Day: November 25, 2021

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One step closer to interoperability: Applying SNOMED CT’s engine to the International Patient Summary

In 2022, SNOMED International will extend the core of SNOMED CT’s structured clinical terminology to deliver an open, standalone sub-ontology to support the scope of content within the International Patient Summary (IPS) under a Creative Commons license.

London, United Kingdom, Nov. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At SNOMED International’s recent October Business Meetings held in London, the organization’s governance bodies enacted a decision to extend the core of SNOMED CT’s structured clinical terminology to deliver an open, standalone sub-ontology to support the scope of content within the International Patient Summary (IPS.)

The IPS is an electronic health record extract containing essential healthcare information for use in the unscheduled, cross-border care scenario, as well as for local, regional and other care scenarios. It is a minimal, non-exhaustive set of data elements defined by ISO/EN 17269 and delivered by HL7 in both CDA and FHIR using a curated set of SNOMED CT terms.

There is a groundswell of support across all health sectors to increase the portability and usability of patient information for the purpose of safe health care delivery. In 2019, SNOMED International and HL7 International announced the formalization of a license agreement in which a relevant ‘Free for Use’ Set of SNOMED CT coded concepts would be used within the HL7 IPS. Most recently, we watched as G7 leaders collaborated to release a communique on the dire need to progress a global health interoperability agenda. IBM offers a working definition of interoperability as “the timely and secure access, integration and use of electronic health data so that it can be used to optimize health outcomes for individuals and populations.”  The G7 communique, which highlighted the importance of enabling digital healthcare systems worldwide to work together seamlessly as patients move between providers, facilities and even countries, is an impactful statement that rippled throughout the global health community. A charge taken up by the Global Digital Health Partnership, it is one SNOMED International is eager to support.

Embracing a collaborative approach, “SNOMED International has been pleased to continue to work with HL7 International and partners across Europe and beyond to define SNOMED CT content for use in the International Patient Summary,” offered SNOMED International Management Board Chair, Joanne Burns.

Continuing to act in the spirit of the IPS Freeset, SNOMED International has committed to create and release an openly available IPS sub-ontology in the first half of 2022 to enhance the existing cross border movement of information, and ultimately health system interoperability. Unlike SNOMED International’s Global Patient Set, a flat list of SNOMED CT codes and terms, an IPS sub-ontology will provide implementers with a product that can be used in healthcare solutions using the power of SNOMED CT through its query language and hierarchies for the specified scope. Use of the IPS sub-ontology will allow for more effective use of clinical data analytics and decision support, and for Artificial Intelligence applications.

Alex Elias, Chair of SNOMED International’s General Assembly, the organization’s Member governance body, has observed a significant increase in discussion regarding the IPS. “2021 has seen increased interest by governments and Health and Care organizations globally for implementing the IPS to enhance timely cross border health information flow and interoperability. This has been a primary driver in SNOMED International supporting this recent initiative to make the IPS sub-ontology openly available with SNOMED CT content.“

An organization with an extensive history and active program of collaboration, SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete, has played a pivotal role in positioning the IPS sub-ontology as a ‘soon to be achieved’ reality. “As the G7 Health Ministers recently indicated, the importance of enabling digital healthcare systems worldwide to work together seamlessly so patients don’t suffer as they move between providers, facilities and even countries is a sentiment that has rippled throughout the global health community”, offered Sweete. He went on to state that, “continued work with fellow health standards development, national, clinical and technical entities, SNOMED International will dedicate resources to achieve the goal of digital health interoperability.” Sweete added, “equipping the IPS, already one of the best examples of international collaboration among standards bodies, with the full capability of SNOMED CT’s ontological design is a significant action that we can contribute to achieving health information access gains for patients.”

Over the coming months, SNOMED International is formalizing the steps and due diligence required to make the IPS sub-ontology available for broad release. Throughout this period, SNOMED International will continue to define the IPS sub-ontology, from content through to its release and maintenance approach for launch in the first half of 2022.

Visit SNOMED International’s IPS Sub-Ontology information page or subscribe to the organization’s news service to learn more as this initiative progresses. For additional information, contact info@snomed.org.

 

About SNOMED International

SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns and develops SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. We play an essential role in improving the health of humankind by determining standards for a codified language that represents groups of clinical terms. This enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of patients and other stakeholders. We are committed to the rigorous evolution of our products and services, to deliver continuous innovation for the global healthcare community. SNOMED International is the trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation.

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Volunteers Map Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Vast Citizen Science Project

 

 

An expedition to find lost shipwrecks on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef begins Friday. The voyage is part of the Great Reef Census, one of the world’s largest marine citizen science projects.

