Day: July 9, 2021

In 2021 Q2, 5.9 million tonnes of cargo and 596 thousand passengers passed through the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. Compared to the same period of previous year, the cargo volume increased by 9% and the number of passengers by 12%. The number of vessel calls grew by 14% to 1836 calls. The number of passengers travelling between the Estonian mainland and the main islands increased by 55% and the number of vehicles by 51%; and the number of charter days of the icebreaker Botnica stayed at the same level as in the previous, utility rate of the vessel was 26%. According to Marko Raid, CFO and the member of the management board of Tallinna Sadam, the total cargo volume showed strong growth again, which was mainly supported by dry bulk and ro-ro cargo. “The growth of dry bulk was mainly brought about by the handling of fertilizers and grain....

July 9, 2021: Oslo, Norway, based on a preliminary review, PGS expects to report Revenues and Other Income As Reported* according to IFRS for Q2 2021 of approximately $186 million, compared to $90.3 million in Q2 2020. Segment* Revenues and Other Income for Q2 2021 are expected to be approximately $152 million, compared to $138.7 million in Q2 2020. Contract revenues ended at approximately $51 million ($31.3 million in Q2 2020). Segment MultiClient pre-funding revenues were approximately $29 million ($66.2 million in Q2 2020), and MultiClient late sales revenues approximately $66 million ($35.5 million in Q2 2020). The difference between As Reported revenues and Segment revenues relates to MultiClient pre-funding where the As Reported MultiClient pre-funding revenues for Q2 are expected to be approximately $63 million ($17.8 million in...

Stockholm, Sweden – Sinch AB (publ) – XSTO: SINCH Sinch AB will publish its interim report for the second quarter 2021 on Friday, July 16, 2021, at 07:30 CEST. You are invited to participate in a conference call at 14:00 CEST on the same day. Oscar Werner, CEO, and Roshan Saldanha, CFO, will present the report and review the results. Time for publication of the interim report Friday July 16, 2021, at 07:30 CEST Time for conference call and web presentation Friday July 16, 2021, at 14:00 CEST Dial-in numbers and access code Please make sure that you are connected to the conference by calling in to register a few minutes before the call begins. Sweden:               +46 (0) 8 566 42 651 UK:                        +44 333 30 00 804 US:                        +1 631 913 1422 Access code:       965 268 01# Web presentation and slide deck The...

Tuberculosis is a disease of poverty, and economic distress with 1.4 million deaths annually1 and the growing challenge of drug resistance is adding to the global health crisis WHO guidelines support the expansion of tuberculosis diagnostics in resource-limited countries, enabling patients to receive timely diagnosis leading to proper treatment, which benefits their recovery and slows the transmission of disease Roche’s Global Access Program aids clinicians in improving disease and patient management through increased access to innovative diagnostic solutions, allowing more patients to get test results promptlyBasel, 09 July 2021 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the cobas® MTB and cobas® MTB-RIF/INH tests for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems are included as part of the updated World Health Organization...

Beter Bed Holding N.V. (BBH) – the Netherlands’ leading sleep specialist in retail, wholesale and B2B – announced today that it has successfully completed the sale of its Swedish business Sängjätten to Sengespecialisten, a Danish subsidiary of the Lars Larsen Group. The business will be operated through a Swedish entity. The completed divestment is an important step in the implementation of the new strategic direction for focused and accelerated growth. Following the agreement reached on 28 May 2021, Lars Larsen Group has concluded its due diligence and all approvals have been obtained. The transaction is completed with economic effect per 30 June 2021. It has been agreed between parties that no financial details will be published. John Kruijssen, CEO of BBH: “We are pleased that our Swedish operation continues their journey as part of...

WISeKey Appoints Cesar Martin-Perez as Chief Revenue Officer to Deliver Innovative Solutions Designed to Further Accelerate Global Sales Geneva, Switzerland – July 9, 2021: WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity and IoT company, announced today that it has appointed Cesar Martin-Perez as its Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Martin-Perez was most recently the Company’s Senior VP for EMEA Sales and replaces Ben Stump who recently left WISeKey after successfully integrating the WISeKey and arago sales teams. In his new role, Mr. Martin-Perez will be focused on developing and delivering WISeKey’s innovative secure point-to-point IoT solutions – secure semiconductors, secure digital identities, AI automation solutions and value-added applications, designed to further accelerate...

Panevezio statybos trestas AB has concluded a transaction with the real estate developer Galio Group for construction of the residential estate reVINGIS at Gelezinio Vilko Str. 2, Vilnius. The total value of the contract exceeds 16 mln. Euros (incl. VAT). The construction activities of the real estate are planned to be started after the construction permit is received, some time before the end of 2021, and their completion is scheduled for the second half of 2023. The overall area of the residential estate will be nearly 15 thousand square meters. The residential estate designed by Aketuri architektai and Viltekta, will have 146 apartments, 7 premises of different type. There will be an underground floor under the residential estate for the car park, electric car charging stations, bicycle storages and technical rooms. More information:Managing...

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that its Commercial Property & Casualty (P&C) segment has expanded its global product capabilities with the formation of Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) Asia-Pacific, a new team based in Singapore to serve select industries in the Asian markets through appointed brokers. The establishment of Sompo GRS Asia-Pacific is the latest move by Sompo International’s Commercial P&C segment to rapidly expand its global footprint and strengthen its ability to serve an increasingly multinational client base. The move is part of the segment’s broader focus on achieving profitable growth by leveraging the reach of Sompo International’s extensive...