Fight against contamination: Hazard in Hamburg
An inland waterway vessel collides with a tanker causing an oil leek and release of huge quantities of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. Apart from the crews, 75 people working at the nearby refinery get affected and flee the area leaving an open radioactive source...
Wind power provides local jobs – a study from Blekinge, Sweden
Turning our societies from fossil fuels to renewable energies brings numerous changes in our landscapes: solar panels along highways, large rapeseed fields, wind turbines’ red lights blinking throughout the night. When designating areas for renewable energy...
ChemSAR presents safety operations at sea to commission Vice-President and commissioner
The Vice-President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen and the Commissioner of Regional Policies Corina Creţu paid a field visit to one of Interreg Baltic Sea Region’s projects, ChemSAR, to observe transnational cooperation in safety operations at sea. Organised...
Let´s make the Baltic Sea Region a better place for seniors
It is said that people lose one cm of their height with every decade after turning 40. At some point, a favourite cup placed in the kitchen’s upper cupboard can become out of reach and a comfortable armchair is suddenly too high. These and other physical limitations...
Jointly restoring inland shipping in the Baltic Sea Region
A single river barge can carry 40 times the load of a truck. CO2 emissions per ton cargo are up to four times lower for barges than for trucks. And transportation costs are up to six times lower. Despite the obvious benefits in terms of costs and environment, inland...
How to stimulate BIO- & circular economy in the Baltic Sea Region
Innovations are always driven by demand. However, achieving an effective management and implementation of innovative solutions as part of regions’ smart specialisation strategies are not as simple as that. They require support from the public sector, strong backup in...
Coping with emergencies at seaports
1,000 kg of ammonia was accidentally released into the atmosphere. The incident took place at the warehouse in the Port of Turku and caused a real threat to the workers and people waiting for the ferry at the nearby Tallink Silja passenger terminal. A coordinated...
Diving and saving lives with the DIVESMART Baltic project
During an accident at sea the initial search and rescue hours are vital – minutes saved are lives saved – especially in an underwater environment. This video shows how rescue divers of the Stockholm police, fire brigades and coast guard exercise together....