ROSTOCK, GERMANY: AIDA Cruises today announced that AIDAsol will sail its first world cruise in winter 2022-2023, a 117-day adventure that includes rounding Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope and visiting destinations such as Glacier Alley, Tierra del Fuego, Mauritius, Cape Town and New Year’s Eve in Sydney. In addition to popular destinations, AIDAsol will…
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Claes Poulsen appointed CEO of Otiga Group
OSLO, Norway: Hilde Lekven is today resigning from her position as CEO of Otiga Group after four years in the position. Hilde Lekven moves to a new position in the Adolfsen system. Claes Poulsen will be appointed as the new CEO of the group with immediate effect. Claes Poulsen has been employed as CFO in…
Valeo and Navya step up collaboration in the field of autonomous shuttles
PARIS, FRANCE: Valeo and Navya have decided to step up their technological and industrial collaboration in the field of autonomous shuttles, a news release said. The Navya shuttles (180 units sold as at December 31, 2020) which are operated worldwide are already equipped with Valeo technologies. The aim is to ramp up the Research and…
IDEX Biometrics enabling smart cards to be issued by China Construction Bank
OSLO, NORWAY: IDEX Biometrics ASA, a leading provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, announced China Construction Bank (CCB has expanded certain “digital renminbi” trials to include the issuance of smart cards that are secured by IDEX Biometrics fingerprint sensors and biometric software. These smart cards will serve as digital “hard wallets” for participants…
VINCI gets €491 million contract from United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
PARIS, FRANCE: VINCI Facilities UK Ltd (a VINCI Construction subsidiary based in the United Kingdom) has been awarded a €491 million contract covering hard facilities management, grounds maintenance and capital works for the Ministry of Defence’s built estate across the south-east of the United Kingdom, a news release said. This seven-year contract is worth €491…
Silkways Card and Zwipe to deliver biometric payment cards in Bangladesh
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Zwipe and Silkways Card & Printing Ltd (Silkcard), a leading provider of payment cards in Bangladesh, are partnering to bring biometric payment cards enabled by Zwipe Pay ONE technology to financial institutions and card issuers, a news release said. Silkcard is a fully functional EMV certified smart card manufacturer and personalization bureau with more than 15 years of…
Capgemini signs a multi-year contract extension with Equinor in Norway
PARIS, FRANCE: Capgemini announced the signing of a multi-year contract extension, within the application management area, with Equinor, a leading energy company in Norway. As part of the agreement, Capgemini will continue to support Equinor’s digitalization and modernization of its business systems, processes and ways of working, enabled through a cloud-based operations model. Capgemini will…
Atos International to continue management of Univé digital infrastructure for five years
AMSTELVEEN, NETHERLANDS: Univé has extended its agreement for the management of its digital infrastructure with Atos International for five years in support of the digital transformation of Univé, including transition to a new hybrid cloud platform, a news release said. Atos International has worked in partnership with Univé, a leading Dutch home and motor insurance provider, since 2009 and…
Horisont Energi selects Saipem and Technip Energies for concept studies
SANDNES, NORWAY: Horisont Energi has selected Saipem S.p.A. and Technip Energies B.V. for two independent concept studies for the full conceptual design of the Barents Blue carbon-neutral ammonia plant in Hammerfest, northern Norway. The studies will be key for future decisions to realize the Barents Blue project. “By engaging Saipem and Technip Energies, two leading…
Norsk Solar to build North Macedonia’s largest solar power plant
STAVANGER, NORWAY: Norsk Solar AS has signed a joint development agreement to build a solar power plant in North Macedonia, paving way for a new sustainable business model in the country and an increased project pipeline for Norsk Solar AS in the region. “We have been actively working in the Balkan-region for years, and now…
SBB sells its shares in Entra ASA to Castellum for NOK 3.139 billion
OSLO, NORWAY: Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (SBB) has divested 14.947 million shares in Entra ASA at a price of NOK 210 per share to Castellum, corresponding to NOK 3.14 billion. The sale represents approximately 10% return during the time of the holding, corresponding to an annual return of 20%. SBB has also decided to…
LINK Mobility to acquire a leading US based CPaaS provider for $260 million
OSLO, NORWAY: LINK Mobility is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a leading US based CPaaS provider, to accelerate LINK’s strategic expansion into the rapidly growing CPaaS market in North America. The proposed acquisition will add an estimated NOK 232 million and NOK 143 million to LTM pro forma 1Q21 gross profit and cash EBITDA respectively….