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Meriaura’s newbuildings are progressing on schedule
The design and construction of the two vessels commissioned by Meriaura in the spring of 2024 are advancing as planned. Throughout the summer and autumn, Meriaura's internal newbuilding team has…
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New time-charter vessel ‘Karion’
We are pleased to announce the latest addition to our fleet: M/V Karion. She is a sister vessel to Aava VG, Aurelie, Lottaland, Loraland and Dreamland, with a cargo capacity of…
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Boliden transports carbon neutrally with Meriaura EcoVoy
Meriaura delivers metal concentrates for Boliden by using Meriaura’s unique EcoVoy concept that reduces emissions. In this collaborative pilot project, five shipments of approximately 5000 tons of cargo each are made by Meriaura's biofuel compliant vessels between…
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Meriaura released sustainability report 2023
Our sustainability report for 2023 has been published. We keep our report concise, as we want to focus on the essential and highlight the additional measures we take beyond what…
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Meriaura orders two biofuel powered 6750 DWT cargo vessels from Dutch Royal Bodewes shipyard
Meriaura has signed a delivery contract for two Ecotrader cargo ships with the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes. According to the contract, the ships will be built in Hoogezand in Holland…
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Meriaura completed EcoVoy sea transport for Subsea7 and saved 93 tons of CO2 emissions
Meriaura has performed a sea transport of offshore template structures for Subsea7 using the company’s CO2 emissions reducing Eco Voy-transport concept. Templets are a part of the Skarv Satellites project…
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Meriaura Group Plc’s annual report 2023 has been published
Meriaura Group Plc’s annual report including the annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report for the year 2023 has been published. The annual report…
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Meriaura Office is moving
Our office has moved from Turku harbour to new premises in the center of Turku. Our new address, starting from March 7th, is Eerikinkatu 26, 20100 Turku. Our other contacts…
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Meriaura’s Christmas donation supports Ukraine
Instead of buying gifts to our clients and cooperation partners, we have again this year donated our Christmas gift funds to help the victims of the war in Ukraine. We…
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Aker Solutions, K2 Project Forwarding and Meriaura sign contract for Offshore Module Transportation
We are pleased to announce a significant milestone in the partnership between Aker Solutions, K2 Project Forwarding and Meriaura through the signing of a comprehensive contract for the transportation of…
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Meriaura became ISO 14001 certified
Bureau Veritas has granted Meriaura’s environmental management system an ISO 14001 certificate. The international standard supports Meriaura's business by supplementing the ISO 9001 quality management system, and is also more…
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EcoVoy transport contract offers genuine and verified emission reduction
During the past year, Meriaura has significantly increased the use of bio-oil in its fleet. This has been made possible by consistent development work over the years, and as a…
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Meriaura’s Board strengthened with an expert in technology and the green transition
Meriaura's new board was elected on June 9, 2023. In addition to the old members Jussi Mälkiä, Antti Vehviläinen, Kirsi Suopello and Jari Varjotie, Patrik Rautaheimo was elected to the board as…
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Savosolar changes its name to Meriaura Group
Savosolar changes its name to Meriaura Group and sells its solar thermal business to its subsidiary Meriaura Energy As decided in Savosolar Plc’s Annual General Meeting on 12.5.2023, the name…
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Meriaura’s Sustainability Report 2022 has been published
Our sustainability report for 2022 has been published. Our report is concise in form, as we seek to keep the focus on the measures we take in addition to the…
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Savosolar Plc’s annual report 2022 has been published
Savosolar Plc’s annual report including the annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report for the year 2022 has been published. The annual report is…
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Meriaura reduced its ships’ emissions by 11% during 2022
Meriaura managed to reduce its ships' emissions by 11.2 percent during 2022 compared to the previous year. Emissions per ton of transported cargo per nautical mile decreased by 7.8 %…
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M/S Ramona has been sold
The oldest and smallest vessel in Meriaura’s fleet, M/S Ramona, has been sold as part of the modernization of the fleet. The vessel was acquired for the company group at…
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Meriaura’s Board of Directors appointed
