Group has committed to investing in Swedish energy storage developer Ingrid Capacity Ingrid Capacity said this morning it had secured “around SEK1 billion (US$96.7 million)” of investment from Singapore-headquartered shipping and maritime player BW Group’s BW Energy Storage Systems (BW ESS) The funding will go towards the execution of a 400MW pipeline of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects as well as supporting the developer’s growth Ingrid Capacity was founded in 2021 with chief strategy officer (CSO) Nicklas Bäcker quoted in Swedish media as saying that the company will aim to deploy around 2GW of energy storage in the Nordic region of Europe with backing from shareholders including a property developer and investment firms There was around 70MW online in total by the end of 2022 Sweden’s electricity system balancing has traditionally been done with hydroelectric power plants demand for electricity is increasing with growing electrification in transport Meanwhile at the same time many of the hydroelectric turbines “are old and are not built or optimised for some of the fast response services needed in today’s system,” he said Founded on the premise that the Swedish grid “isn’t very smart,” Ingrid Capacity has a 500MW pipeline of opportunities it is targeting in Sweden Bäcker said in the interview that the developer wants to go for much bigger projects in the range of 100MW or more but the lack of available grid capacity may be a chief limiting factor on how quickly those can happen Investor BW ESS has so far been active in the UK’s already-booming BESS market through a partnership with and investment into UK developer Penso Power, formed in 2021. BW and Penso Power will be joint shareholders in projects developed from a 3GWh pipeline aiming to go into service in the next three to five years BW Group is fully funding the pair’s UK projects, and a Penso Power joint venture (JV) was given planning permission in May 2022 for a 350MW grid-connected project in England that could host up to 1,750MWh capacity while parent company BW Group is the main shareholder in Corvus Energy a provider of battery technologies for maritime applications Read the full March 2023 interview with Ingrid Capacity CSO Nicklas Bäcker, here The 5,000 square metre cultural centre will get a sculptural and flexible building containing a library More images and architects’ description after the break model 02“The New Culture Centre and Library in Karlshamn is a library of the future, which is accessible, diverse and flexible. It is an example of a reinterpretation of the Nordic architectural tradition with a focus on the human scale, the Nordic light and the use of robust materials,” explained Mr Kim Holst Jensen, partner at schmidt hammer lassen architects site planArchitects: schmidt hammer lassen architects Location: Karlshamn Sweden Engineer: Buro Happold Landscape Architect: SLA Client: Karlshamn Municipality 1st prize in a restricted international competition Area: 5,000 m2 You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Southern Sweden’s open air baths in Karlshamn took home first prize in the category of Urban Planning a newly established award by the Municipality of Karlshamn White Arkitekter’s design is open to all blending with the landscape while standing out The new cold baths in Karlshamn are an example of the revival of a tradition with historic roots The city has been the previous home to several open-air baths — none of which exist today White received the commission by the association “Karlbadhusets vänner” with the brief to design a new bath accessible to everyone “I already knew that the bathhouse was appreciated by the residents. Now we have this official recognition, which is very rewarding. I have a strong feeling that the bath house in Karlshamn will inspire other Swedish cities”, says architect Sven Gustafsson from White’s office in Malmö White’s design results in a structure that blends magnificently into the landscape and at the same time stands out with a bold symmetrical elegance The bath house is constructed entirely of wood and accommodates two dressing rooms Together with the adjacent “Väggabadet” outdoor and cold baths and optimally located boasting magnificent views of the Bay of Hanö which is an excellent example of good Scandinavian architecture connects to the local history and helps to bring back a long-awaited feature which previously existed in the area” Contact: sven.gustafsson@white.se White Arkitekter was founded by Sidney White in 1951 and is Scandinavia’s leading architectural firm with over 800 employees working in 14 offices in Sweden Our work is research focused and our expertise encompasses architecture landscape architecture and interior design White has invested in establishing a unique research-based