Conservationists estimate there are up to 900 shipwrecks on the Great Barrier Reef, but only 150 have been found. Shallow water in some parts of the reef off northeastern Australia and the region’s susceptibility to storms and cyclones have made seafaring perilous.

Volunteers discovered three shipwrecks last year while surveying the world’s largest coral system. The expedition, which ends Dec. 1, is returning to Five Reefs and the Great Detached Reef, remote regions that are rarely visited, to gather more data and hunt for other wrecks. Onboard the boat are conservationists, scientists and a marine archaeologist.

Andy Ridley, the chief executive of Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef, the organization that runs the survey, said last year’s discovery was an unforgettable experience.

“The first mate on the boat was floating over the top of a reef from one side to the other and noticed there were river stones in the water, and, you know, round stones on the top of a coral reef is unusual,” he said. “We realized it was ballast from an old ship. We discovered one of what we think is three 200-year-old wrecks on that particular reef in the far northern end of the Great Barrier Reef. It was kind of one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done in my entire life. It was like one of those kind of boyhood kind of dreams.”

Scientists, tourists, divers and sailors are contributing to this year’s Great Reef Census.

They are taking thousands of pictures that will help document the health of a reef system that faces various threats, such as climate change, overfishing and pollution.

The images will be analyzed early next year by an international army of online volunteers who, in the past, have included children from Jakarta, Indonesia, a church group in Chicago, and citizen scientists from Colombia.

In 2020, its first year, the survey, which runs from early October to late December, collected 14,000 images.

The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage Area. It stretches for 2,300 kilometers down northeastern Australia and is the size of Germany.

It comprises 3,000 individual reefs, is home to 10% of the world’s fish species and is the only living thing visible from space.

 

Source: Voice of America

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Europe’s Christmas Markets Warily Open as COVID Cases Rise

 

The holiday tree is towering over the main square in this central German city, the chestnuts and sugared almonds are roasted, and kids are clambering aboard the merry-go-round just like they did before the pandemic. But a surge in coronavirus infections has left an uneasy feeling hanging over Frankfurt’s Christmas market.

To savor a mug of mulled wine — a pleasurable rite of winter in pre-pandemic times — masked customers must pass through a one-way entrance to a fenced-off wine hut, stopping at the hand sanitizer station. Elsewhere, security officers check vaccination certificates before letting customers head for the steaming sausages and kebabs.

Despite the pandemic inconveniences, stall owners selling ornaments, roasted chestnuts and other holiday-themed items in Frankfurt and other European cities are relieved to be open at all for their first Christmas market in two years, especially with new restrictions taking effect in Germany, Austria and other countries as COVID-19 infections hit record highs. Merchants who have opened are hoping for at least a fraction of the pre-pandemic holiday sales that can make or break their businesses.

Others aren’t so lucky. Many of the famous holiday events have been canceled in Germany and Austria. With the market closures goes the money that tourists would spend in restaurants, hotels and other businesses.

Jens Knauer, who crafts intricate, lighted Christmas-themed silhouettes that people can hang in windows, said his hope was simply that the Frankfurt market “stays open as long as possible.”

While Christmas is 40% of annual revenue for many retailers and restaurateurs, “with me, it’s 100%,” Knauer said. “If I can stay open for three weeks, I can make it through the year.”

Purveyors are on edge after other Christmas markets were abruptly shut down in Germany’s Bavaria region, which includes Nuremberg, home of one of the biggest and best-known markets. Stunned exhibitors in Dresden had to pack up their goods when authorities in the eastern Saxony region suddenly imposed new restrictions amid soaring infections. Austria’s markets closed as a 10-day lockdown began Monday, with many stall owners hoping they can reopen if it’s not extended.

Markets usually attract elbow-to-elbow crowds to row upon row of ornament and food sellers, foot traffic that spills over into revenue for surrounding hotels and restaurants. This year, the crowds at Frankfurt’s market were vastly thinned out, with the stalls spread out over a larger area.

Heiner Roie, who runs a mulled wine hut in the shape of a wine barrel, said he’s assuming he will see half the business he had in 2019. A shutdown would cause “immense financial damage — it could lead to complete ruin since we haven’t made any income in two years, and at some point, the financial reserves are used up.”

But if people have a little discipline and observe the health measures, “I think we’ll manage it,” he said.

Next door, Bettina Roie’s guests are greeted with a sign asking them to show their vaccination certificates at her stand serving Swiss raclette, a popular melted cheese dish.

