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ESL Shipping has today published its 2024 Sustainability Report. The year was marked by many highlights, including the highest Platinum rating from...
ESL Shipping and global steel manufacturer SSAB have agreed on a multi-year extension of the agreement covering SSAB’s inbound raw material sea...
AtoB@C Shipping, subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has taken delivery of Terramar in Goa, India on 14 March 2025. The delivery of Terramar marks the...
ESL Shipping achieved remarkable success in safety during the past year, notably reporting zero lost-time injuries throughout its entire operations....
ESL Shipping has achieved a Platinum medal and a position in the top 1% of rated companies in the latest EcoVadis sustainability assessment. In 2024,...
AtoB@C Shipping, subsidiary of ESL Shipping, is continuing its fleet renewal with the delivery of the Maximar on December 20 in Goa, India. This...
ESL Shipping is building a series of four new, fossil-free handysize vessels. These new 1A ice-class vessels are the top of the market in terms of...
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has on 17th September taken delivery of Aquamar, the fourth plug-in hybrid newbuilding within a single...
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, celebrated the christening of its second plug-in hybrid vessel, Stellamar, in Ystad on 30 August. The...
ESL Shipping's subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping has on 13th June taken delivery of Ecomar, which is the third vessel in the 12-strong series of 5,350 dwt...
ESL Shipping has successfully completed the sale of supramax vessels Arkadia and Kumpula on 11 June 2024. The vessels were sold to companies...
Electramar, the first of twelve plug-in hybrid vessels for ESL Shipping's subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping was christened in the city centre of Helsinki on...
ESL Shipping has published its Sustainability Report for 2023 demonstrating the improvements in our sustainability work on many fronts. “Our...
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has today 5 April taken delivery of Stellamar, the second in the series of twelve plug-in hybrid...
ESL Shipping has signed a memorandum of understanding to sell its two Supramax class vessels Arkadia and Kumpula to companies belonging to HGF...
As communicated on February 8, 2024, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company had agreed to co-invest EUR 15 million alongside OP Finland...
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company has agreed to co-invest EUR 15 million alongside OP Finland Infrastructure LP in ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of...
ESL Shipping, the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic Sea region, has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed...
ESL Shipping has improved its rating in EcoVadis sustainability assessment from Silver to Gold, which places the company among the top five per cent...
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has today 15 December taken delivery of Electramar, the first vessel in the series of twelve highly...
The General Assembly of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has elected ESL Shipping’s Managing Director Mikki Koskinen as...
In April this year, ESL Shipping's parent company Aspo Plc announced that it has initiated a program to accelerate ESL Shipping’s green transition...
ESL Shipping targets an increasing share of the renewable energy and project cargo market by appointing Juha Ylitalo as Head of Renewable Energy and...
ESL Shipping has recently unveiled Vessel Portal designed exclusively for the crews of our vessels. This innovative portal utilises the same advanced...
Stellamar, the second unit of a series of 12 plug-in hybrid coasters ordered by ESL Shipping's subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping was launched with great...
ESL Shipping is fully prepared to meet the challenges of upcoming regulations that have a significant impact on the shipping industry. We have taken...
Electramar was successfully launched at Chowgule Shipyard on the 21st June. She is the first unit in the series of twelve highly energy-efficient...
ESL Shipping further enhances its compliance work by joining the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN). With the membership in MACN, ESL Shipping...
Suvi-Tuuli Lappalainen has been appointed as HSEQ Manager, DPA & CSO starting from 1st of June 2023. Lappalainen has solid experience in maritime and...
ESL Shipping has published its Sustainability Report for 2022 demonstrating the progress of our sustainability work on many fronts. As a significant...
ESL Shipping has achieved a Silver medal in EcoVadis sustainability performance assessment. Overall, the company ranked in the top eight per cent of...
The construction of highly energy-efficient plug-in hybrid vessels ordered by ESL Shipping's subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping progresses according to the...
Ahead of the delivery of the first highly energy-efficient plug-in hybrid vessel in the third quarter of this year, AtoB@C Shipping, subsidiary of...
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping has entered into agreement to sell the agency business of its Swedish subsidiary NSG Norra...
When Captain Katariina Mankinen took helm of pusher Rautaruukki earlier this year, she became the first woman to be in command of a vessel in ESL...
Starting from the 1st of September, Mark Olesen will join ESL Shipping’s chartering team and Management team member Frida Rowland will focus on the...
ESL Shipping’s subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping declares an option and order for five additional vessels from the Indian shipyard Chowgule & Company...
The keel laying ceremony of AtoB@C Shipping's second 5,350 dwt electric hybrid vessel was celebrated on the 4th of August at Chowgule Shipyard. Keel...