department of highly qualified experts in the field of sustainable design Our founder’s aim was to improve society through architecture and his legacy lives on in our ambition to contribute towards the building of a sustainable world This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Some 100-200MW of grid-scale battery storage could come online in Sweden this year local developer Ingrid Capacity told Energy-Storage.news In an interview conducted at the Energy Storage Summit a fortnight ago chief strategy officer (CSO) Nicklas Backer of local developer Ingrid Capacity said there was around 70MW online by the end of last year meaning the market could as much as quadruple in size this year The country’s balancing needs have historically been provided by its hydroelectric capacity “But due to a number of factors including electrification of society you now have big problems especially in the south of Sweden,” Backer said “A lot of the turbines for hydro in Sweden are old and are not built or optimised for some of the fast response services needed in today’s system Overall the relative amount of hydro is decreasing too – the absolute amount is flat Some small-scale hydro are getting stopped because of environmental permitting,” he added Finland-based system integrator Merus Power pointed to a similar driver for the battery storage market there during an interview also done at the two-day event in London Ingrid Capacity is a much newer company having been founded just last year But it has already grown to have the “leading project pipeline within the Nordics as far as we know” The company was born from the idea that the “grid isn’t very smart,” as he explained you have a binary situation where you have DSOs (distribution system operators) that are more or less doing fine on capacity and then you have just one or two industrial users all of a sudden causing capacity constraints.” “There are so few hours when there are problems so you don’t need more baseload in the system – maybe in 10 years Storage can do the fast balancing but also the long-term balancing stuff.” A big part of Bäcker’s role as CSO is to look at the long-term revenue picture for battery storage in Sweden “The frequency markets are paying quite well right now though it is clearly a saturable market and we have been looking at long-term profitable markets and how to help the Swedish market develop along those lines Ancillary services prices have increased around 200% since 2020.” “We have one site online and it does mostly ancillary services It’s a pilot size project so we’re experimenting but if we optimised purely on price it would just do ancillary services The prices on Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) will have to drop for arbitrage to become as profitable.” “Long-term the revenue stack will move to arbitrage capacity markets and optimisation for grid owners and industrial processes The ancillary services market in Sweden is around 600MW for FCR-up and FCR-down Ingrid is deploying a 70MW project in Karlshamn and a 20MW system in Vimmerby Various reports said the Karlshamn project is due for completion in 2024 but Ingrid Capacity has not yet given a fixed date for its operation The market in Sweden is picking up in pace as Energy-Storage.news recently wrote, with DSO Ellevio Group ordering 70MW of projects from Alfen announced at the start of 2023 are set to be completed as early as this Spring and typically uses the biggest European system integrators for its projects which are taking about 12 months to get to the ready-to-build stage “The market structure here is relatively fragmented so the projects are quite small for now meaning we pay a bit more per MWh compared to UK for example,” he added The firm has projects over 100MW in size but Bäcker said they will be several years before being ready-to-build Grid connectivity issues were a huge talking point at the Energy Storage Summit, as reported by our sister site Current± in its rolling coverage of the event’s second day huge grid fees for storage are holding the market back while in Sweden it’s a bit better “Grid fees as a percentage of opex are in the low single-digit figure range but it’s complex and depends on where the storage asset is Ingrid Capacity claims an overall energy storage project pipeline of 500MW in Sweden and a total target for the Nordics of 2GW Its shareholders include property developer Engelbrekt Utveckling and investment firms Springbacka and Neptunia Russia’s increasing boldness in Swedish waters and NATO’s growing activity in the Baltic Sea Region again underscore the strategic importance of Gotland the Swedish media has learned of  serious problems surrounding the second proposed Russian-German Nord Stream gas pipeline the media mostly complained about the pipeline’s environmental