a joint venture of Essberger Tankers and Stolt Tankers has conducted the first bio-LNG bunkering for its newbuild dual-fuel stainless steel parcel chemical tanker John T Essberger at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland The company shared this milestone operation via social media on April 4, a year after the first-ever ship bunkering operation was hosted by the Hamina LNG terminal The bunkering was described as “an important step” in E&S Tankers’ sustainability commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and explore short-term sustainability solutions “Bio-LNG – biomethane liquefied from the gas grid and produced from European feedstocks – offers a viable way for us to help further decarbonize our operations with the existing LNG infrastructure on board This transition aligns with our Group’s efforts and supports our mission to provide efficient and safe shipping solutions,” E&S Tankers said The ship named John T. Essberger is a 6,600 dwt stainless steel parcel chemical tanker built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Dingheng for E&S Tankers under the shipbuilding order including 4+4 units the vessels feature optimized hull design and equipment for a significantly improved energy efficiency of at least 30% and the ability to use shore power connections during cargo operations In line with fleet renewal and emission reduction ambitions, German shipping company John T. Essberger also has 13,000 dwt methanol-ready chemical tankers with 1A ice class and stainless steel tanks at the Rainbow shipyard in Nantong Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox Ingersoll Rand Engineering Project Solutions At Ingersoll Rand’s Engineering Project Solutions we have been managing and implementing engineered to-order air packages for complex technical requirements for over 60 years We provide specialized custom compressed air and gas compressors as well as nitrogen generation packages to international EPC contractors and engineering companies across a range of […] Region is already home to Europe's fastest supercomputer Google has acquired land in Finland's Kajaani and Muhos for future data center development The €27 million ($28.5m) deal gives Google 1,400 hectares of land across four parcels The land was acquired from the state-run forest agency Metsähallitus Muhos is a municipality in northern Finland while Kajaani is a town to its east in the municipality of Kainuu "It is a great pleasure to welcome Google to Kajaani," Jari Tolonen "Our data center ecosystem has been growing fast during the past years and Google’s plan for the development of digital infrastructure is again a very positive signal for Kajaani We in Kajaani have invested heavily in developing the data center ecosystem and we are ready for a long-term and diverse cooperation with Google." Kajaani is home to Lumi, Europe's most powerful AI supercomputer, as well as a government facility and a Borealis data center. All three are set on the site of an old paper mill in Kajanni, which DCD visited for the next issue of our magazine Google's new land parcels are not at this mill but the company's current Finnish data center is built out of a converted paper mill in Hamina the company takes advantage of existing infrastructure to use seawater for cooling In May, Google announced a €1bn ($1.055bn) expansion to the site bringing Google’s total investment in Finland to more than €4.5bn the data center will provide 80 percent of the heat demand for the local neighborhood Finland has been home to our Google data center in Hamina and we're dedicated to supporting the country's growing digital ambitions," Antti Järvinen "Even before a final investment decision is made for the development of the sites in Kajaani and Muhos we are working in close consultation with local and national stakeholders on a plan that supports the long-term health of the community’s economy and natural resources This is the first step in a long process." Acquiring the land does not guarantee that the company will build a data center there - it has a history of banking land sometimes reselling it in the future and developing elsewhere "I’m very pleased about Google’s announcement," Petteri Orpo "This acquisition builds a foundation for possible future investments and sends a clear message that we have managed to establish Finland as an interesting and secure country for investments Government reforms are aiming to make Finland an even more attractive place for investments and hard work has set us on the right path." Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia nestled on the shores of the Gulf of Finland is going to be both a hub for digital information and a source of sustainable heat for the district In partnership with city-owned energy provider Haminan Energia we are kicking off our first offsite heat recovery project to reduce our environmental footprint as well as help warm homes and businesses in this historic port city We will be recovering heat at the Google Hamina data center, which operates today with carbon-free energy at 97% This means the recovered heat will also be 97% carbon free It will represent 80% of the annual heat demand of the local district heating network according to Haminan Energia the Mayor of Hamina: "Google and the city of Hamina have a long and flourishing history together Google is an excellent example of a company with strong sustainable future orientation It feels good to be the hometown of Google in Finland." the heat from Google’s Hamina data center has been captured and recovered to heat the offices and buildings on site the warm temperature coming from the data center will be recovered to optimize the district heating network energy efficiency and carbon emissions footprint Google is aiming to achieve net zero emissions across all of its operations and value chain by 2030 supported by an ambitious clean energy goal to run all its offices and data centers on 24/7 carbon-free energy This project helps bring us closer to achieving this goal while also supporting Finland’s long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability and technological innovation The heat provided by Google Data Center is offered at no cost to the local district heating provider except for a nominal annual fee of €1 + VAT Get the latest news from Google in your inbox This work, The United States Army Field Band Departs for International Outreach Mission at Basel and Hamina Tattoos, by Robert Piper, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright Home » Details on Finnish Navy participation in NATO’s Baltic Sentry activity The activity, designated Baltic Sentry is an integral part of the alliance’s collective defence and while the Finnish Navy continues to perform their national missions of surveillance and safeguarding of Finnish waters Baltic Sentry will add another layer to the normal activities This will include increased presence at sea heightened surveillance and exchange of information as well as further exercises together with NATO allies but with the deployment taking place in the Baltic Sea region the size and limited endurance will be less of an issue compared to a deployment in the North Sea With regards to the surveillance and exercise activities these will build upon the normal flow of operations with the Finnish Navy emphasising them forming a “continuum with NATO’s peacetime operations” The stated aim is to increase deterrence and safeguard regional security of the Baltic Sea as a whole as well as enhancing surveillance compared to the regular levels With the exception of the single Hamina-class units no further details about the increased exercise activities are provided but the Navy states that they will include “several” vessels and units over a period stretching from the next weeks and into the coming months Which units and vessels will be deployed depends on the situation and requirements of the missions “NATO’s rapid contribution to the Baltic Sea is an expression of the alliance’s ability to respond to the situation in an appropriate way The enhanced presence created in cooperation with other authorities safeguards sea connections and infrastructure that are vital for all of us and we are closely involved in this cooperation,” Baltic Sentry was launched following the Summit of Baltic Sea Allies held on 14 January 2025 in Helsinki Mark Rutte along with President Alexander Stubb of Finland and Prime Minister Kristen Michal of Estonia and coming in response to a number of incidents involving damage to sea-based infrastructure as well as the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline in 2023 which put the Finnish-Estonian pipeline out of service for six months “Ship captains must understand that potential threats to our infrastructure will have consequences Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events We are also reporting on naval technology from all over the world The Finnish Navy has deployed its Hamina-class missile craft PGG Hanko to the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) as part of the Baltic Sentry surveillance operation with the vessel operating under NATO command in the Baltic Sea The mission reflects Finland’s growing cooperation with NATO since joining the Alliance and involves operations from both Finnish and Allied military ports The deployment is expected to continue through April with tasks assigned in response to regional security needs NATO has increased surveillance in the Baltic Sea following several underwater cable disruptions aiming to safeguard critical infrastructure “NATO’s enhanced activity in the Baltic