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Sigmund Borgundvåg
Sigmund Borgundvåg (born 16 February 1939, in Selje) is a Norwegian naval architect of offshore vessels including platform supply ships and deep-sea tugs. Biography He worked as a naval architect for Ulstein Group (beginning in 1964) and then after its acquisition for Rolls-Royce, where he was chief naval architect from 1970 to 2006."UT-Design team gets new manager" ''Offshore Shipping Online'' 16 January 2006. In 1974 he designed one of the first Norwegian offshore supply ships. He is known for the concept of UT-Design, the basis of numerous off-shore vessels of varying sub-types.Arnfinn Mauren "Har tegnet 500 skip" , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abeille Bourbon
''Abeille Bourbon'', whose name was changed to ''Abeille Bretagne'' in 2025, is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), long with a tractive power of , a crew of 12, designed by Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Borgundvåg. She was christened by Bernadette Chirac on 13 April 2005 in the presence of sponsor Jacques de Chateauvieux. She is based in Brest, France. ''Abeille Bourbon'' was owned by Abeilles International, a unit of Groupe Bourbon. She has been chartered to the French government since 2005 and can be called upon by the Maritime Prefect of Brest at any time. She was commissioned to replace the older '' Abeille Flandre'', which was reassigned to the French Mediterranean coast. In 2024, the Spanish group Boluda Towage acquired Abeilles International resulting in the name change for the ship in the following year. ''Abeille Bretagne'' is a sister ship of '' Abeille Liberté''. ''Abeille'' means ''bee'' in French. Tow vessels are traditionally named according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selje
Selje is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway and was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje was the administrative center this municipality. and neighborhoods in the municipality included Barmen, Ervik, Flatraket, Hoddevik, Hoddevika, Håvik, and Leikanger. On 1 January 2020 the municipality became part of the new Stad Municipality in the newly formed Vestland county. Selje municipality had been located at the northwesternmost part of Sogn og Fjordane county. Most of the municipality was located on and around the Stadlandet peninsula as well as some small surrounding islands such as Selja and Barmøya. At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 317th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Selje was the 279th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,757. Its population density was and its population had decreased by 4% over the prior decade. Selj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftenposten
(; ; stylized as in the masthead) is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation as well as Norway's newspaper of record. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 daily copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 million readers. It converted from broadsheet to compact format in March 2005. ''Aftenposten''s online edition is at Aftenposten.no. ''Aftenposten'' is a private company wholly owned by the public company Schibsted ASA. Norway's second largest newspaper, ''VG'', is also owned by Schibsted. Norwegian owners held a 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end of 2015. The paper has around 240 employees. Trine Eilertsen was appointed editor-in-chief in 2020. Aftenposten has correspondents based in Kyiv, Brussels, Washington D.C, Moscow and Istanbul (2025). History and profile ''Aftenposten'' was founded by Christian Schibsted on 14 May 1860 under the name ''Christiania Adresseblad''. The following year, it was renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ulstein Group
Ulstein Group is a group of companies focusing on various marine-related industries, but is mainly known for its shipbuilding and ship design activities. The largest unit is ''Ulstein Verft AS''. The company's head office and primary operations are located in the town of Ulsteinvik in Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, an important area for the Norwegian maritime cluster, and with subsidiaries in several other countries. The group also includes companies working with power & control systems, engineering, site follow-up and aftermarket services. The company has also been engaged in shipping. History The original company, ''Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted'', was established in 1917 by Martin Ulstein and his brother-in-law Andreas Flø. At age 23, Martin and Andreas founded the company to modify local fishing boats, which were undergoing a global transition from sail-power to motorization. Martin Ulstein borrowed money from Ulstein Sparebank, with his father actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teknisk Ukeblad
