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• Thales invests in marine simulator development
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  The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator has opened a call to find new innovations to improve safety of life and assets, with up to four start-up winners to receive trial funding for their systems under separate categories.

• Wilhelmsen joins Singapore drone framework programme
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• Kongsberg buys Rolls-Royce marine business in £500m deal
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