Sea is an integral part of the Alliance’s collective defence,” stated the Finnish Navy underlining the importance of Allied naval cooperation This deployment will also provide operational experience that enhances the Finnish Navy’s readiness for future NATO missions The Navy confirmed it is preparing to deploy both a mine counter-measure vessel and another missile craft to NATO standing naval forces later this year Cookie Policy Copyright © 2025 Defence Industry Europe | mady by: geekon.eu We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of 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visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Antipsychotics are the best defense against relapse in schizophrenia even though that protection often comes at the expense of cognitive function Which drugs offer the greatest benefit with the least cost is unclear That’s partly because about 80% of individuals with schizophrenia who use antipsychotics aren’t eligible for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), mostly due to somatic comorbidities, use of other psychotropic drugs, or history of suicidality or substance abuse the trials rarely compare drugs head-to-head making measurement of long-term outcomes difficult Two new studies that compared antipsychotics seek to fill that gap. The first, which Hamina led, measured the efficacy of various antipsychotics vs oral olanzapine and found paliperidone 3-month long-acting injectable (LAI) outperformed other agents in preventing relapses The second analysis showed that while no specific antipsychotic offered greater cognitive benefit, first-generation dopamine blockers fared worse for preserving attention Both studies yielded findings that contrast with prevailing opinion raising the question: Do they provide clarity or muddy the water further Research suggests relapses can lead to harm and have a heavy economic impact on patients with schizophrenia While prior studies had suggested clozapine and LAIs were especially effective at relapse prevention much of the research relied on the nonuse of antipsychotics as a reference revealing little about how different antipsychotics compare with one another “This information is of the utmost importance so that clinicians can assess which agents to prioritize,” Hamina and colleagues wrote in a study published online on October 9 in JAMA Network Open The new research included 131,476 participants (mean age 46 years; 53% men) diagnosed with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder from 2006 to 2021 who were followed for a median of 12 years Using data from linked Swedish health-related registries researchers examined outpatient antipsychotic use and hospitalizations and estimated when drug use started and ended They divided drug formulations into oral antipsychotics and LAIs and compared them with oral olanzapine 48.5% of the cohort experienced a relapse at least once Researchers found that compared with oral olanzapine, agents with the lowest risk for relapse were paliperidone 3-month LAI (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.66; 95% CI, 0.51-0.86), aripiprazole LAI (aHR Hamina said he would like to know if the superior performance of 3-month formulation is due to better compliance or if it’s something to do with the drug itself When compared directly with their oral counterparts LAIs were collectively associated with a 19% lower risk for relapse (pooled aHR “The results suggest it might be a good option to prioritize those antipsychotics that are available as injectables,” Hamina said Quetiapine — one of the most used antipsychotics in the study — had the worst risk for relapse (aHR which persisted in a sensitivity analysis that removed small-dose use Quetiapine also raises the risks for metabolic issues That’s why quetiapine “perhaps should not be considered a first-line maintenance treatment option in schizophrenia,” the authors wrote A newer antipsychotic — cariprazine — ranked similarly to other second-generation agents (aHR It’s too soon to know how the recently approved first-in-class Cobenfy might fall among antipsychotics in terms of relapse doesn’t involve dopamine receptor blockade “It will be very interesting to see how that drug performs “The problem with registry-based research is that it takes time for people to actually use the drug and then it takes time for us to get the accumulated data.” researchers separately examined an incident cohort (those without a previous diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorder before January 1 2006) and a prevalent cohort (all others with schizophrenia spectrum disorder) antipsychotic effectiveness was generally similar across these two sub-cohorts but clozapine showed a significantly lower risk for relapse in the incident cohort That clozapine works better if started at an earlier stage of the illness is “a very interesting finding,” said Hamina “You would usually reserve clozapine for people who the guidelines say have to go through at least two other antipsychotics that don’t work.” Researchers also looked at treatment failure (composite of psychiatric hospitalization 71% of patients experienced this outcome at least once paliperidone 3-month LAI had the lowest risk compared with oral olanzapine While this study showed significant differences among antipsychotics for relapse prevention, another paper published online on October 16 in JAMA Psychiatry found these drugs are not clearly distinguishable in terms of cognitive impact This analysis included 68 randomized clinical trials lasting 3 or more weeks that compared antipsychotics in 9526 people (mean age 35 years; 30% women) there were no clear differences between antipsychotics That’s due in part to small sample sizes or uncertainty of the evidence (wide CIs overlapping with 0) However, the network meta-analysis showed that first-generation dopamine blockers like haloperidol, fluphenazine and clozapine fared relatively poorly for cognitive impact Haloperidol and fluphenazine are potent dopamine blockers while clozapine may have negative effects due to its anticholinergic and sedating profile This suggests clinicians should avoid prescribing these drugs when cognition is a concern then cognition is not the main target,” he said The findings underscore the need for “pro-cognitive drugs” that don’t block dopamine receptors which targets cognition and is being investigated in a phase 3 trial In the current analysis, molindone and thioridazine ranked the best in terms of cognitive impact but Leucht called the findings “unreliable” because results for each drug were based on a single study with a small sample size that had only one cognitive domain (speed of processing) Chlorpromazine also ranked relatively high but the total number of participants was still small And the relevant RCTs were published in the 1960s and 1970s which were more recent and covered more cognitive domains found these two drugs had medium average effect sizes compared with placebo Other research has linked these drugs to less sedation which might explain their relatively favorable cognitive profile While these two studies confirm much of what is already known about the benefits and risks of antipsychotics they do provide some direction for clinicians selecting an appropriate agent for their patients albeit no firm guidance on individual drug choices professor of clinical psychiatry and human behavior “LAIs tend to have better data long-term than oral medications and that’s not necessarily because those medications are better,” but perhaps because of “close to ideal rates of compliance,” which is often not the case for oral medications that need to be taken daily the higher the rate of non-adherence,” he added was that a 3-month LAI came out ahead of its 1-month formulation He noted the US Food and Drug Administration doesn’t require efficacy data for longer-term formulations meaning if you’re going to have a longer formulation of a drug you just need to prove that the levels of the drug in the system are equivalent to the shorter formulation drug,” said Preda they should be sort of equally effective,” he added The overlap in CIs in the four top-ranked drugs (paliperidone 3-month LAI and clozapine) indicates no clear separation between them in terms of efficacy It’s important to stress the comparison of medications was not based on head-to-head trials which indicates only that patients received the prescriptions not necessarily that they took the medication cost and securing insurance coverage can be barriers none of the medications included in the study is available as a generic This might help explain the significantly lower rate of prescriptions for LAIs in the United States than in Europe While the second study confirms some older antipsychotics worsen cognition and newer ones don’t improve it the findings related to clozapine were “surprising” to Preda This drug was initially considered potentially beneficial for cognitive deficits but this study indicates the exact opposite This finding suggests clinicians should “pay closer attention” to a potential dose effect of clozapine on cognition and not assume the drug is innocuous when it comes to cognitive function Preda agreed that there is a need for antipsychotics that don’t block dopamine adding that there are few alternatives available “It’s an important direction for research,” he said Hamina’s study was funded by a grant from the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation and used data from the REWHARD (RElations Work and Health across the Life-Course - A Research Data) consortium supported by a grant