The classification society International Register of Shipping has opened an office in Norway as it continues to expand its international presence in the world’s main maritime centers.

LM Glasfiber, independent manufacturer of blades for wind turbines, and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., a member of one of the world’s largest multinational conglomerates, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the supply of blades for Samsung’s new 2.5 MW wind turbine.

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has received an order to supply 24 lightweight waterjets for the UAE Navy’s fleet of fast patrol boats.

Jeppesen Marine, Egersund, announces that Adams Offshore has installed its Jeppesen Primar ECDIS Service on one of its dive support and offshore supply vessels, and is considering implementation of the solution across its fleet worldwide.

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Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) have entered into co-operation with Maersk Oil and Maersk Tankers, part of the Danish A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, aiming to develop a joint carbon emissions abatement project in the area of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).