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  • Denmark: Vestas Appoints New COO

    29 June 2012

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S has appointed Jean-Marc Lechêne, age 53, as new Chief Operating Officer (COO) with the responsibility for Vestas’ manufacturing and sourcing. Jean-Marc Lechêne’s main task will be to ensure the cost out process on key technologies in close collaboration with Vestas’ R&D unit, Vestas Turbines R&D. Jean-Marc Lechêne will become a member […]

  • Denmark: Kongsberg Becomes Part of MOSAIC

    15 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for the forthcoming MOSAIC 2 facility (Maersk Offshore Simulation and Innovation Centre) at Maersk Training in Svendborg, Denmark. Building officially commenced on the state-of-the-art new facility on the Maersk Training campus on 29th November 2011. A frame agreement signed by Kongsberg Maritime and Maersk Training on December 12th 2011 […]

  • LORC Appoints New Chairman (Denmark)

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Anders Eldrup, former DONG Energy CEO, is appointed new chairman of the Danish wind turbine test centre LORC, where the construction of LORC Nacelle Testing is progressing according to plan. Anders Eldrup will hold a key position in the development of the offshore wind turbine industry as chairman of the very strong board of LORC […]

  • INTERTANKO Endorses BIMCO’s GUARDCON (Denmark)

    15 October 2012
    Business & Finance

      INTERTANKO’s Documentary Committee provided valuable input to the work done by BIMCO on a standard contract for Private Armed Guards (GUARDCON). The Committee much appreciated the opportunity to comment on the early GUARDCON drafts and has been watching the development and use of GUARDCON with interest. GUARDCON has now been in use for some […]

  • Denmark Pays Up to Suspected Pirates

    9 December 2014

    Nine suspected Somali pirates have received 19,600 Danish crowns (USD 3,247) each in compensation from Denmark for being detained too long before being brought before a judge, AFP cited the public prosecutor’s office as saying on Monday. The amount is staggering, having in mind that half of the Somali population live on a dollar a day. […]

  • Denmark-Netherlands Power Link Delayed

    17 December 2012
    Storage

    Danish national transmission system operator, Energinet.dk, postponed the COBRA Cable project that will link the country to the Netherlands and will be part of an integrated European grid. According to the company’s modified plans, published on December 14, the link could be completed in 2017, instead of the previously planned completion in 2016. Energinet.dk and […]

  • Change of Management in Maersk Line (Denmark)

    8 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos has decided to leave Maersk Line and will leave his position as head of the commercial part the business and member of the Liner Management Board as of 1 May 2013. “Lucas Vos has been part of the top management team in Maersk Line for the past five years. He has […]

  • Vestas Announces Organizational Changes (Denmark)

    13 January 2012

    Yesterday, Vestas has disclosed a company announcement outlining its organizational changes. Globally, Vestas expects to lay off 2,335 employees by ceasing manufacturing at a factory, merging production units and centralising administrative functions. Additional cost reductions are being prepared as a result of the market development, primarily in the USA. As its mentioned in the company […]

  • Nordsøfonden Becomes Member of DUC (Denmark)

    9 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Effective from today, July 9, the Danish state-run Nordsøfonden will join the Danish Underground Consortium (DUC). Nordsøfonden will take a 20% interest in the DUC, with Maersk Oil, Shell and Chevron reducing their stakes proportionally. After the proportional reduction of their DUC shares Maersk Oil, which remains operator, will hold 31.2%, Shell 36.8%, Chevron 12.0% […]

  • Denmark: SVITZER Gets New CEO

    29 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mr Robert Uggla has been appointed new CEO of SVITZER with effect from 1 May 2012. Robert Uggla has until now held the position as Managing Director of Broström, which is part of Maersk Tankers. He replaces Jesper T. Lok, who was recently appointed new CEO of DSB, the national Danish train operator. “Robert Uggla […]

  • Welltec Opens Factory in Esbjerg, Denmark

    8 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Welltec has today entered into an agreement to establish a purpose-built manufacturing facility in Denmark’s energy capital Esbjerg. The facility is expected to be operational at the end of 2014 with a staff of 25-35 employees. The new facility will increase Welltec’s manufacturing capacity within the completions solution segment and ensure high quality and uniform […]

  • Denmark: Maersk Profit Slightly Higher

    22 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Group delivered a profit of USD 4.0bn (USD 3.4bn), which was slightly higher than the latest announced outlook of around USD 3.7bn expressed on 9 November 2012. The return on invested capital (ROIC) was 8.8% (8.3%). Profit was positively affected by the settlement of an Algerian tax dispute in Q1 of USD 899m combined […]

  • New Danish Energy Agreement Makes Denmark Safe Investment

    16 April 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

      The Danish government has stepped up its green energy targets. That makes Denmark an even more obvious destination for wind energy investments, says Denmark’s Minister for Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr. She hosts an investor seminar on Monday at EWEA 2012 and will be available for a press Q/A session on Monday at […]

  • Denmark: Maersk in Pursuit of Alternative Fuels

    21 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Shipping has so far not benefited from the research and development that has turned biomass into one of the world’s most important sources of renewable energy. Two projects involving Maersk aim to change that. With an annual fuel bill of USD 7 billion for vessel operations, the Maersk Group must continually consider ways to reduce […]

  • New Analysis on Nourishment Performance in Denmark

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Danish Coastal Authority recently released an analysis on nourishment performance at the Danish living laboratory at Skodbjerge. In the report, the authority said that one of the benefits of nourishments as a means of coastal protection is the fact that they blend into the natural environment. In turn, this means that the effects are […]

  • Denmark: New CEO at CT Offshore

    20 March 2013

    After more than 10 years as CEO and owner/founder, Paw Cortes has decided to step down as CEO. To follow Paw as CEO, CT Offshore A/S has employed Frank Hansen. Frank Hansen starts with CT Offshore on 1 May 2013. “CT Offshore is a pioneer in the cabling business and Paw Cortes has been visionary […]

  • Denmark Approves Dong Capital Increase

    30 January 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Today, the Danish Parliament’s Finance Committee approved the agreement on capital investment in DONG Energy of approx DKK 13 billion. The investment comes partly from new investors, Goldman Sachs: DKK 8 billion, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension: DKK 2.2 billion and PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab: DKK 0.8 billion, and partly from existing minority shareholders. The combined investment of the existing […]

  • Denmark: GEO Hiring Geotechnical Engineers

    5 March 2012

    Due to the sustained expansion of global oil and gas activities, wind energy investments and a strong profile, GEO seeks 2-3 civil engineers specialized in geotechnical engineering. The candidates can be recent graduates with a strong academic background or senior engineers with Ms.C or Ph.D degree with interest or experience on offshore foundation design and […]

  • Denmark: Baton Switches Hands in A2SEA

    9 October 2012

    Kaj Lindvig, who has played a major role in A2SEA since the company’s founding in 2000, among others as CEO and latest as CSO, handed over the baton to Martin Huss who up till now has held the position as A2SEA’s Regional Manager for Germany and the Benelux Countries. After 5 years as CSO in […]

  • Denmark: Further Workforce Reductions at Vestas

    22 August 2012

    Vestas had previously announced the workforce would be reduced by 2.335 by the end of 2012, these reductions are ahead of schedule and to reach that number 1.100 employees will be made redundant by the end of September 2012. Further employees will then be made redundant before the end of the year bringing the total […]

  • Denmark: Poseidon combining wind and waves

    27 April 2010
    Research & Development, Technology

    Since offshore wind turbines generally work best in the world’s worst seas, you might as well try to generate wave power at the same time. [mappress] Source: greentechmedia, April 26, 2010;

  • Denmark: Maersk Announces Change of Management

    13 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Firmaet A.P. Møller, a Danish partnership, is the registered management of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S. Today, the Board of Directors has decided that Firmaet A.P. Møller shall step down as management on 1 January 2013. On the same date the current members of the Executive Board, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, Claus V. Hemmingsen, Søren Skou, […]

  • Denmark: Ramboll Acquires LAC Engineering

    10 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Ramboll has acquired Danish wind energy consultancy LAC engineering, which was established in 2008. The company specialises in the optimisation of the relation between the energy production and a cost-effective design basis for on- and offshore wind turbines. Globally, few companies offer the same consultancy as LAC engineering. The company provides services within aeroelastic simulations, […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy to Cut Costs

    1 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first nine months of 2012 with the following outlook and financial highlights compared with the first nine months of 2011: EBITDA for the first nine months of 2012 was DKK 6.7 billion compared with DKK 11.7 billion in the […]

  • Denmark: Strong Interest for Fehmarnbelt Project

    30 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Interest in tendering for the many projects that comprise the new fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt is significant. On Monday, Femern A/S, the client on the tunnel project, received seven applications for prequalification for the establishment of a new substation. This is a highly positive sign, said Johnny Restrup-Sørensen, Contract Director at Femern A/S. ”It […]