impact editors became aware of its potential political implications including the potentially negative impact on Ukrainian economy and independence the security climate in the Baltic Sea region has become extremely complicated The major concern surrounds Slite Harbor on eastern Gotland which the Kremlin wants to lease and expand The Kremlin has also expressed a wish to expand Russian presence in the harbor of Karlshamn in southeastern Sweden sensitive to Åland island’s strategic position between Finland and Sweden have reopened discussion about re-arming those islands – which were demilitarized after the Crimean War (in 1856) by international accord From Åland any powerful nation could dominate the sea and airspace over middle and northern Finland and Sweden When the traditionally restrained media in Sweden and Finland express openly skeptical positions about Russia’s intentions it is evident that the security climate in the Baltic Sea region has become extremely complicated the Swedish (Latvian born) General Karlis Neretnieks effectively articulated the central strategic role of Gotland for all modern military and political players in the central and southern Baltic region His warnings were ignored for years by all Swedish political parties Only recently has his professional perspective gained reasonable traction inside the government and parliament: namely that the nation that controls Gotland will also dominate the entire region’s airspace and naval defense be able to deny anyone access into the Baltic Sea In response Sweden has slowly begun rearming Some hundred and fifty soldiers have been re-stationed on Gotland Swedish defense spending is still less than half of tiny Estonia’s – just below 1% of GDP- compared with Estonia’s 2+% Sweden’s major political parties (including the right-center Moderates while their Prime Minister Reinfeldt was in charge) downgraded defense to a lowly “special interest” Now they optimistically want to jump on the NATO bandwagon in a single leap – without paying the required membership fee which would require a doubling of the Swedish defense spending to 2% GDP Largely overlooked in the Swedish debate is the fact that Gotland In the evolving regional security situation – and to anticipate Putin – they could Anything else would be a breach of duty for NATO it may be useful to recall a few historical parallels when the panic-stricken British began to lay mines off the coast of Norway the much better prepared Germans quickly neutralized the move they surprised everybody with their well-rehearsed “Operation Weserübung” and in one strategic blow occupied all of Norway We can also compare with the outbreak of the Seven Day War in the Middle East in the summer of 1967 The surrounding Arab states armed themselves joined forces and vociferously threatened Israel with war with its far superior strategic military intelligence and planning wiped out the Arab air forces and took control the skies – a move that cemented the outcome of the war What does this have to do with the island of Gotland we can assume that the Kremlin has prepared its Operation Gotland far better than the long-winding will ignore all existing conventions and declarations of neutrality Always well-informed Kremlin will repel all NATO approaches on Gotland and act Anything else would be a breach of duty for the Kremlin with its “feministic foreign policy” and weak defenses will not be difficult for a decisive Kremlin Putin and his generals need not resort to provocation as they did in the Georgia war in 2008 it may simply suffice to call Sweden’s ambassador in Moscow to the Kremlin mumble something about well-known Russian heavy bomber inflights over central Sweden some pilot by mere accident could drop one or two tactical charges in the waters outside Stockholm professor of history and a former Estonian defense minister Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. brings together Nordic and Baltic Sea region views issues and features the best ideas and culture that the region has to offer covers a wide range of topics including political and foreign policy analysis; features about music architecture and culture; as well as internet radio podcasts and video content Shape Technologies Group of Companies (SHAPE), have recently completed the acquisition of Sweden based robotic and custom automation integrator Evomatic AB in Karlshamn Evomatic will join Shape Process Automation Group (SPA) which has a global presence in automation solutions with highly differentiated capabilities in high speed trimming applications and custom flexible automation systems This strategic acquisition allows for two like-minded strong entrepreneurial driven companies to join forces while continuing to offer specialized cutting process technology and customized robotic automation