Category Archives: Norway

Press Releases & News from Norway distributed via EuropaWire

NIB signs 20-year loan programme with the City of Bergen, Norway to improve its wastewater

Bergen, Norway, 17-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB has signed a 20-year loan programme with the City of Bergen, Norway, to improve its wastewater-, and possibly, drinking water infrastructure. The loan programme consists of two tranches, of which a NOK 1,000 million … Read the full press release

Norges Bank launches two books to mark its bicentenary

Today (10 June 2016), Norges Bank has the pleasure of launching two books written in connection with the central bank’s bicentenary. OSLO, 13-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Norges Bank 1816-2016 is written by the historians Einar Lie, Jan Thomas Kobberrød, Eivind Thomassen … Read the full press release

Hydro and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to establish a new professorship in aluminium

Hydro and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) today signed an agreement to establish a new professorship in aluminium. OSLO, 13-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro is providing up to NOK 10 million for a five-year post to acquire new knowledge and … Read the full press release

DNV GL develops new SaaS version of the QHSE solution Synergi Life

OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Small and medium sized businesses in unconventional oil and gas face HSE challenges that can negatively affect operational risk. DNV GL has developed a new SaaS (software-as-a-service) version of the QHSE solution Synergi Life, based on … Read the full press release

Vertom-Bojen Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG implements DNV GL’s ShipManager fleet management software for its vessels

OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Vertom-Bojen Bereederungs GmbH & Co. KG is implementing DNV GL’s ShipManager integrated fleet management software to further improve cost efficiency, process optimization and quality of operations for 41 vessels. One fleet management system When Vertom and … Read the full press release

DNV GL publishes this year’s first issue of Maritime Impact magazine

Just in time for the Posidonia trade fair in Greece, DNV GL has published this year’s first issue of the classification society’s customer and stakeholder magazine Maritime Impact. It features outstanding projects with customers and covers digital innovation and other … Read the full press release

DNV GL to present at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum on June 13th-14th

DNV GL seeks to answer the question at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum on June 13th-14th. The conference gathers thought leaders from all over the world to shift food systems towards greater sustainability, security, and equity within the boundaries of … Read the full press release

DNV GL’s Regional Manager for Oil & Gas in Norway Kjell Eriksson on the MSA with Statoil

The contract includes a broad scope of studies on topics such as safety, platform technology, structural reanalysis and pipeline technology. In addition it offers hull and structural inspection services, the competent control of complex lifting equipment and software, maintenance and … Read the full press release

DNV GL to serve as accreditor of performance for $2.4 million SunShot SHINES project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy at Hawaiian Electric Company

DNV GL chosen for fourth time to validate distributed energy project for U.S. Department of Energy. OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification, will serve as accreditor of performance for a … Read the full press release

DNV GL wins contract to provide the constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment, LCOE modeling and a preliminary wind farm layout for Beothuk Energy Inc.

DNV GL has been awarded a contract to provide the constraints analysis, wind resource and energy assessment, LCOE modeling and a preliminary wind farm layout. OSLO, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) is pleased to announce the company has … Read the full press release

Piceasoft signs an Online technology agreement with Alternativ Data: Most of the 8-12 million obsolete mobile phones in Norwegian homes can be recycled by consumers themselves

Tampere, Finland, 06-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanitization and switching phones used to be tasks for professionals or for those with extensive technical knowledge. With the new service called Cellfie (www.cellfie.no) consumers can perform the following tasks by themselves: • Have … Read the full press release

Yara International ASA to acquire Farm Management System business in Bulgaria and Romania from Bulgarian company MicroAccount

Yara International ASA has reached an agreement with the Bulgarian company MicroAccount to acquire their Farm Management System business in Bulgaria and Romania.OSLO, 24-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “By combining Yara’s extensive crop nutrition knowledge with a broad portfolio of digital … Read the full press release

Ocean Yield: Delivery of the LR2 product tanker “Navig8 Steadfast” from Sungdong Shipyard, Korea

Lysaker, Norway, 12-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA is pleased to announce the delivery of the LR2 product tanker “Navig8 Steadfast” from Sungdong Shipyard, Korea. After being delivered from the shipyard today, the vessel commenced a 13 years “hell and … Read the full press release

Orkla Q1-2016: operating profit increased by 13%

OSLO, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Orkla’s operating profit (EBIT adj.) increased in the first quarter of 2016 by 13%, to NOK 817 million. Branded Consumer Goods continued to deliver improved results. Pre-tax profit rose by 57%, to NOK 1,251 million, … Read the full press release

Orkla Foods Norge not to pursue the plans to restructure the operations at Idun Rygge

OSLO, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Orkla Foods Norge has decided today not to pursue the plans to restructure the operations at Idun Rygge. This means that Idun Tomatketchup will continue to be produced in Norway. … Read the full press release

Orkla to introduce new products in May

OSLO, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Several exciting new products from Orkla will be hitting Norwegian store shelves in May. A multitude of new products are now on their way to grocery stores. This will give you a taste of some of … Read the full press release

Orkla to purchase L.G. Harris & Co. Limited – a leading supplier of Do-It-Yourself painting tools in UK

OSLO, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Through its wholly owned subsidiary Orkla House Care Norge AS, Orkla has entered into an agreement to purchase L.G. Harris & Co. Limited (“Harris”), a leading supplier of Do-It-Yourself painting tools in the UK. With this … Read the full press release

Hurtigruten og skipsbyggingskonsernet Kleven signerer intensjonsavtale om bygging av inntil fire topp moderne ekspedisjonsskip

Ullsteinvik, Norway, 27-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hurtigruten og skipsbyggingskonsernet Kleven signerer intensjonsavtale om bygging av inntil fire topp moderne ekspedisjonsskip. Det første skipet skal stå ferdig sommaren 2018. – Dette er den største investeringa i Hurtigruten is 120-årige historie. Det er … Read the full press release

TomTom and Norwegian Sima AS to offer Sima24 applications based on TomTom’s BRIDGE solution

AMSTERDAM, 25-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2), a global leader in navigation and mapping products, and Norwegian Sima AS, one of Norway’s leading developers of software for Road Construction and Maintenance systems, today announce a cooperation to offer Sima24 applications based … Read the full press release

Sikkerhetsavtale i Sverige: Saabkonsernet velger Nokas

STOCKHOLM, 22-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokas har på ny inngått en ny stor sikkerhetsavtale i Sverige. Denne gang er det Saabkonsernet som velger Nokas. Avtalen omfatter vakttjenester og tekniske sikkerhetsleveranser til selskapets 45 lokasjoner i Sverige samt en rekke lokasjoner … Read the full press release