from the Swedish Research Council Leucht’s study was funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research Leucht reported personal fees from Angelini Preda had no relevant conflicts of interest Send comments and news tips to news@medscape.net This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page and recycle it to heat nearby homes and businesses The data centre operates today with carbon-free energy at 97% That energy will be captured and redistributed to the local community’s heating network A Google press release says: “The data centre is going to be both a hub for digital information and a source of sustainable heat for the district “In partnership with city-owned energy provider Haminan Energia as well as help warm homes and businesses in this historic port city.” According to Google and Haminan Energia the recycled heat will represent “80% of the annual heat demand of the local district heating network according to Haminan Energia” Heat coming out of the data centre will be re-routed and provided free of charge to the district heating network says: "Google and the city of Hamina have a long and flourishing history together “Google is an excellent example of a company with strong sustainable future orientation the heat from Google’s Hamina data centre has been captured and recovered to heat the offices and buildings on site “the warmth coming from the data centre will be recovered to optimise the district heating network energy efficiency and carbon emissions footprint” Google says it is aiming to achieve net zero emissions across all of its operations and value chain by 2030 A key part of this is a clean energy goal to run all its offices and data centres on 24/7 carbon-free energy The tech giant says: “This project helps bring us closer to achieving this goal while also supporting Finland’s long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability and technological innovation.” Google Head of Infrastructure & Sustainability said: “Very proud to announce Google’s first heat recovery project and an additional €1bn investment at our data centre campus in Hamina “We will be recovering heat at the Google Hamina data centre which operates today with 97% carbon-free energy “Building community partnerships that advance a circular economy is a key success factor on our journey to net zero.” Make sure you check out the latest edition of Sustainability Magazine and also sign up to our global conference series - Sustainability LIVE 2024 Sustainability Magazine is a BizClik brand the profitability of sustainability & carbon credit standards… US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order looking to increase deep sea mining drawing concerns for undiscovered species living there… This week's top stories include Earth Day China's NDCs & Sustainability LIVE Dubai… Waste heat will be used to warm up nearby homes and businesses Waste heat from a Google data center in Finland will be used to warm homes and businesses as part of a €1 billion ($1.1bn) investment in the facility The heat recovery system at the data center near the city of Hamina is the first project of its kind Google has undertaken It will see heat generated at the data center routed into a district heating system operated by energy company Haminan Energia The number of properties connected to the network has not been disclosed but Google said heat from the data center will provide 80 percent of the network’s requirements when the heat recovery system comes into operation next year said: "Google and the city of Hamina have a long and flourishing history together Google bought its Hamina data center in 2009. It is built on the site of the former Summa Mill and uses sea water to cool its servers The data center has been upgraded several times over the last 15 years, and in 2022 Google purchased 50 acres of land next to the data center to accommodate a possible expansion The €1 billion ($1.1bn) investment announced this week will see the number of staff working at the site grow to 500 over the next months the investment will have on the data center’s capacity Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia managed to sell out access to the Finnish island for the whole 2023 summer season.  the bold campaign achieved a tremendous amount of media attention with a striking creative idea and a socially relevant angle vacationing on an island without phone access sounds heavenly to many of us The regional tourism board of Kotka-Hamina decided to do just that: with their creative agency SEK they declared the Finnish island of Ulko-Tammio the world’s first offline island in the summer of 2023 “We are all more or less addicted to our screens where even holidays need to be 'Instagrammable’ the unknown Finnish island of Ulko-Tammio provided a solution the world’s first phone-free tourist destination and convinced visitors to go offline,” Mats Selin Spending time in nature is a vital way to combat digital burnout and its proven effects on wellbeing are central to Visit Kotka-Hamina’s brand is an ideal location to experience these mental benefits firsthand In the age of omnipresent social media and a ‘pic-or-it-didn’t-happen’ mentality travel destinations often offer aesthetically pleasing it was revolutionary for Visit Kotka-Hamina to provide the exact opposite: a place where visitors should cover their phone cameras and screens so they can enjoy the actual experience fully combining creativity with an important social message who had the courage to implement this unique idea together with us It's wonderful to see that the story of the world's first offline island continues in the summer of 2024,” said Janne Malinen Tourism had taken a dive due to the area’s proximity to Russia To increase the appeal of the region and its archipelago as a travel destination the tourism board needed a creative idea using very limited resources The campaign strategy relied heavily on earned media and the power of hand-picked influencers – armed only with Polaroid cameras to share about their experience after The phoneless influencers made for an interesting story and could reach Visit Kotka-Haminas target audience mid-scroll once they shared their experiences after the trip The concept was also incorporated into official signage and screen covers for visitors Phone detox while travelling proved to be a compelling angle for both Finnish and international media Prestigious international outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and CBS as well as top-tier Finnish media outlets covered the campaign The media outreach brought in more than 1,200 articles in the media and a potential reach of 3.4 billion The media attention led to tangible growth in travel numbers: overnight stays to the cities of Kotka and Loviisa grew by 8.4% compared to previous year Ferries to the island of Ulko-Tammio were completely sold out for the summer 2023 thanks to widespread media coverage Home » Finland and Sweden Disclose Plans to for 2025 NATO MARCOM Participation While both countries have been participating in exercises together with the standing groups already before their NATO-memberships – in particular with Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group 1 which has a long history of mine disposal work in the Baltic Sea – it is only after becoming full members that they are participating as part of the regular rotations the first deployment came already this year when mine countermeasure vessel MHC Vahterpää spent two months operating as part of SNMCMG 1 in April and May The deployment saw the vessel operating in both the Baltic Sea as well as in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea and included disposal of wartime mines as part of exercise Open Spirit 2024 Vahterpää is one of three Finnish coastal minehunters of the Katanpää-class a significantly upgraded derivative of the Italian Gaeta-class built by Intermarine SpA which entered service between 2012 and 2016 The deployment next year will be very much along the same lines with one Katanpää-class vessel being deployed for a period of up to three months with the deployment set to include operations both in the Baltic Sea and in the North Sea and North Atlantic The purpose is to see the vessel take part in mine countermeasure operations develop mine countermeasures tactics and doctrines Sweden is also looking at taking part in SNMCMG 1 with a single vessel though their reservation is for a deployment stretching up to half a year it seems likely it would be one of the Swedish Navy’s five Koster-class coastal minehunters The class is made up of the remaining five vessels of the originally seven strong Landsort-class originating in the 80’s which underwent a deep MLU-program in the early 2000’s the Koster-class have been regular participants in exercises together with SNMCMG1 earlier as well while active participation in the mine countermeasure group was expected – as mentioned both countries have been actively cooperating with the unit already earlier and are operating some of the most modern coastal minehunters available – a rather more unexpected news item was the decision by Finland to deploy a Hamina-class fast attack craft with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 to the Baltic Sea The SNMG1 (and its southern counterpart SNMG2) are usually made up of frigate-sized vessels and as such the inclusion of a 50-meter 250-ton fast attack craft with limited endurance is surprising Considering the limited time-span of the deployment one possibility is that the deployment will be focused on an individual exercise where the Hamina-class vessel wouldn’t