Sweden

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sweden has rejected 11 out of 13 applications for offshore wind projects because of national defence considerations, the government says.

21st July 2026

Is Sweden getting cold feet over offshore wind?

21st July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

A freeze across northern Europe that an EU climate watch body said was the coldest January since 2010 triggered major icebreaker deployments from the southern Baltic to the Gulf of Bothnia last winter.

11th February 2026

Icebreakers called out in coldest Jan since 2010

11th February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Foiling ferry company Candela says its P-12 vessel has completed the longest sea journey in the world on battery power.

3rd February 2026

Candela claims record-breaking electric voyage

3rd February 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental assessments have cleared the way for a Swedish floating wind project to apply for final permissions to go ahead.

10th March 2025

Swedish floating wind takes next step

10th March 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

It’s been reported that a submarine cable has been damaged in the Baltic Sea, the fourth reported by the Nordic countries in the space of two months.

28th January 2025

Calls for protection after 4th subsea cable damaged

28th January 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Sweden and Finland have deployed their navies to investigate the suspected sabotage of two cables under the Baltic Sea.

25th November 2024

Sweden investigates suspected subsea cable sabotage

25th November 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore wind farms could be a threat to national security, Sweden’s Armed Forces have said, prompting the government to pull the plug on 13 projects in the Baltic Sea.

6th November 2024

Sweden sinks 13 offshore wind projects for defence fears

6th November 2024

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Preliminary dredging has begun to complete the largest project of its type in Sweden, named ‘Malmporten’.

26th July 2024

Sweden’s largest dredging project begins

26th July 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Energy company OX2 and Ingka, which owns IKEA, announced plans to develop a 370-turbine offshore wind farm with the latest 15MW sized machines, at 370 metres tall.

5th April 2024

Massive offshore wind farm announced for Sweden

5th April 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Swedish Transport Administration, Trafikverket, is currently electrifying many ferries as part of its Vision 45 plan for a climate-neutral ferry service by 2045.

28th February 2024

Sweden works to electrify its ferry routes

28th February 2024