NEWS

Press release: StrongPoint partners with Sunrise Technology

Category: Business News

(Rælingen, Norway, February 10, 2020): StrongPoint (OSE: STRONG) today announces a partnership with Sunrise Technology, part of Kroger, the largest grocery retailer in America, where StrongPoint will serve as a preferred value-added technology re-seller with an initial focus on the Nordics and the Baltics. Sunrise Technology develops fully integrated technology solutions that bring retailers, shoppers […]

Source: MarketScreener

Published: February 10, 2020

Press Release: Aker BioMarine brings big data to Antarctic krill fishery

Category: Business News

In order to collect detailed data on the krill biomass, Aker BioMarine is launching an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone (Sailbuoy) as part of its operations in the Antarctica to take a further step in a new data-driven era of sustainable fishery and fishery management. Equipped with echosounder and environmental sensors, the two meter long […]

Source: Aker BioMarine

Bloomberg: Citi Doesn’t See Oil Revival From Virus Until 4Q

Category: Business News

Citigroup Inc. slashed its price forecasts for commodities from oil to copper and iron ore as it said the impact of the coronavirus looks much worse than it initially thought. Oil came in for the most severe downgrades, with the bank cutting estimates for the first three quarters. Citi also reduced its first-quarter copper projection, […]

Source: Bloomberg

Published: February 3, 2020

Reuters: Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January

Category: Accounting / Financial

OSLO (Reuters) – Electric cars accounted for a 44.3% share of Norway’s new car sales in January, rising year on year but falling short of the 50-60% range the industry forecast for 2020, data from the Norwegian Road Federation showed on Monday. In January 2019 electric cars made up 37.8% of sales in the Nordic […]

Source: Reuters

Published: February 3, 2020

MAREX: Huntington Ingalls Buys Kongsberg’s Hydroid UUV Division

Category: Business News

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Massachussets-based marine robotics company Hydroid from its current owner, Kongsberg Maritime. HII and Kongsberg are also establishing an alliance to market their joint capabilities to the U.S. government. Hydroid is best known as the maker of the REMUS series of underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs), […]

Source: MAREX

Published: February 5, 2020