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04 Editorial
08 Innovative strategic partners for
14 Team-up for Thrusters
Through the ArTEco project (Arctic Thruster Ecosystem), European
marine research institutes and companies, under the leadership
the Finnish maritime industry of VTT and Wärtsilä, worked together to increase thruster life-
Maritime Accelerator is an innovation platform for corporations times, decrease maintenance needs and boost over-all reliability
and startups. It brings together large maritime corporations and – particularly in extreme conditions on arctic seas.
smaller companies that are on a growth curve and have poten-
tial to join the Finnish maritime cluster. The aim is to strengthen 20 Alternative fuels and technologies are
the competitiveness of the Finnish companies in the industry. changing the face of maritime – but not overnight
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