The market “has a good concept because what we need is space, room, to keep some distance from each other,” she said. “In contrast to a bricks-and-mortar restaurant, they have their building and their walls, but we can adjust ourselves to the circumstances.”

The extended Roie family is a fifth-generation exhibitor business that also operates the merry-go-round on Frankfurt’s central Roemerberg square, where the market opened Monday.

Roie said it was important to reopen “so that we can bring the people even during the pandemic a little joy — that’s what we do, we bring back joy.”

The latest spike in COVID-19 cases has unsettled prospects for Europe’s economic recovery, leading some economists to hedge their expectations for growth in the final months of the year.

Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank in London, has cut his forecast for the last three months of the year in the 19 countries that use the euro from 0.7% to 0.5%. But he noted that the wave of infections is having less impact across the broad economy because vaccinations have reduced serious illnesses and many companies have learned to adjust.

That is cold comfort to Germany’s DEHOGA restaurant and hotel association, which warned of a “hail of cancellations” and said members were reporting every second Christmas party or other special event was being called off.

Other European countries where the pandemic isn’t hitting as hard are returning to old ways. The traditional Christmas market in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor, in the heart of the Spanish capital, is slated to open Friday at the size it was before the pandemic.

It will have 104 stalls of nativity figures, decorations and traditional sweets in a country where 89% of those 12 or older are fully vaccinated. Last year, it had half the number of stalls and restricted the number of people allowed in the square. Masks and social distancing will remain mandatory, organizers said.

In Hungary’s capital of Budapest, Christmas markets have been fenced off and visitors must show proof of vaccination to enter.

Gyorgy Nagy, a producer and seller of handmade glazed crockery, said the restrictions initially stirred worries of fewer shoppers. But business has been good so far.

“I don’t think the fence is bad,” he said. “At the beginning, we were scared of it, really scared, but I think it’s fine. … I don’t think it will be a disadvantage.”

Markets opening reflects a broader spectrum of loose restrictions in Hungary, even as new COVID-19 cases have exceeded peaks seen during a devastating surge last spring. More infections were confirmed last week than in other week since the pandemic started.

A representative for the Advent Bazilika Christmas market said a number of its measures go beyond government requirements, including that all vendors wear masks and those selling food and drinks be vaccinated.

Bea Lakatos, a seller of fragrant soaps and oils at the Budapest market, said that while sales have been a bit weaker than before the pandemic, “I wasn’t expecting so many foreign visitors given the restrictions.”

“I think things aren’t that bad so far,” she said this week. “The weekend started particularly strong.”

In Vienna, markets were packed last weekend as people sought some Christmas cheer before Austria’s lockdown. Merchants say closures last year and the new restrictions have had disastrous consequences.

“The main sales for the whole year are made at the Christmas markets — this pause is a huge financial loss,” said Laura Brechmann who sold illuminated stars at the Spittelberg market before the lockdown began. “We hope things will reopen, but I personally don’t really expect it.”

In Austria’s Salzkammergut region, home to ski resorts and the picturesque town of Hallstatt, the tourism industry hopes the national lockdown won’t be extended past Dec. 13 and it can recover some much-needed revenue.

Last winter’s extended lockdowns cost the tourism board alone 1 million euros ($1.12 million) just in nightly tourist tax fees during that period — not to mention the huge financial losses sustained by hotels, restaurants and ski resorts.

“Overall, I do think that if things open up again before Christmas, we can save the winter season,” said Christian Schirlbauer, head of tourism for the Dachstein-Salzkammergut region. “But it will depend on whether or not the case numbers go down.”

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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Ethiopia launches a COVID-19 vaccination campaign targeting the 12 years and above population

25 November 2021, Addis Ababa – On 16 November 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate people aged 12 years and above.

The Ministry has deployed over 28,000 vaccinators and more than 6.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the campaign, namely, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, and Pfizer-BioNTech.  These vaccines will be used for the campaign together with vaccines that had been deployed earlier.  Only Pfizer-BioNTech will be administered to the 12-18 years age group in 62 cities, while the other vaccines will be administered to those aged 18 years and older across the country in all accessible regions, zones and districts.

Speaking at a press conference to mark the beginning of the campaign, Honorable Minister of Health, Dr Liya Tadese urged the public to use this opportunity to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their families from this deadly disease.

Aiming to improve vaccine uptake, the MoH has launched a communication campaign with support from WHO Ethiopia. Through this campaign, the Ministry is transmitting information and calls to get vaccinated through short messaging system (SMS), different radio stations, and national television.