Meriaura’s new board of directors has been appointed on 10.1.2023. The board is composed of 5 members and 2 deputy members. Jussi Mälkiä was appointed as the Chairman of the Board. Other members of the Board are…
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VG-Shipping acquires a minority share of Rederi Ab Nathalie
VG-Shipping Ltd., a Finnish investor, and the main owner of Savosolar-Meriaura Group, acquires 35% of the shares in Rederi Ab Nathalie (RABN). The transaction was completed on 29 December 2022…
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Meriaura’s Christmas donation supports Ukraine
Instead of buying gifts to our clients and cooperation partners, we have donated our Christmas gift funds to help the victims of the war in Ukraine. We made a donation…
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M/S Meri had an accident in Kiel Canal
Meriaura’s deck cargo carrier M/S Meri has had an accident in the Kiel Canal early Wednesday morning. The crane that the vessel was carrying hit the bridge in Holtenau, located…
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Savosolar and VG-Shipping have executed share exchange relating to shares in Meriaura
Savosolar Plc and VG-Shipping Ltd have today executed share exchange relating to shares in Meriaura Ltd. “Becoming a listed company is a significant step for Meriaura and supports our goals…
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Meriaura Ltd has obtained consents from its financiers for the execution of share exchange
VG-Shipping Ltd, the parent company of Meriaura Ltd, signed a conditional share exchange agreement on 29 August 2022 with Savosolar Plc to sell marine logistics company Meriaura Ltd and the…
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Meriaura Ltd’s business review for July-September 2022
As part of the merger with Savosolar Oyj Meriaura publishes a business review for the first time. Key figures and significant events in July-September 2022 Meriaura’s turnover in July-September was…
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Green NortH2 Energy, Meriaura and Wärtsilä cooperate in building a cargo vessel that runs on green ammonia
Green NortH2 Energy, Meriaura and Wärtsilä have signed a Letter of Intent for the building of a cargo vessel that runs on green ammonia. The vessel, equipped with Wärtsilä’s modular…
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Transport of gypsum changed from sea to land because of the war in Ukraine
The third season of KIPSI-project, a water protection project where gypsum is applied to the fields for preventing eutrophication of the Baltic Sea, organized by Meriaura, is coming to its…
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Meriaura Oy and Savosolar Oyj to merge with a share exchange
VG-Shipping Oy, the parent company of Meriaura Oy, has signed a conditional share exchange agreement on 29 August 2022 with Savosolar Oyj to sell marine logistics company Meriaura Oy and…
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Mirva VG has been sold and chartered back to Meriaura
The vessel Mirva VG has been sold to Meriaura’s long-term partner Helmer Lundström Ab Oy. At the same time Mirva VG has been chartered back to Meriaura on a long-term…
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Meriaura Group has sold its port area in Luonnonmaa, Naantali
VG-Port Oy, member of Meriaura Group, has sold their port area in Luonnonmaa to the Port of Naantali. The deal covers a 2.7-hectare storage area and two new piers, as…
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Meriaura’s Sustainability Report 2021 has been published
Our sustainability report for 2021 has been published. Our report is concise in form, as we seek to keep the focus on the measures we take in addition to the…
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Meriaura’s target of discharging 80 % of sewage to port facilities is proving successful
As part of our Zero Waste Program we monitor how sewage is discharged on the Meriaura owned fleet. Since September 2021 each vessel reports the amounts discharged to port facilities,…
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Impacts of the war on maritime transport
Russia’s attack to Ukraine affects maritime transport in many ways. Meriaura also has Ukrainian seafarers onboard its vessels. We want to express our full support and solidarity to our Ukrainian…
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Meriaura’s environmental management system is certified.
Meriaura’s Environmental Management System was certified in January 2022. In the audit all 10 criteria of EcoCompass’s were met, and was noted, that the organization is committed to its goals…
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Meriaura’s Board of Directors elected
At the turn of the year, Meriaura Group underwent an internal restructuring, where the ship management and crewing business, as well as the vessels of VG-Shipping, and the financial and…
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Meriaura Group’s Christmas donation for UNICEF
Meriaura Group has donated an annual Christmas charity donation to UNICEF emergency funds, that are earmarked for specific emergency response needs and projections. UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) provides…
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Meriaura Group concentrates all shipping business to Meriaura Ltd.