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has declared an option and order for the first additional vessel from the Indian shipyard Chowgule &...
Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will become the world's first shipping company to start utilizing new low-emission Neste Marine™ 0.1...
Pilot Joakim Kantola of Finnpilot Pilotage observed the departure of a cargo ship M/S Viikki from the Port of Kokkola at the remote pilotage center...
The hull assembly of AtoB@C Shipping's first electric hybrid coaster began today at Chowgule Shipyard with the traditional keel laying ceremony....
ESL Shipping has published its Sustainability Report for 2021, providing information regarding our recent developments in ESG matters.
ESL Shipping joins Botnia Link H2 as the first customer-side stakeholder. The partnership will strengthen ESL Shipping in its strategic roadmap...
After an intensive period of finalising the details of design, production started today on the first of six ice-classed electric hybrid vessels at...
ESL Shipping continues fleet renewal by selling its smallest, 9,000 dwt towable barge Espa to Raduga Shipping and Trading OÜ. The transaction was...
ESL Shipping has published its first ESG strategy demonstrating our ambition to be the industry forerunner in sustainability. Our goal is to be a...
Our ice-class 1A bulk carrier m/v Kumpula has arrived in Narvik in Northern Norway after her return voyage to Europe via the Northern Sea Route....
With 90% of Finnish exports and 80% of imports carried onboard ships, emissions from sea transport play an important role when cargo owners strive to...
ESL Shipping’s Swedish subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping AB has ordered a series of six new, highly energy-efficient electric hybrid vessels. These new 1A...
Markus Blom (b. 1985) has been appointed as Business Development Manager for ESL Shipping Ltd and AtoB@C Shipping AB effective from 1st of November...
Our ice-strengthened supramax Kumpula has been chartered to Swiss-based Suek AG, one of the largest coal trading companies in the world, for two...
ESL Shipping, steel producer SSAB and Port of Oxelösund have started Virtual Arrival trial in the Luleå-Oxelösund traffic. The experiences after the...
Pusher Steel reached an impressive milestone on May 24th, when cargo number 3767 was loaded to barge Board in Luleå, Sweden. With this cargo, pusher...
On the 1st of July, our subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping has taken over time charter contracts of 3,000 dwt vessels Baltic Carrier, Baltic Merchant, Baltic...
Our Sustainability Report 2020 has been published. The past year was nothing any of us expected in the beginning of the year. The pandemic has had a...
The Finnish Shipowners’ Association has elected its new Board composition including the Chairman of the Board. Mikki Koskinen, Managing Director of...
ESL Shipping has joined the City of Helsinki-led Climate Partners (Ilmastokumppanit) network intended for companies that want to contribute towards...
The Bothnia Bulk project has mitigated climate change and air pollution in the year-round supply of raw materials in the Bay of Bothnia. Total CO2...
ESL Shipping, the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region, today announced that its vessel m/s Viikki was fueled in Raahe, Finland...
ESL Shipping has published its sustainability report for year 2019. The report gives an insight into the company’s continuous work to improve...
ESL Shipping is monitoring the development of the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak closely. All our operations will continue as usual and as a customer...
Toni Rönnberg (b. 1980), M.Sc. in Economics, has been appointed Commercial Director and a member of Management Team of ESL Shipping and AtoB@C...
ESL Shipping participates for the first time to Intelligence Hunt competition arranged by SeaFocus. Intelligence Hunt brings both the maritime supply...
Motor vessel Baltic Carrier, which is under time-charter to ESL Shipping, ran aground yesterday evening north of Helsingborg. Vessel is owned by...
ESL Shipping Ltd., part of Aspo Group, has acquired bulk carrier Alppila from SEB Leasing. The acquisition was made in accordance with the terms and...
Today ESL Shipping celebrates 70 years in business. This day 70 years ago, the contract was signed to acquire 1911-built steamer Marja-Liisa Nurminen...
Raahe-based Oy AtoB@C Shipping Ab starts to offer port towage and related services in Port of Raahe in August 2019.
Our climate-smart newbuildings Viikki and Haaga have received a best five-star environmental rating from Clean Shipping Index (CSI). Clean Shipping...
ESL Shipping has published its Sustainability Report 2018. The year was transformational for the company. Our climate-smart newbuildings debuted...
ESL Shipping has decided to reflag newbuilding Haaga to the Finnish flag from Portuguese flag as a part of the agreement with unions. Flag change...
We have strengthened our Chartering team in order to respond to the requirements of growing fleet and to serve existing and new customers even better.
The new bulk carriers Viikki and Haaga have started operating on the Baltic Sea. The 25,600-dwt vessels, 160 metres long and fuelled by liquefied...
