| Visitor centres at Ajanta, Ellora shut due to pending dues
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| Two tourist visitor centres set up at the Ajanta and Ellora caves here by the Maharashtra government with funding from the Japanese International Co- operation Agency (JICA) have been shut due to their pending water and electricity dues worth Rs 5 crore, an official said. The centres, which were supposed to serve as a one- stop location for all information about history and importance of these world famous UNESCO heritage sites, have replicas of some sculptures located inside the caves. The state government set up the two centres, having facilities like audio-visual presentations and library, in 2013 for which Rs 125 crore was spent in two phases, the official told PTI. A big chunk of this fund came from JICA, he said, on condition of anonymity. The facilities ran smoothly for sometime but have been closed since September last year as they do not have water and power supply, he said. "The dues of these two centres are now running into Rs five crore," he said. "The ...
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| Guardiola claims Man City a victim of their own success
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| Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are paying the price for having raised the bar in how many points it takes to win the Premier League. Guardiola's men have won the title in the past two seasons with record tallies of 100 and 98 points, but travel to Arsenal on Sunday already 17 points behind runaway leaders Liverpool. "I didn't want to think it too much in the beginning of the season but I thought will we be able to do it again?" Guardiola admitted in his pre-match press conference. "When we arrived here the standard was 85 points to win. Now you have to reach almost 100 points to win the Premier League. "That is why we helped Liverpool to make this step, buy incredible top players and now it is the level you have to reach. All the teams that are behind Liverpool, we know we have to make 100 points." City denied Liverpool the title last season by winning their last 14 league games to become the first side to retain the Premier League in a decade. Four defeats in 12 league games .
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| Champions League expansion plan angers Klopp
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| Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reacted angrily to a proposal that could see the Champions League group stage transformed into a 32-team division. Reigning European champions Liverpool already have a packed fixture programme, with the runaway Premier League leaders due to fly to Qatar for the Club World Cup less than 24 hours after Saturday's 2-0 win over Watford at Anfield. Indeed so congested is their schedule that Liverpool have two games in as many days next week, with Klopp set to field a youth side for the English League Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa on Tuesday before the senior team plays in Doha on Wednesday. Against this background, it was no surprise that Klopp was decidedly unimpressed by talk of an increase in Champions League matches that would lead to a fresh fixture pile-up. "Today I read the top clubs want more games in the Champions League -- I am not involved in these plans but that is absolute bollocks," he told reporters after the Watford game. "The ...
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| Wärtsilä to Divest its ELAC Nautik Business
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| The technology group Wärtsilä announces the divestment of shares in Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik GmbH (ELAC Nautik) to Cohort plc, a UK listed company, specialising in defence, security and related market sectors. ELAC Nautik became part of Wärtsilä as a result of the acquisition of L-3 Communications MSI in 2015. Its main market focus is on hydroacoustic products, including sonars, underwater communication systems and echo systems for small and medium sized military submarines. The company is located in Kiel, Germany and currently employs approximately 120 people. It generates annual revenues of approximately EUR 21 million. In announcing the divestment, Antti Kuokkanen, Vice President, Electronics, Entertainment and Processing, Wärtsilä Marine said: "Wärtsilä, through its Smart Marine Ecosystem approach, is leading the marine industry's transition into a new era of high efficiency, greater safety, and outstanding environmental performance. This is our core strategy for the company's Marine Business, and we are ...
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| Navalrocha Shipyard Breaks New Ground with First BWTS project
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| Portugal's Navalrocha shipyard has broken new ground after delivering its first BWTS (Ballast Water Treatment System) project. The Lisbon-based operation completed the installation with technical engineering partner Step Consolidated on the Paxoi bunker tanker, managed by MM Marine Inc. Navalrocha commercial director Sergio Rodrigues said the landmark project has opened the yard to a major market with five more BWTS projects scheduled for 2020. "The installation process was carried out during a 16-day drydocking," he said. "We worked alongside our in-yard partner Step Consolidated to install an Alfa Laval system in the Paxoi. In order to maximise speed and efficiency our engineers fabricated new pipes before the vessel arrived after requesting 3D CAD drawings from the vessel management team. Pre-fabrication work involved anti-corrosion treatment with the application of zinc coating through deep carbonisation. We delivered a wide range of other repair work alongside the BWTS installation including ...
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| Robert Allan Delivers 50th Tug for Svitzer
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| Robert Allan Ltd. and Svitzer A/S recently celebrated a significant milestone with the delivery of the 50th tug of a Robert Allan Ltd. design. Over the past 15+ years Robert Allan Ltd. and Svitzer have collaborated on a variety of projects; from compact and efficient harbor tugs such as the RApport 2400 Class vessels built in Brazil, to the TundRA 3400 icebreaking tugs built in Russia, to one of the largest and most powerful escort tugs in the world; RAstar 3900 Class built in Spain. Robert Allan Ltd. is proud to be involved with Svitzer and we are grateful for the confidence that Svitzer has in our design work.
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