As part of the Meriaura Group restructuring, VG-Shipping Ltd. will concentrate ship management and crewing business, as well as all vessels to its daughter company Meriaura. The business transfer will…
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Meriaura Group participates in the Ship Waste Action
Sewage from cargo ships may be legally discharged into the Baltic Sea, although it accelerates eutrophication. The Baltic Sea Action Group is bringing together cooperation parties for the new Ship/t…
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Change in the Management of VG-Shipping
Ville Koskinen, Managing Director of VG-Shipping Ltd, has resigned from his position. The Board of Directors has appointed Jussi Mälkiä as Managing Director of VG-Shipping as of 01.11.2021. Ville Koskinen…
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M/V Aura participates in the construction of the Långnabba wind farm in Åland
The Långnabba wind farm, that consists of ten 4MW wind turbines is under construction on the southern tip of Eckerö in Åland. The installation of the wind turbines will be…
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Meriaura Group joins the Baltic Sea Challenge network
Today, the 26th of August is The Baltic Sea Day. Meriaura Group celebrates it by joining the Baltic Sea Challenge Network by making a Baltic Sea Commitment. The Baltic Sea Commitment…
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M/V Adele leaves the fleet
Our long-term time charter vessel M/V Adele has been sold to new owners, and will therefore leave the Meriaura fleet. We thank the ship’s crew and management company for the…
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M/V Aura involved in the building of the world’s longest suspension bridge in Turkey
M/V Aura will be spending the summer in the Çanakkale 1915 Bridge project in the Dardanelles (Çanakkale Strait), Turkey. The Çanakkale bridge is the world’s longest suspension bridge being built at…
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Strengthening the chartering team
We are pleased to announce that Meriaura's commercial team is stregthened by Jari Lehto who started as a Chartering Manager on 21.6.2021. Jari has extensive, more than 20 years of commercial experience in…
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Environmental management system and certificate
We have started the development of an environmental management system with the aid of EcoCompass-programme. Although we have worked with environmental projects for a long time, with a certified environmental system…
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Meriaura Group’s port terminal in Naantali starts operating
The construction of the cargo handling and storage area of VG Port Oy (member of Meriaura Group) in Luonnonmaa, Naantali is nearing completion. The new storage field has been paved…
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Meriaura Group acquired the port of Skogby in Raseborg
Meriaura Group, together with Premarin Oy, has acquired the former Skogby sawmill on Hanko peninsula and the related port area. The area has been purchased on behalf of the established…
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Sustainability Report 2020
The first sustainability report of Meriaura Group is published. Corporate responsibility and developing shipping to a more environmentally friendly direction have always been important in our company. But from now…
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Meriaura Group’s Board of Directors strengthened
VG-Shipping’s Annual General Meeting on 8th of April, has chosen a new board of Directors. The former members Jussi Mälkiä, Riinu Walls and Antti Vehviläinen were re-elected, and Ari Kaaro…
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Meriaura Group is preparing a 100% carbon neutral transport concept
Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that targets to 100% carbon neutrality. The concept is based on hybrid propulsion that combines sustainably produced bio-oil…
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Meriaura Group brand renewal
Meriaura and VG-Shipping unite under the same brand. From April 2021 onwards, we will use the brand names Meriaura and Meriaura Group in marketing and communications, although legally VG-Shipping and…
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Sea personnel job satisfaction survey
At the end of 2020 we conducted our first sea personnel job satisfaction survey. 62 crew members answered the survey. We have studied the results very carefully and read every…
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Meriaura Group invests in modern coaster tonnage
Meriaura Group has acquired a 3,000 DWT dry cargo vessel. The 86-meter-long, 1A ice classed vessel will fly the Cyprus flag, and be under the management of a German partner. The…
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Looking for Captains
We are continuously looking for Captains for Meriaura Group operated dry cargo vessels. Certificate of Competence: Chief Mate STCW II/2 or Master STCW II/2. Finnish PEC license or possibility to…
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Meriaura Group continues the management of R/V ’Aranda
VG-Shipping Oy and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) have renewed the agreement for the management of marine research vessel ’Aranda’. VG-Shipping won the public tender in autumn 2020 for both…
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Towards more innovation and higher quality service through participatory development
