(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 17-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB President & CEO Henrik Normann spoke at the Norden Association’s (Föreningen Nordens) 100th anniversary seminar on Monday, 15 April, in Christiansborg, the Danish parliament building. The seminar, titled “Nordic responsibility for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Financial, Finland, Investment, News
Tagged Henrik Normann, investments, loan assessment, NIB, Norden Association, Nordic, seminar, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 9-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste calls on the next government in Finland to set more ambitious targets for emission reductions for the next four years. Neste believes that transport-related emissions must be reduced immediately and for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Government, Media, News, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged campaign, carbon footprint, climate change, climate debate, emission reductions, emissions, IPCC, Kaisa Lipponen, lie detector test, Neste, Neste MY Renewable Diesel, Pekka Sauri, Peter Nyman, Peter Vanacker, polygraph test, renewable diesel, Riku Rantala, sustainability, totuudenhetki, TRANSPORT, transportation, Tuuli Kaskinen
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 8-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — New 30,000 cbm LNG vessel will rely on integrated propulsion and cargo handling solution from Wärtsilä. The effective interfacing between the vessel’s propulsion, onboard auxiliary power generation, and cargo control processes will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Italy, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BOG management system, cargo control system, cargo tank pressure, Edison S.p.A., fleet, fuel efficiency, gas carrier, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, innovative vessel, Jarle Østenstad, Knutsen OAS Group, LNG infrastructure, LNG vessel, re-liquefaction module, space-saving C-type bi-lobe cargo tanks, thrusters, Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä, Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel auxiliary engines, WinGD X52DF dual-fuel main engine
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Kalmar will supply 12 diesel-electric straddle carriers to Australian terminal operator Patrick Terminals. Patrick Terminals ordered eight automated Kalmar AutoStrad(TM) units and four manually operated Kalmar Straddle Carriers. Delivery of the machines is … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 2-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Sampo Group announces the appointment of Kai Sotamaa as Chief Risk Officer as of 1 April 2019. Sotamaa, 48, has previously worked as Head of Risk Management at Ilmarinen and as Financial Economist … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged appointment, BANKING, Chief Risk Officer, Financial, insurance, Kai Sotamaa, risk management, Sampo Group
One of the world’s most important awards for a ground-breaking innovation opens nomination period until 31 July 2019. (PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 1-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (1 April 2019), nominations for the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize open. The one-million-euro international … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 28-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB to finance Keitele Timber’s investments in mechanical wood processing facilities. The agreement is EUR 15 million loan with maturity of ten years. Keitele Timber will use the loan from NIB to invest … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Finland, Industrial, Investment, News
Tagged biofuels, furniture, Glued laminated timber, glulam, Henrik Normann, investments, Keitele Timber, loan, lumber, NIB, sawmills, wood-processing
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 14-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä announced it has signed five-year Lifecycle solution agreements for two power plants in Bangladesh. Customers PowerPac Mutiara Jamalpur Power Plant Ltd and LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd can be assured that their plants can … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Bangladesh, baseload power plant, Chattak, Debabrata Ukil, Jillur Rahim, Lafarge Holcim Bangladesh Ltd, Lifecycle solution agreements, maintenance, Mostafa Zahed Hossain, power plants, PowerPac Holdings Ltd, PowerPac Jamalpur plant, PowerPac Mutiara Jamalpur Power Plant Ltd, Rajesh Surana, Ron Haque Sikder, Sunamgonj, Wärtsilä, Wärtsilä 34SG
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 8-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor, the leader in intelligent maritime cargo and load handling, reports it has landed a number of very important orders coming from Europe and China. The company, which is part of Cargotec, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, International Trade, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged cargo handling, Cargotec, cruise, cruise access, ferries, Hatlapa, MacGregor, Magnus Sjöberg, Porsgrunn, PORT, Pusnes, Rapp, RoPax, RORO, shipbuilders, shipowners, Triplex
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 8-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Privately owned company Cetus Labs has just been acquired by Navis, which is part of Cargotec. Cetus Labs has developed a cloud-based terminal operating system (TOS) called Octopi, which is used by small … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Benoit de la Tour, cloud-based terminal operating system, commercial ocean shipping, Luc Castera, Navis, Octopi, terminal operating system, track cargo, vessel planning, yard management
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The City of Stockholm has signed an agreement with the construction company Skanska to have the Stockholm House of Culture & City Theatre in central Stockholm, Sweden renovated. The renovation will cost the City of Stockholm around SEK 550 M … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Construction, Finland, News, Norway, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged BREEAM, building construction, building's environmental performance, City of Stockholm, civil engineering, construction, Kulturhuset, renovation, Skanska, Stockholm House of Culture and City Theatre, sustainability requirements
