Wärtsilä to install its Route Exchange platform on 50 tankers as part of the Balt Safe project
Wärtsilä Corporation, News, 20 April 2020 at 11:00 AM E. Europe StandardThe technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to install its electronic route exchange platform on 50 tankers as part of the Sea Traffic Management (STM) Safety of Navigation in the Baltic Sea (BALT SAFE) project. The lead partner in the project, which is supported by the European Commission, is the Swedish Maritime Administration. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in March, and the ECDIS upgrades are scheduled for delivery in June 2021.
The Baltic Sea has one of the highest shipping intensities in the world.