Ever since the establishment of Meriaura the company has continuously strived for being an innovative, problem-solving and environmentally friendly forerunner in its field. The family business background together with a…
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Meriaura Group’s Christmas donation for the John Nurminen Foundation
Meriaura Group has donated its annual Christmas charity donation to the John Nurminen Foundation for protection of the Baltic Sea. The state of the Baltic Sea is critical and concrete…
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In memoriam Pekka Kauppila 1947-2020
Our long-term partner and friend Pekka Kauppila is no longer with us. He passed away of a sudden illness in Turku on 20th of September 2020, at the age of…
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Pilots are training on Meriaura’s EcoCoaster vessel
Finnpilot Pilotage has time-chartered Meriaura Group's M/S Eeva VG for fairway training. Pilots train on less frequently used fairway sections from which they do not gain sufficient experience in pilotage…
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The gypsum project: application to the fields is starting
The gypsum project proceeds according to plan and Meriaura has shipped most part of the first application period’s gypsum from Saimaa to the ports of Southwest Finland to await application…
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VG-Shipping’s Board of Directors strengthened
Vg-Shipping’s Annual General Meeting on 16th of June has chosen a new board of Directors. The former members Satu Kairinen, Riinu Walls and Jussi Mälkiä were re-elected, and Antti Vehviläinen…
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The time charter agreement of M/V Enough Talk has ended
The time charter agreement between Meriaura and Rauma Cata for the deck cargo carrier M/S Enough Talk has ended. This will not affect our customers, as from now on we…
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Meriaura Group sells the private port of Eurajoki
Ownership of EcoPorts Finland Oy changes, operations will remain unchanged Aura Mare Ltd, part of Meriaura Group, and Lauri Rautiainen have sold the port logistics company EcoPorts Finland Ltd. to…
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Cooperation for climate friendly energy
The transition to a carbon-neutral society requires cooperation between companies. We made a video, where Maija Henell from Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto, Jussi Mälkiä from Meriaura Group and Heini Santos from…
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M/V Lottaland and Aurelie have new Owners and names
Two vessels in the Meriaura fleet have changed owners and names. VG-Shipping has sold Lotta VG to a long-term Partner. The ship’s new name is ‘Lottaland’ and is under the management…
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Meriaura transports and applies gypsum in a major water protection project
Meriaura has been selected as the service provider for transport, distribution and application of gypsum for an environmental project, where gypsum is applied to fields in order to reduce the…
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Meriaura joins Shipbrokers Finland
Meriaura has joined the Shipbrokers Finland association. Shipbrokers Finland represents companies operating in ship clearing, chartering and liner shipping in Finland, as well as Finnish subsidiaries of international container shipping…
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Coronavirus preparedness at Meriaura Group
Coronavirus has not affected our normal traffic, and we strive to keep all operations normal and serve our customers as usually. However, we have intensified hygiene, and canceled all non-urgent…
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New cubic tonnage in the fleet
M/V Friendland (DWCC 4450 t) has joined the Meriaura fleet. Friendland has favourable dead weight/volume ratio (7200 m3) and is therefore a welcome addition to the fleet, because the need…
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The whole organisation for environmental responsibility – staff’s initiative for the use of biofuels in cars
At Meriaura Group we have tried to encourage our staff to come up with new ideas how to increase our environmental responsibility. Developing the practices at the office is a…
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Ship recycling project in Naantali has ended
The Ship Recycling project at the Turku Repair Yard in Naantali has been completed. In the three-year project, funded by Tekes, six vessels were dismantled and recycled on an experimental…
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Meriaura brings out climate neutral contracts powered by biofuel
Meriaura and Stockholm Exergi sign a contract of nearly CO2 neutral sea transport Meriaura and and Stockholm Exergi have signed a contract for the sea transport of woodchips and woodpellets…
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Meriaura becomes a member of Alliance of Finnish Raw Material Recycling
Meriaura has joined Suomen Uusioraaka-aineliitto (Alliance of Finnish Raw Material Recycling). The Board of the alliance approved Meriaura’s application for membership on 31.5.2019. The recycled raw material alliance promotes the procurement,…
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Whale research boat transported by Meriaura