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 20-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — FinRavinto 2017 survey revealed that Finns’ salt intake is still too large, with 86% of women and almost all men, 98%, exceed the daily recommended sodium intake. Valio makes it possible to reduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, News, Retail, Society
Tagged Finland, FinRavinto, heart disease, low-salt, salt intake, sodium content, Valio, Valio ValSa® milk salt
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 19-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Corporation redesigns its organizational structure to strengthen its global growth strategy in renewable products. Neste will divide its growing Renewable Products business area into three business units and one operational platform each … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Neste, oil, Peter Vanacker, polymers, renewable, Renewable Chemicals, Renewable Products, sustainable
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 8-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Shipping company Hagland Shipping AS to order hybrid retrofit installation from Wärtsilä for its general cargo vessel ‘Hagland Captain’. The agreement between the two companies has been signed in December 2018 and the project will be first of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Finland, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery hybrid propulsion solution, Bellona, cargo, cargo vessel, fuel consumption, Hagland Shipping AS, hybrid propulsion solution, hybrid retrofit installation, marine hybrid propulsion, nitrogen oxide, NOAH, Oivind Wendelboe Aanensen, Paul Kohle, reduce emissions, reduce noise, shipping, ships, short sea shipping, vessel, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) Viby J, Denmark, 28-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — New research from Arla Foods uncovers a big knowledge gap when it comes to our understanding about food. The survey was carried out by the YouGov analysis institute where more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Finland, Food & Beverage, Germany, Healthcare, News, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged Arla Foods, calcium, dairy products sugar, Hanne Søndergaard, healthy diet, healthy eating, healthy life, minerals, nutrients, protein, RESEARCH, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamins, YouGov analysis institute
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 23-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators. The systems will enable the vessels to be compliant with … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System, Arto Lehtinen, BWMS, fleet, ship owners, shipping, vessels, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 18-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso will publish its fourth quarter and full year 2018 Financial Results on Friday 1 February 2019 at approximately 09.30 Finnish time (08.30 CET). The following events will take place later that day: … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged analysts, bioeconomy, Financial, financial results, FY2018, Helsinki, investors, Karl-Henrik Sundström, Media, press conference, Seppo Parvi, Stora Enso, Ulla Paajanen, Ulrika Lilja, webcast
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 16-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Eniram, a Wärtsilä company and French ferry operator La Méridionale, have taken notable steps on digitalising La Méridionale’s fleet with the help of the latest energy management technology. This partnership is in line with … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 16-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Mono Solutions is pleased to announce our newest partnership with Fonecta, the largest digital marketing service provider in Finland. Fonecta was searching for an advanced Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to strengthen and renew their suite … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Finland, Internet & Online, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged better customer understanding, customer engagement solutions, data-driven websites, digital, digital marketing service, DTG, European Directories Group (EDSA), Finland, fonecta, Herold, intuitive user interface, Jasmine de Guzman, manage website, Mika Salminen, Mono Solutions, multi-site management tools, native email marketing, on-site personalization, online presence, online visibility, SaaS, search optimization, small businesses, SMBs, Software as a Service, Tricia Score, user engagement, websites
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 10-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply deck machinery equipment for a US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) T-ATSX-class vessel under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards, in Houma, Louisiana, US. The US … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged deck machinery, deck machinery equipment, Høye Høyesen, MacGregor, naval, NAVSEA, Navy, rescue, salvage, towing, US Naval Sea Systems Command, vessel
EuropaWire (EW) is the first truly pan-European and leading press release distribution and newswire service for Europe and the European Union working towards consolidating Europe’s voice on the global newswire and media scene. The newswire service comes with advanced submission forms, flexible pricing and PR budgeting, granular targeting, nearly uncapped reach across countries, markets, verticals, industries, audiences, languages, etc., translation and localisation for greater local PR impact, in-depth distribution reporting, metrics and insights including measured PR reach, reads, engagements, impact, etc., no cap on words, images and multimedia to go along with your release, among others. Your press releases will be seen among the releases of Europe’s biggest and most prominent companies, brands and institutions. Here you can learn more about EuropaWire’s mission, achievements, services, etc.
HOW TO GET STARTED?