solutions that streamline production in industries such as Automotive, Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods and Life Science. Sweden in 1998 by current CEO Jonas Persson who has led the organization through tremendous growth ”With facilities in Karlshamn and Lidköping this acquisition will support SPA’s strategic plan in targeting growth in sectors outside of Automotive in the Europe markets,” said Nino LaDuca President of Shape Process Automation Group The SPA presence in Europe with current locations in Ronneby and Lille France will now strengthen as we welcome Evomatic’s dedicated and ambitious team members to SPA ”Our companies combined have deployed close to 4,000 robots to factories based in Europe We are now broadening through this acquisition and our companies will benefit from each other’s knowledge and experience in our different markets We will strengthen our European presence in providing automated solutions” Managing Director of SHAPE Technologies Europe ”We see several benefits in meeting the challenges of the future together We will be an even larger industrial company with twice as many employees with unique skills Evomatic will become part of Shape Technologies Group’s worldwide network For more information: www.shapeprocessautomation.com HOME PAGE LINK Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. A ferry that ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea, arrived Thursday at a Swedish harbor where its tanks will be emptied No new leaks were reported as the Marco Polo was towed into Karlshamn, public broadcaster SVT said. SVT quoted a Coast Guard spokesperson as saying the move was “undramatic and has gone completely according to plan.” Separately, German shipping company TT-Line said “the remaining 300+ tons of heavy fuel oil from the unbreached tanks and unloading the cargo on board” the ferry would take place in the Swedish harbor and there would be “a more in-depth investigation into the damage sustained to the vessel.” Authorities and volunteers continued to clean up the shores of southeastern Sweden where more than 500 birds are estimated to have been affected by oil that washed up there. An estimated 50 cubic meters (almost 1,800 cubic feet) of oil and oil waste have been removed so far. The oil was reported along the shores of Pukavik Bay and in the gulf itself. Pukavik sits near Solvesborg, around 110 kilometers (70 miles) northeast of Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city. The Swedish Coast Guard said it did not yet have an overview of how much oil spilled from the ferry. The ferry was sailing along Sweden’s coast between the cities of Trelleborg and Karlshamn when it ran aground on Oct. 22 and started leaking oil. It continued traveling under its own power but got stuck a second time. On Sunday, severe weather dislodged it, and the ferry drifted further out before getting stranded a third time. Each time the ferry stranded, leaks were reported. On Wednesday, the ferry was pulled free and anchored in the bay off Karlshamn. The grounded ferry Marco Polo causing a large oil spill is pictured on October 31 Photo by Andreas HILLERGREN / TT News Agency / AFP Stockholm: Sweden's coast guard said Wednesday that a salvage operation had been started for a passenger ferry that ran aground in October causing a large oil spill ran aground south of the southern city of Karlshamn on October 22 with the vessel's 75 passengers safely evacuated It stayed still for days but then drifted off due to strong winds on Sunday and once again ran aground Around 7:00 am (0600 GMT) on Wednesday a salvage operation was initiated after the inital plan had to be revised due to the ship moving "Shortly after 7:00 the ship was dislodged and floated by itself but was connected to two towing vessels," Valdemar Lindekrantz During the morning the ship was slowly towed out to deeper water "The plan right now is to freeze the situation by anchoring the ship in deeper water to get a view of the hull and determining what damage the ship has sustained," Lindekrantz said An analysis would also be carried out to determine which oil tanks that would be needed to be emptied before the ship could be towed to port in Karlshamn "We want it to happen as quickly as possible but with the right conditions," Lindekrantz explained Sweden on Friday fined two crew members for "recklessness in maritime traffic" the coastguard said some 50 cubic metres (50,000 litres or 13,000 gallons) of oil and oil waste had been collected Swedish authorities said last week it could take as long as a year to completely clean up the spill The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Ven is a small island in the Öresund strait between Sweden and Denmark with fewer than 400 permanent residents but Bicycles are available for rent