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Transport volumes down in the midst of a sluggish economy – but passenger traffic still growing

The slowdown of Finland’s national economy has been reflected in traffic volumes and heavy goods transport in particular during the first three months of the year.
Vieraskynässä Staffan Herlin: Nyt jos koskaan yhteisellä tekemisellä on paikkansa. Kuvituskuva

Guest column: Staffan Herlin, Head of Group Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Finnlines

Russia’s war of aggression has also had significant consequences for logistics in the Baltic Sea region. The West’s trade with Russia has declined dramatically, and Western logistics operators have largely withdrawn from Russia. In a sense, you could therefore say that Finland is once again logistically alone in the north-east of Europe. The collapse of Finnish trade with the East also means that maritime transport accounts for an even larger proportion of our foreign trade, further increasing the island effect.
Laiva höyryvän meren laineilla. Kuvituskuva

Fintraffic’s Vessel Traffic Services to develop Finland’s VTS’ marine VHF traffic with the help of artificial intelligence

Together with the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services (CML), Fintraffic’s Vessel Traffic Services has started a research project in which Finland’s VTS’ marine VHF traffic will be developed in the upcoming years utilizing automatic speech recognition. In the future, the speech recognition system utilizing artificial intelligence will convert talk radio traffic into text form in real time for Fintraffic’s Vessel Traffic Centres. This will support the correct interpretation of messages, particularly in abnormal situations.
Drone specialists gathered in Helsinki, Finland. Decorative picture.

Blog: Europe’s top drone experts met in Helsinki to kick-start a new era of aviation

In the future, drones will deliver parcels to your home and assist in farming and construction. These are some of the applications where developments will be rapid once European ground rules and safe airspace practices (U-space) are established for unmanned aircraft systems and future aircraft. Advancements in this field are driven, for instance, by the need to reduce emissions from transport and logistics and by the opportunities offered by digitalisation.
Kuvituskuva, drone talvisessa maisemassa.

Drone use opens up huge market for businesses and affects everyday life of consumers

Drones will deliver a parcel to your home and assist in farming and construction. These are some of the applications where developments will be brisk once European ground rules and safe airspace practices (U-space) are established for unmanned aircraft systems and future aircraft. Advancements in this field are driven for instance by the need to reduce emissions from transport and logistics and by the opportunities offered by digitalisation.