have to face prolonged stays at sea All three deployments will also see small numbers of personnel deployed to staff duty in the respective groups Google said waste heat will be reused as part of $1 billion investment to support AI growth Google plans to use the waste heat from one of its data centers to warm nearby homes and businesses as part of a $1 billion investment The tech giant is extending its data center operations in Hamina in the south of Finland to support the growth of its artificial intelligence initiatives in Europe and will work with the city-owned energy provider Haminan Energia on the project the tech giant said waste heat from the site will be re-routed and provided free of charge to the district heating network in nearby Hamina which covers local households “This means the recovered heat will also be 97% carbon free It will represent 80% of the annual heat demand of the local district heating network according to Haminan Energia.” the heat from Google’s Hamina data center has been used to heat the offices and buildings on site the heat coming from the data center will be recovered to optimize the district’s heating network energy efficiency and reduce its carbon emissions footprint The move forms part of Google’s aim to achieve net zero emissions across all of its operations and value chain by 2030 The tech giant said it wants to run all offices and data centers on carbon-free energy by the end of the decade Sign up today and you will receive a free copy of our Future Focus 2025 report - the leading guidance on AI cybersecurity and other IT challenges as per 700+ senior executives “This project helps bring us closer to achieving this goal while also supporting Finland’s long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability and technological innovation,” the company said Google has invested €3.5 billion in its Hamina data center and related infrastructure It said the new investment will support around 1,900 direct 1,650 indirect and 640 construction jobs per year in the next two years The whole campus currently employs around 400 people in roles ranging from computer technicians to electrical and mechanical engineers and facilities management; the campus expansion will add another 100 full-time jobs The project is expected to start contributing to Hamina’s heating needs by late 2025 in a region currently highly dependent on fossil fuel While heating nearby housing doesn’t reduce the carbon footprint of the data center itself The vast racks of whirring servers in a data center create a lot of heat which is a problem for the operators of these facilities The heat has to be removed otherwise the servers could fail but simply venting is wasteful and environmentally unfriendly There are already a number of projects in the pipeline and up-and-running to reuse data center heat to warm buildings Achieve better business results with Dell Waste heat from Facebook’s Odense data center has been warming the Danish city for a number of years now Heat from the servers is sent over copper coils filled with water which when warmed is used in a heat pump facility to create hot water for the district heating network Previously he was the editorial director at ZDNET and the editor of silicon.com 17.09.2024 | Tourism is a major industry and employer on the east coast The Kotka-Hamina region has great potential and the employment impact of tourism is clear According to the recent Tourism Income and Employment Impact Study the total direct income from tourism in the Kotka-Hamina sub-regional unit was €86.7 million in 2023 The total impact of tourism was up to €108.8 million The Visit Kotka-Hamina region includes Hamina The direct employment impact of tourism in the Kotka-Hamina sub-region in 2023 was 405 person-years and in Loviisa an additional 74 person-years “The tourism sector has grown and developed despite challenging times income and vitality to the region,” sums up Ekaterina Miettinen Tourism in the region is believed to have a lot of untapped potential and by taking into account changing trends in consumer behaviour we can improve results,” Miettinen continues The impact of tourism has been most visible in Kotka where direct tourism receipts totalled EUR 61.7 million last year and the total impact was EUR 77.4 million In relation to the turnover of other industries tourism receipts in Kotka were higher than in sectors such as building construction or real estate Kotka’s tourism receipts are higher than Hamina and Loviisa saw a small decrease in tourism receipts in 2023 which is explained by factors such as interest rate years direct tourism receipts in 2023 totalled €17.8 million and the total impact €22.3 million while in Loviisa direct tourism receipts amounted to €15.2 million and the total impact €25.4 million Tourism statistics for May-June 2024 have been trending upwards the number of registered overnight stays in the Kotka and Hamina region was 12% higher than in 2023 The highest numbers of visitors have come from Finland Registered accommodation sales rose by 8% to €2.1 million “Visitors to the region are attracted by the events the abundance of waterways and the historical sites which are just over an hour’s drive from the capital region the range of archipelago destinations and experience accommodation emerged as favourites based on our website analytics,” says Miettinen Hamina’s Ulko-Tammio and other islands in the eastern Gulf of Finland were also chosen as the Domestic Destination of the Year 2024 which has contributed to the increased interest in the whole region “Visit Kotka-Hamina’s Johku marketplace has proven its worth during the past summer season Business has been good in terms of activities the autumn is looking like a record-breaking busy season,” Miettinen sums up Top of the page     Privacy Policy     Sitemap Patria will modernise the vessels’ torpedo surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missile systems besides inducting new ASW capabilities Finland looks to strengthen its weapons capabilities onboard its four Hamina-class corvettes – Hamina Hanko and Pori – giving final approval for the development project on 12 December 2023 Originally signed between the indigenous manufacturer Patria and the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) in 2018 this modernisation contract will allow the Navy to counter maritime threats and secure territorial integrity – all relevant criteria to US and Nato objectives for securing a free and open maritime strategy around the world Since its accession to the Nato military alliance earlier this year, the Finnish Government has already begun efforts to bolster its defence. Recently, the FDF hosted its first major military drills as a Nato member alongside UK and US marines, comprising a 4,000-strong amphibious force in an effort to traverse and understand the Finnish coastline – a rugged and island-strewn maritime region with narrow channels The Navy’s new Hamina-class missile boats serve as the successor to the Navy’s enduring Rauma-class fast-attack craft acquired in the early 1990s One boat has an overall length of 51 metres (m) a breadth of 8.3m and a design draft of 1.7m Displacement of the ship is 250 tonnes (t) and the vessel’s full complement is 23t the Hamina-class features a round bilge aluminium mono-hull with a superstructure made of reinforced carbon fibre composite Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The shape and materials used reduce the ship’s magnetic Radar absorbent materials such as kevlar and balsa cover the ship’s metal structures while its composite parts are made from radar absorbent material Hamina’s upgraded missile defence systems will allow the FDF to operate as a more credible fighting force against Russia around the Gulf of Finland The vessel is armed with four RBS-15 mark 3 anti-ship missiles each with a range of over 100 kilometres (km) The onboard Umkhonto-infrared surface-to-air missile system can simultaneously engage up to eight aircraft within a 14km range What is more, the vessels were integrated with a new underwater operations capability by the installation of the lightweight torpedo TP47 and variable depth sonar As the Finnish Border Guard and Navy are upgrading their primary surface fleet naval vessels and surface combatants form the second-largest sector in the Finnish defence market The total value for this sector is $1.2bn between 2023-28 GlobalData anticipates its value allocation across the forecast period to peak in 2025 at $285m After the nation’s contract to procure F-35 Lightning II multi-role aircraft the FDF’s second and third priorities are corvettes anti-ship missiles Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Search giant acquires land adjacent to existing sea-cooled facility Google is acquiring 50 hectares of land in Hamina next to its long-established sea-cooled data center The search giant is buying land adjacent to its existing data center campus from the city of Hamina for €4.3 million ($4.5m) The deal has reportedly been approved by city officials Google purchased the Summa Mill in Hamina from the Finnish paper company Stora Enso in 2009. It opened its first data center on the site in 2011 The site has been upgraded and expanded several times since – the latest was reportedly completed last year – and Google opened a cloud region in Finland in 2018 Google said it has spent €1.2 billion ($1.26bn) on the campus to date Google has not yet decided how it will use the newly acquired land Operations Manager of the Hamina data center said the company has the opportunity to expand its operations in Hamina with the new