Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Leena Luhtanen will present the maritime safety prize to staff representatives of the Langh Ship shipping company onboard the icebreaker Sisu. The prize is awarded for the company’s approach to their work, which has enhanced safety at sea and resulted in their operating efficiently and economically. The shipping company, based in Piikkiö near Turku in south-west Finland, specializes in export deliveries of the Finnish steel industry’s heavy products. The transportation of bulky steel coils has caused problems ever since their production started. Coils loaded onto the tank top have been known to make vessels over-stable, causing them to roll violently in rough conditions.