Meriaura's EcoCoaster vessel Mirva VG transports whale researcher Richard Sear's Targa-boat from Finland to Belgium. It was loaded on Mirva VG's deck in Loviisa on the 7th of May. From…
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Meriaura terminated the time charter party of M/S Enough Talk
Meriaura has terminated the agreement made with Rauma Cata Ltd. regarding time chartering of the vessel 'Enough Talk'. The time charter party was terminated because of delayed delivery and incomplete technical readiness of the ship. The…
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Two new t/c-vessels have joined the fleet
Two new t/c-vessels have recently joined our fleet: 4600 tonners M/S Johanne and M/S Paul are traditional dry bulk vessels with cargo capacity of 5750cbm (abt. 200.000cbft). Both vessels are…
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Meriaura fleet expands with a deck cargo vessel and two multipurpose vessels
Meriaura has signed five new time charter agreements. A deck cargo carrier, two multipurpose-heavy lift dry cargo vessels and two traditional dry bulk carriers are joining Meriaura fleet. M/S Enough…
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Change of Management at Meriaura Group
The Board of Directors of Meriaura Group has appointed Master Mariner Ville Koskinen, 39, Managing Director of VG-Shipping Ltd. Ville Koskinen has been working at VG-Shipping since 2003, most recently…
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Meriaura is a gold sponsor for Team Rynkeby – God Morgon Turku in 2019
Meriaura Group has donated the yearly 'Christmas charity funds’ again to Team Rynkeby – God Morgon Turku team for helping children with cancer. This year we have a special reason…
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Research cooperation: How to reduce waste generated onboard the ships
In 2018, Meriaura focused on reducing the amount of waste generated onboard the ships. The international MARPOL convention is very clear on what waste must be delivered ashore at ports,…
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Testing a new coating for reducing consumption
AAVA VG, the recent acquisition by VG Shipping Lrd, went into drydock in Tallinn in October-November. During the drydocking, her propeller got a new coating: a new and innovative nonstick-product,…
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Meriaura agency expands to Hamina
Meriaura opened an office in Hamina earlier this summer. Two of our employees, Maria Byskata and Aleksei Kumpulainen, serve as agents for Russian deck cargo ships carrying large and heavy modules from Hamina to…
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Meriaura Group acquires two 4100 dwt cargo ships
VG-Shipping Ltd. (part of Meriaura Group) is growing its fleet by acquiring two 4100 DWT dry cargo vessels. The 1997 and 1998 built vessels are sisters of M/S Martta VG,…
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Meriaura expands into a new vessel segment
Meriaura Ltd. has signed a long-term contract with Aalto Shipping Company Ltd of time chartering dry cargo vessel ’Airisto’. M/V Airisto’s capacity is 8700 tonnes and 12700 cubic meters. She…
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Meriaura reports carbon footprint
Meriaura starts reporting CO2 emissions of each voyage performed. The reports are issued with Fleetrange, an IoT based optimizing tool for operational awareness, that has been in use at Meriaura…
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Quality management at Meriaura Group
Meriaura Group’s quality management system was audited in June to comply with the new ISO 9001:2015 standard. This standard is based on a number of quality management principles including a…
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Meriaura participates in NaviGate-event at Turku
Come meet us at NaviGate 2018 - event that is held in Turku on 16-17 May 2018. NaviGate is an international fair for professionals, organised at the Turku Fair and…
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Meriaura participates in a major green act in Inkoo
In 2016, Fortum decided to demolish the out-dated coal-fired power plant in Inkoo, and the first phase of the plan was put into action in 2017. The entire power plant…
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Multipurpose vessel Aura’s 10th anniversary
Meriaura’s deck cargo carrier Aura’s 10th anniversary was celebrated in January. Aura was built at Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland and was delivered to Meriaura on January 7 in 2008.…
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VG-Shipping and Gaiamare merger 1.1.2018
The ship owning companies in Meriaura Group, VG-Shipping Oy and Oy Gaiamare Ab, are merging on January 1st 2018. The merger decision is based on improving efficiency, simplifying corporate structure…
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First experiences with VG EcoCoasters in traffic
Experiences with our EcoCoasters m/v ‘Eeva VG’ and ‘Mirva VG’ have been very positive. The older sister, Eeva VG, has now been sailing for about 2,5 months, and the fuel…
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Meriaura increasing efficiency by digitalizing operations
Meriaura has introduced an innovative and modern real-time situational solution, Fleetrange. Fleetrange enables real-time tracking of our fleet, chartering and daily operations. Combining the digitalized process with other management tools,…
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