as soon as you step off the ferry and are a popular way of getting around the island – and for the brave couples which offer a chance to get off your bike to rest and admire the view but you can still see plenty of traces of its Danish roots around the island offers a stunning view of the blue Öresund waters and the coast of Denmark Visit the museum dedicated to Danish 16th-century astronomer Tycho Brahe who was gifted the island by King Frederik II and built the observatory Uraniborg (which was torn down when he died) How to get there: Take the Öresund train direct to Landskrona from Copenhagen and get the ferry from there Eat and drink: We’ve tried Pumpans Café & Restaurang, which serves vegetarian food and their own roasted coffee. Here’s a list of other restaurants and cafés on Ven Ven is a great place to stop for a picnic in-between slopes There is no bad time of the year to visit Österlen the south-eastern tip of Skåne with its own cultural identity steeped in farming Go there in May or June and gaze out on the yellow fields of rape (and pay a visit to Gunnarshög the main producer of rapeseed oil in the area) go in autumn and munch on apples in the Kivik area go in winter and buy local crafts at the Christmas markets in the many picturesque villages you may not have time to venture outside of the main town but its shops and cafés will easily keep you occupied other places to pay a visit to include fishing villages Brantevik How to get there: Take the Öresund train to Malmö Central and then the local Pågatåg train to Simrishamn Don’t miss: The Ales stenar megaliths at Kåseberga Eat and drink: Seafood lunch at Sjöfolket in Simrishamn or southern Swedish delicacy äggakaga at Brösarps gästgiveri (if you can’t finish your meal its location just over ten minutes away makes it the obvious tip but this over 1000-year-old town is worth your time if you haven’t been Its university is only Sweden’s second-oldest (which people in Uppsala are not shy to mention) but it is home to the oldest school in the Nordics We suggest you go for a wander around town do some shopping on Lilla Fiskaregatan (don’t miss the chocolate at Ahlgrens); walk through the Lundagård park past the student union building to visit Kulturen an indoor and open-air museum with old buildings from Swedish history; and visit the crypt of the Romanesque cathedral to learn about the story of Finn the Giant who built the church – or so legend has it head to the Botanical Garden to have a rest on a bench or in the grass – or go to the Stortorget square and buy an ice cream from Glasskulturen How to get there: Take the Öresund train direct from Copenhagen Central Don’t miss: The Tehuset Java tea shop – buy a pack of local tea Lundagård Eat and drink: There are plenty of options at the Saluhallen food hall There are plenty of other towns in the Skåne region to make a day trip to from Malmö (Ystad Kristianstad and Helsingborg to name but a few) but to make this guide a bit more interesting for the well-travelled reader one of Blekinge’s coastal cities – a region known for its beautiful nature – is easy to get to from Malmö There’s a direct train and the journey is less than two hours Karlshamn’s strategic location on the Baltic Sea gave it a successful history of industry and trading tobacco and punsch – a Swedish arrak-based liquor Sweden’s “King of Spirits” L O Smith owned one of two big punsch factories in Karlshamn but international residents may be more familiar with another one of his brands: Absolut Vodka Outdoor lovers won’t be disappointed by Karlshamn taking a boat to the Blekinge archipelago or fishing for salmon in the Mörrum stream a museum dedicated to Karlshamn’s seafaring history Many visitors to Malmö to Copenhagen just come to shop in the city's shopping malls which is a shame as the city has a lot to offer Families can visit the Folkets Park playground and park which has an old submarine you can go inside and a great interactive experimental area upstairs or the Malmö Museum in the old Malmöhus Slott castle A nice way to spend the day is to start with a walk around the medieval Lilla Torg walk through the Gamla Väster district and then through the Slottsparken park where there's the relaxed Slottsträdgårdens Kafé to the Malmö Museum and/or Technical Museum and then walk down to the beach at Ribersborg and along to the Kallbadhuset a sauna on a pier jutting out into the Öresund you can either take a sauna or just enjoy a coffee In the summer Ribersborg has a lot of other activities on offer or simply lying on the beach and swimming from the piers Architecture lovers can also visit the nearby Västra Hamnen area with the Turning Torso skyscraper and the award-winning Bo01 district a residential area built in 2001 and designed to feel almost like a village Don’t miss: Surveying the