AtoB@C Shipping AB, a Swedish shipping company owned by Aspo's ESL Shipping, has acquired a 4,100 dwt dry bulk carrier of ice class 1A built in 2000....
Our second newbuilding, m/s Viikki arrived yesterday morning to Oxelösund, Sweden on her maiden voyage from Sakaide, Japan via Northeast Passage. Her...
The Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping Ltd., part of Aspo Plc., and Hamburg based Nauticor GmbH & Co. KG, a 100% subsidiary of The Linde Group,...
MSc. (Econ.) Petter Ruda (40) has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of ESL Shipping starting from 1st of October 2018.
Today, September 4, 2018, Viikki, the world's most eco-friendly bulk carrier, has been delivered to Aspo Group's ESL Shipping from the Jinling...
ESL Shipping Ltd, a shipping company fully owned by Aspo Plc has today completed the transaction concerning the acquisition of all the outstanding...
The next-generation bulk carrier Haaga has today been delivered to ESL Shipping from Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing, China. ESL Shipping is part of the...
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has in its decision today approved the transaction whereby ESL Shipping Ltd, a shipping company...
ESL Shipping Ltd, a shipping company fully owned by Aspo Group, is going to acquire all the outstanding shares of AtoB@C Shipping AB and AtoB@C...
ESL Shipping, Bore and Finnlines jointly invest in the development of occupational safety training. The development program is supported by the...
ESL Shipping, the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region has today published its first dedicated Sustainability Report. The company...
It has come to our knowledge that ESL Shipping’s name has been misused in connection with fictitious international ship purchase agreements.
As a part of its growth strategy, ESL Shipping has successfully entered into smaller vessel class with ice classed 3,000 dwt vessels. Baltic Carrier,...
ESL Shipping’s LNG-powered, extremely energy efficient dry cargo vessel Haaga was successfully launched today at the Jinling Shipyard and moved to...
The second LNG-fueled dry cargo vessel of ESL Shipping, a member of the Aspo Group, was named today at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China. The...
Viikki, the new eco-friendly dry cargo vessel of ESL Shipping, part of Aspo Plc, was successfully launched today at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing,...
ESL Shipping, part of Aspo Plc, and Skangas have entered into an agreement on providing gas fuel to ESL Shipping’s LNG-powered newbuildings. As part...
ESL Shipping has renewed its contract to transport iron ore from Baffin Island, Canada to Bremen, Germany on its supramax vessel Arkadia. The vessel...
During the summer, Kallio and Pasila were dry-docked for scheduled maintenance work. Extensive paint work was done during both drydockings. All cargo...
The new eco-friendly dry cargo vessel of ESL Shipping, a member of the Aspo Group, was christened today at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China....
The factory acceptance test (FAT) of the world’s first MAN B&W 5G45ME-C9.5-GI LNG dual fuel main engine was successfully carried out at MAN B&W...
ESL Shipping Ltd, part of ASPO Plc, is building two large LNG-powered bulk carriers at state owned SINOTRANS & CSC Shipbuilding Jinling-shipyard in...
Yksi miehistön jäsen on kadonnut irtolastialus Talilta. Alus lähti Kokkolan satamasta eilen 30.3.2017 klo 18:50 ja katoaminen havaittiin...
ESL Shipping and Sinotrans & CSC Shipbuilding Industry Corporation have agreed to assign building of ESL Shipping’s extremely energy efficient...
ESL Shipping’s ice-strengthened supramax vessel Arkadia has been contracted to transport iron ore from Mary River Ore Mine, Canada to Bremen,...
ESL Shipping’s barge Espa becomes a floating beach and events center for Hernesaaren ranta events area in southern Helsinki for the coming summer....
9 seafarers from ESL Shipping has been chosen to take part in ForMare wellness program. They will be part of a group starting in January 2016....
ESL Shipping Ltd and the steel company SSAB have signed a long-term frame agreement covering SSAB’s inbound raw material sea transports within the...
ESL Shipping and AB Fortum Värme have signed an agreement for biofuel transport. The agreement provides ESL Shipping with access to the renewable...
The Finnish TV channel Nelonen has a series entitled Katastrofin anatomia (Anatomy of Disaster). It tells of events that shook the country. The tenth...
Master Mariner Mikko Rausti (age 39) has been nominated the company’s Sea Personnel Manager from April 7, 2015. His responsibilities include...
Alandia Marine has awarded ESL Shipping as the Safest Working Place in Shipping in 2014 in the insurance company's annual competition. The jury...
ESL Shipping Ltd. has today purchased m/s Credo, a 20,000 dwt dry cargo vessel, which it previously owned jointly with the Swedish Donsöshipping KB....