area if required it is too early to say how enlargement will take place," he said "We have had an excellent partnership with Google for over a decade This opportunity for Google to expand its operations is very important locally to Hamina but it is also important at the regional and national level," added Hamina Mayor Hannu Muhonen The company has paused its plans for a data center in Luxembourg and concern over the fact that the data center could use as much as 12 percent of Luxembourg's electricity Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia HELSINKI FINLAND The Finnish Navy has strengthened its role in NATO's Baltic Sentry mission deploying a Hamina-class missile boat to enhance regional security and protect critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea part of NATO's enhanced Vigilance Activity aims to increase deterrence and safeguard vital sea connections Finnish participation includes both nationally led missions and joint operations under NATO command a Finnish Navy vessel will join Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) operating in the region through January and February “NATO’s contribution to Baltic Sea surveillance demonstrates the alliance’s readiness to respond to evolving challenges,” said Captain (N) Marko Laaksonen “This cooperation ensures the safety of critical infrastructure and sea connections essential to us all.” known for its shallow draft and manoeuvrability is well-suited for the Baltic’s complex waterways Initially developed for Finland’s archipelagic environment the vessel will participate alongside larger NATO ships reinforcing the alliance's maritime presence Baltic Sentry comes amid heightened tensions in the region following incidents such as the 2023 Balticconnector gas pipeline sabotage and damage to undersea power and data cables The mission includes increased surveillance and information-sharing to deter potential threats The operation was launched after the January 2025 Baltic Sea Allies Summit in Helsinki co-hosted by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal Rutte warned that threats to infrastructure would have "serious consequences," including potential arrests and ship impoundments Finnish vessels will join other NATO forces including Dutch-led units and Sweden’s HMS Visby corvette in safeguarding the Baltic Sea’s critical infrastructure Surveillance operations will adapt to mission demands with multiple Finnish Navy ships rotating over the coming months Advertisement inquiries and other after-sales issues: info@helsinkitimes.fi Helsinki Times is the first and only English language newspaper providing news about Finland in English A weekly print edition of Helsinki Times was published from March 2007 up until Feb Helsinki Times is an online-only publication and other groups and individuals interested in Finland from all around the world © Helsinki Times All rights reserved.  Terms of Use | Privacy Policy The plant will produce cathode-active material (CAM) used in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries Demand for batteries is growing rapidly with the electrification of transport and the need for renewable energy storage The Kotka plant will have a production capacity of 60 000 tonnes of nickel-manganese-cobalt-based cathode material per year which will meet the needs of around 500 000-800 000 electric cars This project will make Kotka the first NMC-based cathode-active material production site in Finland and an important hub for battery production in Europe The employment impact of the Kotka CAM plant will be around 270 man-years commissioned by Easpring Finland New Materials Oy the plant will generate around €180 million in new tax revenues per year “The Kotka-Hamina region is an ideal environment for sustainable industry This positive authorisation decision will strengthen the attractiveness of the region and create a basis for new investments that will support Europe’s efforts to become more self-sufficient in battery materials and electrification The City of Kotka has been preparing the Keltakallio site for Easpring Finland and this is a major step towards the realisation of the final investment Kotka needs new industry in addition to existing businesses and with it jobs and vitality,” said Esa Sirviö “This step further strengthens the role of the Kotka-Hamina region in achieving the objectives of Finland’s battery strategy and shows that the region is capable of bringing added value to Finland it gives us confidence that as part of the restructuring process we will be able to bring new clean transition industries to replace the closed industries and thereby strengthen the vitality of the region Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this and to the authorities for the speedy processing,” said David Lindström The Regional Administrative Authority handled the environmental permit application under the priority procedure for the green shift The plant is scheduled to start operations in 2026 Home » Finnish Navy receives 4th and Final Hamina-class FAC Patria delivered the fourth and last modernized Hamina-Class missile boat to the Finnish Navy in Upinniemi In the Mid-Life-Upgrade (MLU) project Patria has been acting as the prime contractor The fourth modernized Hamina-Class missile boat started its sea acceptance tests related to the commissioning of the boat already in the spring Four missile boats in total were modernized between 2018-2022 as a part of the MLU project providing new capabilities to the Finnish Navy The large-scale overhaul ensures the capability to counter maritime threats and monitor and secure territorial integrity With the new torpedo and surface-to-surface missile system as well as upgrades to the surface-to-air missile system the ships are capable of impact in the air The planned life cycle of the Hamina class extends until the 2030s with the life cycle update “The modernization and Mid-Life-Upgrade of the Hamina-Class illustrates well Patria’s advanced system integration capability In addition to the overhaul and life cycle extension one of the main goals in the Hamina-Class modernization has been the development of anti-submarine warfare performance Patria supplied the Hamina-Class ships with the new innovative training target system it has developed which enables anti-submarine warfare training in a flexible and the most cost-effective way.” Patria is an international provider of defense Patria provides its aerospace and military customers with equipment availability continuous performance development as well as selected intelligence and management system products and services Patria has several locations including Finland Patria is owned by the State of Finland (50.1%) and Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (49.9%) and together these three companies form a leading Nordic defence partnership All four Hamina-class boats are being modernized as part of the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) Local defense contractor Patria acted as prime contractor The goal of the Mid-Life Upgrade project is to secure the life of the ships through 2030 and extend the time the ships can operate independently The project will also add new capabilities to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and surface defence capabilities With this MLU, the Hamina-class will have a fair share of commonality with the future Pohjanmaa-class corvettes of the Finnish navy Home » Finnish Navy receives 2nd modernized Hamina-class missile boat have been improved with the integration of torpedoes and Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) The upgrade work will continue next year with air defense capability and surface control “Our staff involved in the project have stretched to these special requirements in an excellent way The safety of the personnel has been ensured and the material project has been made to proceed with the professional approach of the ship’s personnel we have access to another very powerful and modern ship,” All four vessels of the Hamina-class are set to overhauled and modernized as part of the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) bringing new capabilities to the Finnish Navy Local defense company Patria acts as the prime contractor Despite restrictions linked to the Coronavirus the project is now proceeding with a third missile boat Delivery of the third and fourth vessels will be completed next year the goal of the Mid-Life Upgrade project is to secure the service life of the vessels until 2030’s and to extend the vessels’ independent operation time The project will also develop the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and the surface defence capabilities with new features With this MLU, the Hamina-class will have a fair share of commonality with the future Pohjanmaa-class corvettes of the Finnish navy Hamina LNG terminal in Finland is to start commercial operations in October 2022 after wrapping up the finishing work and commissioning phase The Hamina LNG Oy terminal operator is a joint venture between Finnish company Hamina Energy The JV said in a statement it concluded a contract with Viafin Process Piping in order to carry out the finishing work for the LNG terminal in Hamina the terminal will launch a commissioning phase aiming at commercial use in October 2022 Viafin Process Piping has been involved in the project from the outset; it has been responsible for the mechanical installations outside the tank we can ensure that the terminal will be ready in the planned timeframe,” says Kalevi Mattila This is the only LNG terminal in Finland connected to the natural gas transmission system of Finland The grid supply capacities of the terminal will be approx The JV has already launched plans to increase the capacity distribution of gas by road transport is possible at a volume of 3 TWh per year the annual volume of gas supply from the terminal can be as much as 6 TWh per year The Hamina LNG terminal is to open global supply channels for LNG and bring a significant addition to the security of supply and price stability it is possible to double the supply capacity to the transmission network this year it is possible to further increase it to a level of approx The terminal has the capabilities to increase the supply capacity to the transmission network even after this Finland also plans an FSRU-based LNG terminal It will be located on the Finnish coast in the immediate vicinity of the natural gas transmission network This is all done as a part of the country’s efforts to become independent from Russian gas Google is set to invest an additional 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to expand its data center campus in Hamina a move aimed at boosting its artificial intelligence (AI) business growth across Europe The Hamina facility is one of Google’s most advanced and efficient data centers and Finland’s largest foreign greenfield investment to date The expansion is expected to generate approximately 1,900 direct jobs and 640 induced construction jobs annually over the next two years The expansion will add another 100 full-time positions significantly benefiting the local economy Google has invested €3.5 billion in its Hamina data center and associated infrastructure The latest investment includes a strategic collaboration with Haminan Energia to capture and repurpose heat generated by the data center for district heating purposes Google has also announced a new partnership with the municipality of Hamina and Haminan Energia to harness data center heat for the local district heating network This initiative will supply an estimated 80% of Hamina’s district heating needs and public service buildings in a region heavily reliant on fossil fuels The project is anticipated to start contributing to Hamina’s energy balance with low carbon emissions by late 2025 Google will offer the recovered heat to Haminan Energia at zero cost integrating it into the district heating network in Hamina city According to ResearchAndMarkets.com the Nordic data center construction market reached a value of USD 1.68 billion in 2022 and is projected to hit USD 2.57 billion by 2028 marking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.33% One key reason for the preference of the Nordics for data center development is the cold climate which enables operators to substantially reduce cooling costs and improve energy efficiency many governments in the Nordic region are rolling out AI strategies leading to increased data generation and driving the demand for data center infrastructure Denmark emerged as the leading investor among Nordic countries in 2022 with investments exceeding USD 500 million Sweden and Norway followed closely behind Denmark in terms of significant investments during the same period there has been a notable surge in the establishment of cloud regions by major hyperscale data center operators like Google further fueling growth in the industry in the Nordic region Read next: Amazon Web Services to invest €7.8 billion for AWS European Sovereign Cloud Home » Finnish Navy Hamina-class Fast-Attack Craft fires Torpedo for the First Time The firing was conducted by fast-attack craft Tornio  This was the first time that a torpedo has been launched from a Hamina-class fast-attack craft and the first time in decades that the Navy has operated a piece of torpedo weaponry The objective of the launch was to ascertain the capability of the TP45 torpedo system as a part of the upgrade of  Hamina-class fast-attact crafts  The tested weaponry will improve the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability significantly and it will keep being improved with the introduction of the new TP47 in a few years’ time Sub-surface capability is an essential part of modern naval operations this project will enable the Navy to have striking power against air The TP47 is a lightweight torpedo intended especially for anti-submarine operations in shallow littoral waters  It is effective also in blue water and against surface vessels it is extremely well suited for operating in the naval operating environment of the Baltic Sea and the Finnish coasts and it represents the best-in-class technology in underwater warfare.  The TP47 torpedo system will be introduced into service use in 2023  The Torpedo project is a practical proof of how well the materiel and training cooperation between Finland and Sweden works.  Traficom and the Border Guard supported the torpedo launch exercise by suspending sea traffic in the exercise area for the duration of the firings.  A project that began with the need to cool down the data centre that tech giant Google operates in Hamina is now expanding into a district energy project for the surrounding community Beginning next year, the facility will launch its first offsite heat recovery project along with local utility Haminan Energia, Google says in a May 20 blog post “Heat coming out of our Finnish data centre will be rerouted and provided free of charge,” Google writes “We will be recovering heat at the Google Hamina data center which operates today with carbon-free energy at 97% This means the recovered heat will also be 97% carbon free.” Haminan Energia says the project will 80% of the local district heating network’s annual demand View our latest digests Google is already a major presence in Hamina, an historic port city on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. “Data centres create a significant amount of heat as a byproduct, operational manager Olavi Kemppi said in a company video the company’s “creative solution” for cooling down its servers has been to pump in water from the nearby bay But “we’ve long wanted to channel our recovered heat offsite to be used by the local community” just across the bay added Site Operations Manager Jukka Vainonen With the Hamina installation about to go into service the company says it’s “working hard to share recovered heat offsite at as many of its data centres as possible.” “It is inspiring that a single action such as this enables almost an entire city to run its district heat distribution on excess heat,” said Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen The district heating news coincides with Google’s decision to pour €1 billion into its seventh expansion of the Hamina data centre That investment “will help to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence for companies not only in Kymenlaakso (the region where Hamina is located) but across Finland and Europe,” the Helsinki Times reports citing Google’s global head of data centres The investment cements Google’s position as Finland’s biggest investor in the last decade Business Finland Director General Nina Kopola told the Times Copyright 2025 © Energy Mix Productions Inc Home » Patria delivers 1st modernized Hamina-class missile boat to Finnish Navy All four vessels of the Hamina-class are set to overhauled and modernized as part of the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) by 2021 the goal of the Mid-Life Upgrade project is to secure the service life of the vessels until 2030’s and to extend the vessels’ independent operation time The project will also develop the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and the surface defence capabilities with new features With this MLU, the Hamina-class will have a fair share of commonality with the future Pohjanmaa-class corvettes of the Finnish navy An expansion for the giant's sea-water cooled Nordic flagship Google will invest €600 million ($670m) to build a second data center in Hamina The new facility will be located in the old Summa paper factory The national and local governments welcomed the news, according to YLE.fi Permanent secretary of the ministry of economic affairs and employment Jari Gustafsson said: ”Google’s significant data center investment is good news and an indication of a stable and competitive environment This investment strengthens Finland’s digital infrastructure." said: ”This is the largest ever single investment in Hamina’s history and it will have a positive effect on employment during the construction phase and after The investment also increases the attractiveness of the whole region cooperation between Google and the City of Hamina has worked very well." some 145 kilometers east of the Finnish capital Helsinki and has a population of slightly over 20,000 people Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia revealed on social media that the ship bunkering was completed this week in cooperation with Rohe Solutions and Glander International Bunkering The operator said that since the amount of ships that run on LNG/LBG is growing it is a benefit when bunkering is done using a refuelling arm at its berth adding that the end result will be a full tank and colder LNG Commenting on the availability of spot capacity during April-June 2024 Hamina LNG noted: “At the moment storage booking level is high from April onwards there is still space…” Hamina LNG terminal operator is a joint venture between Finnish company Hamina Energy compatriot technology group Wärtsilä and Estonian energy company Alexela Hamina terminal provides LNG storage services with a storage capacity of 30,000 m3 and regasification and injection services into the Finnish gas transmission network with a daily capacity of 4,800 MWh vessel unloading and loading and vessel bunkering The terminal received its first commercial LNG carrier in October 2022 shortly after it had started supplying natural gas to the grid following the cooldown procedure and commissioning tests of the systems and equipment JUser: :_load: Unable to load user with ID: 58 An undated handout photo showing rows of servers in the data centre of Google in Hamina in Kymenlaakso The American internet search giant announced this week it will invest around one billion euros in what will be already the seventh expansion of the data centre GOOGLE on Monday announced it will make a substantial investment in what will be already the seventh expansion of its data centre in Hamina said continuing investment in the data centre will help to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence for companies not only in Kymenlaakso The value of the investment is an estimated one billion euros, meaning the internet giant is set to have poured around 4.5 billion euros into the data farm inaugurated in 2009. Google is thereby “cementing its position” as the largest investor in the country in the past decade, noted Nina Kopola The construction process is expected to support some 1,900 direct 1,650 indirect and 640 induced construction jobs a year for the next two years according to an impact assessment by Deloitte cited by Business Finland the expansion is expected to create 100 jobs at a facility that presently provides employment to roughly 400 professionals ranging from electrical and mechanical engineers to catering and security staff Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) on Monday welcomed the investment announcement as positive news for economic and employment growth in Finland He viewed that it will also highlight the country as an attractive and profitable investment environment for multinational operators Google on Monday also revealed that it will start transmitting the excess heat generated by the data centre to the district heating network of Haminan Energia The heat recovered at the facility will satisfy about 80 per cent of the local demand and will start having an impact on the town’s energy balance as of next year The heat will be provided to the municipal energy utility for free and schools and public buildings in a region that is currently highly dependent on fossil fuel “It is inspiring that a single action such as this enables almost an entire city to run its district heat distribution on excess heat but first and foremost this is an important climate measure,” commented Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen (NCP) The Nordics are widely regarded as suitable locations for server farms supply of renewable energy and societal stability also making the heat recovered at the facility 97 per cent carbon free The energy needs of server farms are projected to increase with the up-take of artificial intelligence © Helsinki Times All rights reserved.  Terms of Use | Privacy Policy Finnish Hamina LNG terminal has started commercial operations following the cooldown procedure and commissioning tests of the systems and equipment According to the operator’s social media update, the terminal started supplying natural gas to the grid on 6 October. The commercial operations began on schedule as announced in April this year. The terminal provides LNG storage services with a storage capacity of 30,000 m3 and regasification and injection services into the Finnish gas transmission network with a daily capacity of 4,800 MWh. Other services include LNG truck loading, vessel unloading and loading, and vessel bunkering. The Hamina terminal is the first LNG import terminal in Finland connected to the transmission network. With the current regasification and injection capacity, approximately 1,7 TWh of natural gas can be injected from the terminal into the transmission network annually, the operator said. The commissioning of the terminal has been cheered by TGE Gas Engineering, the owners engineer of the project, as another important milestone for the energy supply chain in Europe. The Hamina LNG terminal is expected to open global supply channels for LNG and bring a significant addition to the security of supply and price stability. 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We provide specialized custom compressed air and gas compressors as well as nitrogen generation packages to international EPC contractors and engineering companies across a range of […] Open image viewerFile photo of Google's data centre in Hamina Image: GoogleYle News28.11.2024 17:40•Updated 28.11.2024 18:11Multinational tech giant Alphabet the parent company of search engine Google has announced plans to expand its data centre infrastructure in Finland The expansion will involve the purchase of parcels of land in the municipalities of Muhos and Kajaani which the government gave wildlife Agency Metsähallitus a green light to approve on Thursday The acquisition of the lands — covering some 1,400 hectares — will cost the company an estimated 27 millions euros while the expansion of the data centre network in Finland could potentially create hundreds of jobs in the Muhos and Kajaani region The plans were confirmed at a Thursday evening press conference jointly hosted by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Sari Essayah (CD) Open image viewerMap of the area.Announcing the plans Orpo noted the "historical" significance of the investment "This deal forms a foundation for any potential future investments and sends a clear message that Finland is an attractive and safe country for investments," Orpo said Minister Essayah noted that although Metsähallitus sells and rents land areas "The sale and the potential investment it enables will play a significant role in helping the region fully exploit its potential in terms of economic growth competence development and the availability of labour," Essayah said Google already operates a large data centre in Hamina, southeast Finland, employing about 400 people. 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Our guidelines on commenting and moderation are explained here The modernization of four Hamina-class fast-attack missile craft is complete and the vessels are in operational use in the Finnish Navy The fast-attack craft’s mid-life upgrade was carried out during 2018-2023 Finnish company Patria has acted as the main contractor of the project The overhaul ensures the continuation of the Finnish Navy’s readiness in the 2020s between the decommissioning of Rauma-class fast-attack craft and commissioning of Pohjanmaa-class corvettes  The objective of the project has been to extend the service life of the Hamina-class craft into the 2030s The rapid development of technology and changing threats require constant maintenance of combat vessels and their extensive overhaul at intervals of about 10-15 years   The life cycle upgrade ensures the capability of the Navy’s combat fleet to repel maritime attacks and monitor and safeguard territorial integrity the upgraded Hamina-class missile boats are very comprehensively equipped and high-performance  The overhauled Hamina-class vessels are capable of watching out for and repelling air The project involved the integration into the vessels of a new anti-ship missile system and improvement of the air and close defence capability of the vessel class   The vessels’ combat systems were renewed and operating time at sea was increased by ship technical overhauls the vessels were integrated with a new underwater operations capability by the installation of the lightweight torpedo TP47 and variable depth sonar Google is, once again, beefing up its presence in Hamina, Finland after garnering approval for its sixth data center at the complex. According to a story by YLE Google expects the newest data center in Hamina will be up and running next year The Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland recently signed off on the environmental permit and operating license for the latest data center Google plans on hiring between 40 and 50 new employees bringing its total to around 400 in Hamina there are about 1,200 people working on the construction site but that number is expected to swell to 1,300 to 1,400 by the end of the year Hamina has been a pillar for Google's European ambitions Google purchased the Summa Mill from the Finnish paper company Stora Enso in order to convert it into a data center that opened two years later Google's Hamina facility is one of the most advanced and efficient data centers in the Google's fleet It uses seawater from the Bay of Finland as part of it its advanced cooling system Google said it was spending about $670 million to build a new data center in Hamina to meet the demand for its cloud services while also providing faster access to data RELATED: Google CEO announces $3.3B data center build out in Europe Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced his company was investing 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to expand the company's data footprint across Europe over the next two years Pichai also announced that Google would invest an additional 600 million euros ($660 million) into its Hamina bringing its total investment in that data center facility to 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) since 2009 During Google parent Alphabet's second quarter earnings call on July 30 company executives said "ground up" construction on Google's data center build-outs as well as construction for office facilities RELATED: Google puts kibosh on renting office space in Dublin for 2,000 workers Google announced it had decided against renting office space in Dublin for up to 2,000 employees Google had conducted negotiations to rent about 202,000 square feet of office space at the Sorting Office 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respect and brotherly love to the neighboring Archbishop and his entire eparchy the archieratical Divine Liturgy was once again concelebrated at the St with Metropolitan Cleopas presiding and aided by Bishop Sergei and the clergymen accompanying him along with the presiding priest of the Cathedral Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis The Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Greek George Cathedral and receive You as an angel of peace We had an opportunity to listen to You preach the Holy Gospel yesterday at our Finnish Parish and we received Your blessings and prayers A peace that people all over the world are in search of in their homes and hearts like the people during the time of the Prophet Jeremiah: “‘Peace peace,’ but there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14) The Christian faithful are ready to offer many sacrifices to minister to them to ease the suffering evident from just looking at them as they wait for the opportunity to return to their homeland or learn of the fate of their displaced loved ones lift up Your hands in prayer once more and bless the clergy and faithful of our missionary Eparchy And I assure you that we too shall pray with all our heart and all our soul your presence here today confirms the indivisible nature of Orthodoxy and affirms the words of St Paul the Apostle: “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” As members of this body I convey the paternal greetings of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and I kindly ask that You convey my sentiments of respect and love to His Eminence Archbishop Leo of Helsinki and All Finland whom I thank for the invitation he sent me to concelebrate the Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross together with him and yourself and the kindness His Eminence shows in sending fine clergymen to celebrate holy services here at our Finnish parish in Stockholm.” Bishop Sergei thanked Metropolitan Cleopas for his hospitality and congratulated him on the restoration work completed in the Cathedral and the installation of 36 icon frescoes he offered the Metropolitan a piece of the holy relic of St an icon featuring the holy hierarchs who composed the Divine Liturgy as well as publications of the Holy Archdiocese of Finland Metropolitan Cleopas offered his guests a copy of an album he recently published through the Church of Greece’s publishing house Apostoliki Diakonia dedicated to the Patriarchal Visit to Stockholm in 2019 a luncheon was offered at the Museum of Hellenic Christian Heritage in honor of Bishop Sergei and his entourage head legal adviser to the Holy Metropolis of Sweden the parish council president of the Finnish Parish of Stockholm Mr The meal and related details of the luncheon were prepared courtesy of the President of the Cathedral’s Ladies Philoptochos Society Mrs the Patriarchate of Jerusalem solemnly celebrated the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women... 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(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Hamina LNG terminal that is to be engineered procured and constructed by Wärtsilä was held on September 25 The ceremony was attended by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mr Petteri Orpo as well as local officials and executives from Hamina LNG Oy and Wärtsilä The 30,000 m3 capacity terminal will provide storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG) It will also have re-gasification capability for sending the gas to the existing distribution network serving both regional and national markets the terminal will have a truck-loading area for LNG as well as the possibility to supply bunkering barges and small-scale carriers The tank foundation for the terminal has already been cast and the facility is scheduled to become fully operational in 2020 This project is part of the global expansion of the LNG infrastructure market Wärtsilä continues to play a valuable role in this development through its deep understanding and knowledge of the LNG value chain and its extensive offering in LNG related solutions “This new terminal represents an important addition to Finland’s gas infrastructure and will support our ambition to provide a reliable supply of clean energy to local industry and businesses We appreciate Wärtsilä’s extensive capabilities in LNG engineering which have made this project possible,” said Markku Tommiska added: “This project is very much in line with Wärtsilä’s emphasis on utilising LNG fuel to reduce the environmental impact of power generation It also supports our vision of a future where 100 percent of energy will be sourced from renewables power plants fuelled by clean-burning LNG will be needed Wärtsilä’s strength as a leading technology provider together with our experience and expertise in LNG infrastructure development and power plant solutions enables us to deliver fully integrated power solutions for a more efficient and cleaner energy future.” Wärtsilä Development and Financial Services (WDFS) has a minority investment in Hamina LNG Oy the main shareholders of whom are Hamina Energy Ltd and Estonian energy company Alexela Preparations are being made for a second 20,000 m3 LNG storage tank to be added in the terminal at a later date Image caption: The ground-breaking ceremony for the new Hamina LNG terminal was attended by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mr Petteri Orpo We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Learn more. Home » Finnish Navy completes upgrade of 4th and final Hamina-class FAC Finnish Navy press release – Translated by Naval News The Hamina-class missile boats were overhauled to enhance the Finnish Navy’s warfighting ability to counter maritime attacks and regulate and secure territorial integrity The modernized Hamina-class ships are capable of monitoring and countering threats from the air The Hamina-class boats will provide the Finnish Navy with a torpedo system and a new surface-to-surface missile system as a new weapon system The life cycle of the Hamina-class warships is expected to last into the 2030s “The versatile effect of the upgraded boats extends subsea and to the air. In ships of this size In recent weeks, the Hamina-class missile boats, which have previously undergone modifications, have been kept busy. Two weeks ago, the Tornio missile boat participated in a maritime security exercise alongside a Danish frigate. Underwater combat skills were trained with a Swedish submarine in the Gulf of Finland last week In addition to the Navy’s strategic project’s future Pohjanmaa class corvettes Hamina-class missile boats will constitute the backbone of the Navy’s maritime mobile operational capability in the 2030s Hamina-luokan alukset on peruskorjattu ”Alusten monipuolinen vaikuttamiskyky ulottuu vedenpinnan alle, veden pinnalle ja ilmaan. Tämän kokoluokan aluksissa se on poikkeuksellinen paketti, kertoo #merivoimat komentaja @JoiHau. https://t.co/OoguxAJRXn pic.twitter.com/rueCv1kUyf UK-based Avenir LNG has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) delivery into the newly commissioned Hamina LNG terminal in Finland On 22 November, Avenir LNG provided an update on its social media channels stating that the LNG cargo was loaded by Avenir Supply & Trading onboard its vessel Avenir Aspiration from the Murgardos terminal in Spain The company added that Avenir Aspiration’s sister ship is currently sailing towards Hamina for the second unloading To remind, Hamina terminal received the first commercial LNG carrier on 22 October, shortly after it had started supplying natural gas to the grid on 6 October “Efficient movement of gas and LNG between EU member states is critical to bolstering energy security across the bloc as a whole We are pleased to play our part in connecting European member states” this delivery to Finland is said to further advance the company’s strategy of becoming a leading supplier of LNG across Northern Europe The UK company recently signed a deal with Oxelösunds Hamn to build an LNG and BioLNG terminal in the Port of Oxelösund It also teamed up with Croatian company Prvo Plinarsko Društvo (PPD) on the sale and distribution of LNG from the Krk LNG terminal to Northern Italy and the eastern European countries the Finnish state-controlled provider of defense security and aviation life-cycle support services and technology solutions has delivered the first modernized Hamina-class missile boat Tornio to the Finnish Defence Forces Patria is the prime contractor selected by Finland’s defense ministry to coordinate the missile boat upgrades The mid-life upgrade (MLU) project will see four vessels overhauled and modernized All the new capabilities will be in use in the Finnish Navy during 2021 The goal of the project is to secure the service life of the vessels until 2030s and to extend the vessels’ independent operation time The project will also develop anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and surface defense capabilities with new features BAE Systems to deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 guns for Finnish Hamina-class missile boats Patria contracts Saab for Finnish Navy Squadron 2000 mid-life upgrade program Kongsberg to deliver ST2400 variable depth sonars for Finnish Hamina-class missile boats