distant Copenhagen skyline from a sauna in the Kallbadhus Eat and drink: Falafel and other Middle Eastern food around the Möllevången district Please log in here to leave a comment A ferry ran aground in southern Sweden on Sunday but the vessel's 75 passengers were taken to safety The Marco Polo TT-Line ferry got stuck south of Karlshamn early in the day The ferry "leaked diesel fuel for several kilometres before running aground" adding that thick fog in area and made it difficult to work out the extent of the spill Investigators are looking into the cause of the accident and whether maritime law was breached senior coastguard investigator Jonatan Orn told public radio P4 The ferry was operating between the ports of Trelleborg and Karlshamn but Orn said the ferry had strayed from its usual route when it ran aground The oil slick had reached land by late afternoon on a coastal strip in the municipality of Solvesborg The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency has been called in to help and will begin decontaminating the site on Monday The ship's hull had been holed in the bow and middle of its hull but a senior official at the Swedish Transport Agency told the TT news agency there was no risk of it sinking please register for free or log in to your account “We promptly responded to the changed requirements and from March 9 DFDS passengers sailing from Sweden to Lithuania will be offered conditions to be privately tested right before the journey This service is particularly pertinent because some people were surprised by this requirement with many arriving at the ferry unprepared It is our duty to ensure that all passengers would be tested and so alongside a private laboratory in Karlshamn located 1.9 km from the terminal where our ferries dock we established a testing space,” Vaidas Klumbys DFDS communications head for the Baltic States says while passenger volumes are currently reduced there remains a stable flow of individuals travelling to Sweden and Germany for work purposes: “Even under current conditions but not all passengers are able to keep up with the new requirements Many passengers had their trips planned before the requirement was established and perhaps not everyone checks for the newest public information or don’t have time to be tested ahead of time this service is important not only for those headed for Lithuania and Estonia but also for those travelling abroad.” the ferry operator DFDS arranged for two testing zones to be set up in the ports of Klaipėda and Paldiski (Estonia) passengers were offered the option to take coronavirus antigen tests prior to their journey and receive a certificate “We see that this service is popular in both Lithuania and Estonia with testing being performed for several weeks now we made the decision to extend the testing team’s working time with it operating 2.5 hours prior to departure at the Klaipėda central terminal.” Sales and marketing head for the private laboratory SYNLAB Viktorija Lapė spoke positively regarding the experience and results of the past few weeks of work at the Klaipėda central terminal: “We are very close to travelling individuals we hear of their concerns prior to the journey and their happiness upon testing negative this is not just an obligation in order to enter a different country We present the test result within under an hour It is those who remember the test with very little time left to the trip who are particularly happy – this offers them salvation because you cannot board the ferry without being tested.” all passengers are tested prior to journeys on DFDS ships while those lacking a certificate in line with requirements and those not included in the exemption list are not permitted to board: “Our ferries travel between four countries – Lithuania Germany and Estonia and each of them has different requirements if we sail to places where testing is required before the journey begins we ensure that all passengers are tested.” Qualitative SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing from the nasopharynx or saliva samples is performed at the central terminal in Klaipėda special preparations are needed – the patient cannot eat smoke or consume medication for around half an hour prior to the testing Such requirements do not apply when taking samples from the nasopharynx Qualitative antigen testing and issuing a certificate in three languages (Lithuanian Klumbys emphasises that when organising the service for DFDS passengers pricing the service appropriately was made a priority More information www.dfds.lt Informationen på denna sida är avsedd för journalister press och media.Klicka ja för att komma till nyhetsrummet Klickar du nej kommer du tillbaka till mynewsdesk.com 2024 —The Green Dairy Sweden Holding ABproudly announces the appointment of Johan