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Logbook – May 20, 2025: Encountering weather systems

Logbook – May 20, 2025: Encountering weather systems

Daily Stage: Ajaccio – Bonifacio Departure: South entrance of Ajaccio Bay Arrival: Bonifacio Distance covered: 45 nautical miles Navigation time: 7 hours Weather Forecast vs. Observed: Instability Lurking On May 20th, we were expecting a trough sliding over the northern Mediterranean, an unstable remnant of a storm front that swept through the PACA region and…

Volvo Cars and Google expand their collaboration with Gemini integration and accelerated vehicle innovation.

Volvo Cars and Google expand their collaboration with Gemini integration and accelerated vehicle innovation.

Volvo Cars Deepens Partnership with Google for Enhanced Automotive Experiences Volvo Cars has announced an expanded partnership with Google to accelerate the delivery of the latest Android Automotive OS innovations to Volvo customers with Google built-in. This includes integrating Google Gemini, which the companies showcased together at Google I/O 2025 in a Volvo EX90. Furthermore,…

Deputy Governor of the Riksbank Anna Seim warns against abrupt changes.

Deputy Governor of the Riksbank Anna Seim warns against abrupt changes.

The New MG HS Plug-In Hybrid: A Blend of British Design and Modern Technology MG, a car brand with a history dating back to 1924, has always valued classic British design while focusing on modern smart technology and electrification in recent years. While the company has launched several pure electric vehicles, their latest addition is…

Epiroc consolidates its North American manufacturing of drilling tools.

Epiroc consolidates its North American manufacturing of drilling tools.

Stockholm: Epiroc AB, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, will consolidate part of its manufacturing of drilling tools from Canada to Mexico to enhance efficiency. As a result, the manufacturing unit in Langley, Canada, will be closed. Epiroc will move the production of tools for rotary drilling and raiseboring…

"We are in a sport of innovation..." Three skippers are designing new sailboats for the next edition.

“We are in a sport of innovation…” Three skippers are designing new sailboats for the next edition.

For the next Vendée Globe, three skippers have chosen a more modern and environmentally friendly design for their sailboats, here are the details. Same design, same mold, same foils to create three competing boats… For the first time in the history of the Vendée Globe, three skippers have chosen to pool the design of their…

Global mobility giant establishes itself in Lindholmen.

Global mobility giant establishes itself in Lindholmen.

Modern vehicles are often described as computers on wheels. Everything is controlled by software. Therefore, it is natural for the software developer KPIT to establish itself in Gothenburg, and it confirms the city’s innovative strength in sustainable mobility. The aim is to reach one hundred employees in one year. KPIT Technologies started in Pune, India,…

Smoltek Granted New Patent for Innovative Method Enabling Precise Coating of Iridium

Smoltek Granted New Patent for Innovative Method Enabling Precise Coating of Iridium

Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (publ) (“Smoltek” or “the Company”) has been granted a patent for a method that enables precise deposition of iridium – a critical and extremely expensive precious metal used for hydrogen production with PEM electrolyzers – using only standardized laboratory equipment. The patented method represents a significant advance for the development of…

The world's largest boat: a floating city for 60,000 passengers

The world’s largest boat: a floating city for 60,000 passengers

A Floating Turtle Larger Than the Eiffel TowerWith its 550 meters long and 610 meters wide, Pangeos shatters all records. Its shape is directly inspired by a sea turtle, with a central carapace and large lateral fins. A surprising choice, since most boats adopt a V-shaped structure to limit drag. Here, the fins will have…

Logbook – May 19, 2025: A somewhat rock'n'roll start to navigation for the METEO CONSULT team

Logbook – May 19, 2025: A somewhat rock’n’roll start to navigation for the METEO CONSULT team

It is in this spirit that our team – four weather engineers and a professional skipper – embarked on an onboard seminar aboard a JPK 38′. A formative, technical and resolutely human crossing, designed to confront our tools with the reality of the open sea, to test our weather reflexes in situation, and to better…