''Teknisk Ukeblad'' (''TU'', ) is a Norwegian engineering magazine. The magazine has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway. History and profile ''TU'' has appeared weekly since 13 April 1883 and was published by Ingeniørforlaget, now Teknisk Ukeblad Media jointly owned by three national professional associations of engineers and architects: the Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists (NITO, founded 1936), Tekna (founded in 1874), and the Norwegian Polytechnic Society (PF, founded 1852). On 24 June 2010 ''TU'' had a total circulation of 302,000 weekly copies. Corresponding publications are '' Ny Teknik'' in Sweden, '' Ingeniøren'' in Denmark and '' Technisch Weekblad'' in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether .... References External links Tek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolls-Royce Plc
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines (after CFM International) and has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. Rolls-Royce was the world's 16th largest defence contractor in 2018 when measured by defence revenues. The company is also the world's fourth largest commercial aircraft engine manufacturer, with a 12% market share . Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange, where it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. At the close of London trading on 11 February 2025, the company had a market capitalisation of £52.66bn, the 11th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange. The company's registered o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E24 Næringsliv
''E24'', formerly ''E24 Næringsliv'' and ''N24'', is a Norwegian, online business newspaper originally launched on 18 April 2006, merged with ''Dine Penger'' in 2013, and rebranded as ''E24'' in 2019. History During the first three years of operation, the newspaper was owned 60% by ''Aftenposten'' and 40% by ''Verdens Gang'' (''VG''), both fully owned by public media company Schibsted. ''Verdens Gang (), generally known under the abbreviation ''VG'', is a Norway, Norwegian Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, ''VG'' is ...'' (''VG'') owns 100% of E24 Næringsliv. In the course of the first week of operations it became the largest business web site in Norway. In week 46, 2008, it had 575,000 unique users per week. In 2013 ''E24 Næringsliv'' merged with monthly business magazine '' Dine Penger''. References External links Official site 2006 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Decoin
Didier Decoin (born 13 March 1945) is a French screenwriter and writer awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1977. Biography He is the son of filmmaker Henri Decoin. He began his career as a newspaper journalist at ''France-Soir'', ''Le Figaro'' and ''VOD'', and radio Europe 1. At the same time he started writing. While continuing his writing, he became writer in film and television (and adapted scripts for television as the major TV films ''Les Misérables'', ''The Count of Monte Cristo'', ''Balzac'' and ''Napoleon''). In 1995, he became the Secretary of the Académie Goncourt. Bibliography Novels * ''Le Procès à l'Amour'' (Seuil, 1966) (Bourse Del Duca). See * ''La Mise au monde'' (Seuil, 1967) * ''Laurence'' (Seuil, 1969) * ''Elisabeth ou Dieu seul le sait'' (Seuil, 1970) (prix des Quatre Jurys) * ''Abraham de Brooklyn'' (Seuil, 1971) (prix des Libraires) * ''Ceux qui vont s'aimer'' (Seuil, 1973) * ''Un policeman'' (Seuil, 1975) * ''John l'Enfer'' (Seuil, 1977) (Prix Goncou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Figaro
() is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', and the eponym, eponymous ''The Marriage of Figaro (play), Le Mariage de Figaro''. One of his lines became the paper's motto: "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no flattering praise". The oldest national newspaper in France, is considered a French newspaper of record, along with and ''Libération''. Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group. Its editorial director has been Alexis Brézet since 2012. ''Le Figaro'' is the second-largest national newspaper in France, after ''Le Monde''. It has a Centre-right politics, centre-right editorial stance and is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Other Groupe Figaro publications include ''Le Figaro Magazine'', ''TV Magazine'' and ''Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulsteinvik
is a town in Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the commercial and administrative centre of the municipality and as such, Ulsteinvik contains 74% of the municipal population. The town has a population (2024) of 6,208 and a population density of . The town of Ulsteinvik is located on the west side of the island of Hareidlandet, about southwest of the city of Ålesund. Ulstein Church is located in the town, serving the population of the whole municipality. Ulsteinvik received town status on 1 July 2000. Economy The town is built in a natural harbour (in fact, the town's name means "Ulstein cove" or "Ulstein inlet"), and has an industry driven largely by shipbuilding, with two major shipyards: Ulstein Verft and Kleven Verft. The Ulstein Group includes the Ulstein Verft shipyard and a growing number of other marine-related companies, the largest of which are Ulstein Power & Control AS and Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. The town has doz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