Girdo as Chief Executive Officer,effective no later than July 1 Johan steps into this role with a wealth ofexperience garnered from international and executive roles within the FMCGindustry lately from the world’s #1 brand within plant-based dairy Oatly,where he started as Global Commercial Director in 2013 and since 2019 hasbeen the President of Oatly With current CEO Kenth Lindvall's forthcoming retirement Johan Girdo'sappointment marks a strategic transition for The Green Dairy positions him perfectly to lead the company intoa future of profitable growth and innovation "We have now invested in the next generation innovation and are thrilled towelcome Johan on board to drive the company forward His exceptionalleadership and deep-rooted expertise in the plant-based food industry makes himthe ideal candidate to lead our company's further success." says Christian Ehrenborg The Green Dairy has been at the forefront of plant-based food innovation and is one of the leading producers of plant-baseddairy to brand owners and retail in the Nordics The customer base has growncontinuously in Europe and Asia and the company is now perfectly positionedfor further expansion as plant-based food is more relevant now than ever "I am honored to take on the role of CEO at The Green Dairy and continue drivingthe sustainability agenda within plant-based food As we embark on this journey,our unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction andsustainability will remain at the forefront of our efforts but also support our partners in building a more sustainablefuture That is what makes this so exciting," says Johan Girdo Chairman of the Board +46 709508600Johan Girdo For more information about Johan Girdo and The Green Dairy, please visit www.thegreendairy.com The Green Dairy is a Swedish producer of sustainable and plant-basedfood products and icecream for brand owners and retailers in the Nordic region Sales alsoextend to other parts of Europe and Asia The Green Dairy drives extensive innovation and product development with astrong focus on sustainability and circular production was founded in 2006 and has its headquarters andproduction in Karlshamn The Green Dairy är en svensk producent av hållbara och växtbaserade livsmedelsprodukter matlagningsprodukter och glass till varumärkesägare och detaljhandel i Norden Försäljning sker även till övriga Europa samt Asien The Green Dairy bedriver omfattande innovation och produktutveckling med stort fokus på hållbarhet och cirkulär produktion startade 2006 och har huvudkontor och produktion i Karlshamn samt kontor i Malmö När du väljer att skapa ett konto och följa ett nyhetsrum kommer dina personuppgifter behandlas av oss och av ägaren av nyhetsrummet för att du ska kunna motta nyheter och uppdateringar enligt dina bevakningsinställningar För att läsa mer om detta, var vänlig läs vår Integritetspolicy som berör vår behandling av dina personuppgifter, och Integritetspolicy för Contacts som berör behandlingen av dina personuppgifter från ägaren av nyhetsrummet du följer Vänligen notera att våra Användarvillkor gäller alla våra tjänster Du kan dra tillbaka ditt samtycke när som helst genom att avregistrera dig eller genom att ta bort ditt konto Shellback has earned several Grammy Award nominations and won Album of the Year as a producer on Taylor Swift's "1989" and Adele's "25." performing with various local indie rock bands in Karlshamn he joined the death metal band Blinded Colony with which he recorded the 2006 album "Bedtime Prayers." (Photo by David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images) For his work on Swift's 2014 album "1989," Shellback won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album He won a second consecutive Grammy for Album of the Year for Adele's album "25." he produced some of Swift's re-recorded albums each known as "Taylor's Version." Shellback was also a producer on Adele's 2021 album "30," and was a co-writer on its song "Can I Get It." For "30," he received yet another Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year Shellback (Karl Johan Schuster) has consistently been one of Sweden's top-earning musicians Shellback's annual income is publicly disclosed In recent years he has consistently earned $6-10 million per year making him the second highest-paid Swedish musician that year (behind his mentor USD Equivalent: Around $9.5 million USD (based on exchange rates at the time) his production company reported revenues of 69 million SEK and a record profit of 207 million SEK after tax in 2019 Shellback has invested in high-end real estate Shellback has co-written and produced dozens of global hits many of which have topped the Billboard Hot 100 Below are some of his most successful and influential songs: © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved