(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 20-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen announces a design and build contract worth NOK 250 million excluding VAT (almost 25 million euros). The construction engineering company as been selected by Hotell Østre AS (Avinor) as contractor for … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Travel
Tagged AF Gruppen, Avinor, Avinor Oslo Airport, construction, Gardermoen Park Inn Hotel, Geir Flåta, hotel, Hotell Østre AS
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 10-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä announces collaboration with classification society DNV GL. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Roger Holm, President, Wärtsilä Marine and Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO, DNV GL – Maritime, both companies agreed to … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Andrea Morgante, autonomous ships, Big Data, cyber-security, data sharing, decarbonisation, digital transformation, digitalization, DNV GL, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, marine, Roger Holm, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 20-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — MODERN TICON BUILDING – The historic Ticon Building in Drammen, Norway has undergone modernization integrating Hydro’s low-carbon recycled CIRCAL aluminum but retaining its original architectural design. The Ticon Building, built in 1963, has … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged aluminium, building systems, CIRCAL, CIRCAL aluminium, construction, Drammen, FacadeConsult, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, low carbon, modernization, Norway, recycled, REDUXA, sustainable aluminium, The Ticon building, Ticon Eiendom, Vegard Foseid, Wicona
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Bridgepoint Development Capital to acquire a majority shareholding in Oris Dental Holding AS, a leading Norwegian dental care provider. BDC will provide support to allow Oris Dental expand and realise its ambitious growth … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Investment, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, Bridgepoint Development Capital, Danske Bank, dental care provider, dental clinics, DNB, EY, investment, Johan Dahlfors, laboratories, Lars Melkvik, LEK, Marsh, Oris Dental, PwC, Roland Berger, Schjodt, Wiersholm
(PRESS RELEASE) FORNEBU, 13-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Telenor selects Ericsson to modernise and build the its 5G radio access network (RAN), completing its vendor selection process for the future network in Norway. Sigve Brekke, CEO of Telenor Group commented: “We … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, 5G pilots, 5G radio access network, Elverum, Ericsson, Modernisation, Nokia, Norway, Petter-Børre Furberg, RAN, Sigve Brekke, technology, Telenor, Trondheim
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 13-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro closes its fabrication business unit in Drunen, Netherlands. The closure is due to the challenging European market, particularly in trailer construction, which represents a large part of the production in Drunen. Despite … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Netherlands, News, Norway
Tagged Drunen, fabrication, Harderwijk, Hoogezand, Hydro, investment, Netherlands, Pole Products
(PRESS RELEASE) FORNEBU, 1-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jukka Leinonen has been appointed head of Telenor Group’s newly formed Nordic cluster. Leinonen is currently the CEO of the Finnish telcom operator DNA and will retain this position aside becoming a part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, Internet & Online, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, appointment, CEO, DNA, Finland, Hanne Knudsen, IoT, Jukka Leinonen, Petter-Børre Furberg, Sigve Brekke, telcom operator, Telenor Denmark, Telenor Group, Telenor Sweden
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 28-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL awarded the Certifying Authority and Classification contract for the new infrastructure to be built for Equinor’s Bay du Nord oil field project. DNV GL will oversee design review activities and site … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 2-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä to engineer, supply, and commission a hybrid propulsion system for an offshore sector vessel. Norway-based Eidesvik AS has selected Wärtsilä to upgrade its ‘Viking Neptun’ construction vessel. The order was placed in … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Finland, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cato Esperø, Eidesvik AS, hybrid propulsion system, offshore vessel, Vermund Hjelland, vessel, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 17-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska signs contract with Obos to build 168 apartments in Oslo, Norway. The NOK 344 M (about SEK 370 M) worth project is part of a major transformation of the Ulven district in … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged apartments, commercial properties, construction, Norway, OBOS, Oslo, residential, Skanska, Ulven district
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 4-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — In this year’s ranking on sustainability reporting by The Governance Group consultancy and BI Norwegian Business School, Orkla has scored third place. The report reviews and ranks the sustainability reporting of the hundred … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Society
Tagged BI Norwegian Business School, Borregaard, Bærekraft på børs 2019, CDP ranking, climate risk management, climate risk reporting, DNB, Elisabeth Aandstad Ekheim, Ellen Behrens, Entra, Equinor, Gjensidige Forsikring, Grieg Seafood, Mowi, Norsk Hydro, Orkla, Sparebank 1 Østlandet, Storebrand, sustainability, sustainability reporting, Telenor, The Governance Group, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Veidekke, Yara International
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 3-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL wins a new verification services contract from Apache Corporation. The contract involves operations and project verification for all Apache’s North Sea assets; Beryl A & B and Forties A, B, C, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Apache Corporation, Beryl, data mining, DNV GL, Forties, Hari Vamadevan, Mark Hobbs, verification services, verification technologies
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 23-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Orkla ASA acquires 20% of Iceland’s leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer, Nói-Siríus HF (“Nói Siríus”). Nói Siríus, a market leader in Iceland, is popular for its chocolate brands such as Síríus, Nóa Konfekt, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Iceland, Investment, News, Norway
Tagged acquisition, chocolate, confectionery, Dragsbæk, Finnur Geirsson, food ingredients, Grandiosa, Iceland, Jeanette Hauan Fladby, JORDAN, KiMs, Konsum, Manufacturing, Nóa Konfekt, Nóa Kropp, Nóa Páskaegg, Nói-Siríus, OLW, Orkla, Reykjavík, Toro
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 20-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — ISS signs 5-year Vested partnership with a major global professional services firm. The agreement covers approximately 90 offices across the Nordics. This is the fourth Vested partnership for ISS globally and will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, Management, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged ISS, ISS Europe, Jacob Götzsche, professional services firm, Vested partnership
(PRESS RELEASE) SANDEFJORD, Norway, 8-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jotun to provide its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) anti-fouling coating system across 42 vessels in Wallenius Wilhelmsen‘s advanced RoRo fleet. HPS accurately measures hull performance with the combination of premium SeaQuantum X200 … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Industrial, News, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged anti-fouling, Coating, cut fuel costs, environmental, Fouling, Geir Fagerheim, Gunhild Tveitan, HPS, hull performance, Hull Performance Solutions, Jotun, reduce CO2 emissions, RoRo fleet, shipowner, Ulf Skovli, vessel efficiency, vessels, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
(PRESS RELEASE) LYSAKER, 5-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA takes delivery of the very large crude carrier (VLCC) “Nissos Santorini” today. The vessel is the third in a series of four VLCCs that will be delivered to the Company … Read the full press release
Joint development project by Wärtsilä, Oshima & DNV GL comes up with Bulk Carrier design meeting the IMO 2030 environmental targets (PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 3-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The next-generation 62,000 dwt Ultramax Bulk Carrier design that meets the International … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Finland, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 31DF dual-fuel main engine, CO2, controllable pitch propeller, DNV GL, EEDI, efficiency, Eiichi Hiraga, energy storage, GHG reduction targets, greenhouse gas, IMO 2030 environmental targets, LNG bunkering infrastructure, LNG tank, lowering operating costs, marine market, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, optimised propulsion, Oshima Shipbuilding, power take out, ships, solar panels, Stein Thorsager, Trond Hodne, Ultramax Bulk Carrier, vessels, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 2-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Orkla Food Ingredients signed and completed an agreement to purchase British fudge and toffee manufacturer Confection by Design Ltd. (“Confection by Design”) through its wholly-owned subsidiary NIC Enterprises Limited (“NIC”). Confection by Design … Read the full press release
“The Best Weapon” peace bench will be on display in front of the UN headquarters in New York until September 2019 (PRESS RELEASE) OSLO / NEW YORK, 21-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — “Peace Bench” made out of aluminium from Hydro will … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Metals and Minerals, News, Non Profit, Norway, Politics, Society
Tagged aluminium, compassion, compromise, dialogue, diplomacy, Hilde Merete Aasheim, humane ideals, Hydro, Ina Strander John, Liv Tørres, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Day, Nobel Peace Center, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo City Hall, PEACE, piece of art, Snøhetta, The Best Weapon, The Peace Bench, UN headquarters, Vestre
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 14-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and DNV GL to cooperate on joint development projects for future technologies in the shipbuilding and offshore plant industries. DSME President & CEO Sung-Geun Lee and DNV … Read the full press release
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