WHO Representative to Ethiopia, Dr Bouriema Hama Sambo urged, “We have the tools to stop the spread of COVID-19. Get vaccinated and adhere to the proven preventive public health measures of maintaining distance, wearing masks, keeping hands clean, and opening windows to keep spaces ventilated. He added, “WHO is committed to continue supporting the Federal Ministry of Health in the response to COVID-19 and other health emergencies.”

WHO has been supporting the planning, coordination, and implementation of this COVID-19 vaccination campaign by deploying 46 technical experts for direct technical support, supervision, and monitoring. The organization has also made technical and financial contributions to the communication and demand generation activities as well as operations and logistical support to the campaign.

Several health and immunizaiton partners, namely, UNICEF, AMREF, Resolve to Save Lives Fund, Save the Children, PATH, USAID, Alive & Thrive, Clinton Health Action Initiative and Johns Hopkins University, are also supporting this campaign.

As of 24 November 2021, a total of 370,712 confirmed cases and 6,702 deaths have been reported in Ethiopia, and more than 5.4 million people have been vaccinated.

 

 

 

Source: World Health Organization. Africa

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Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19

 

Brazzaville – Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, a preliminary analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows.

Analysis of data reported from 25 countries finds that since March 2021, 1.3 million health workers were fully vaccinated, with just six countries reaching more than 90%, while nine countries have fully vaccinated less than 40%. In sharp contrast, a recent WHO global study of 22 mostly high-income countries reported that above 80% of their health and care workers are fully vaccinated.

“The majority of Africa’s health workers are still missing out on vaccines and remain dangerously exposed to severe COVID-19 infection. Unless our doctors, nurses and other frontline workers get full protection we risk a blowback in the efforts to curb this disease. We must ensure our health facilities are safe working environments,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.

It is important to have high vaccine coverage among health workers not only for their own protection but also for their patients and to ensure health care systems keep operating during a time of extreme need.

Africa’s shortage of health workers is acute and profound, with only one country in the region having the required health workers (10.9 per 1000 population) to deliver essential health services. Sixteen countries in the region have less than one health worker per 1000 population. Any loss of these essential workers to COVID-19 due to illness or death therefore heavily impacts on service provision capacity.

Based on data reported to WHO by countries in the African Region, since March 2020, there have been more than 150 400 COVID-19 infections in health workers, accounting for 2.5% of all confirmed cases and 2.6% of the total health work force in the region. Five countries account for about 70% of all the COVID-19 infections reported in health workers: Algeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

After almost four months of a sustained decline, COVID-19 cases in the general population in Africa have plateaued. For the first time since the third wave peak in August, cases in Southern Africa have increased, jumping 48% in the week ending on 21 November compared with the previous week.

The risk of health worker infection rises whenever cases surge. This is a pattern that has been observed during the previous three waves of the pandemic. With a fourth wave likely to hit after the end-of-year travel season, health workers will again face risks amid low vaccination coverage.

To date, more than 227 million vaccine doses have been administered in Africa. In 39 countries which provided data, 3.9 million doses have been given to health workers.

“With a new surge in cases looming over Africa following the end-of-year festive season, countries must urgently speed up the rollout of vaccines to health care workers,” said Dr Moeti.

Vaccine shipments have been on the rise over the past three months. Africa has received 330 million doses from the COVAX Facility, the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team and bilateral agreements since February 2021. Of these 83% have been delivered since August alone. As vaccine supply picks up, addressing uptake bottlenecks and accelerating rollout become more critical.

All countries in Africa have prioritized health workers in their vaccination plans. The low coverage is likely due to the availability of vaccination services, especially in rural areas, as well as vaccine hesitancy. Recent studies found that only around 40% of health workers intended to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana and less than 50% in Ethiopia. Concerns over vaccine safety and the adverse side effects of the vaccines have been identified as the main reasons for their hesitancy. Health workers are key sources of information for the general population and their attitudes can influence vaccine uptake.

“The COVID-19 vaccine stands among humanity’s extraordinary scientific feats. In Africa, we’re gradually overcoming supply constraints. Now is not the time to stumble over vaccine mistrust,” said Dr Moeti.

Supporting national efforts to drive up health worker vaccination, WHO is coordinating trainings and dialogue on vaccine safety and efficacy to help address doubts or misconceptions around the COVID-19 vaccine as well as advocating open and honest communication about the benefits and side effects of vaccination.

Dr Moeti spoke during a virtual press conference today facilitated by APO Group. She was joined by Dr Apetsianyi Yawa, Coordinator, Technical Working Group for the Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, Togo, and Mr Michael Ekuma Nnachi, National President, National Association of Nigeria Nurses/Midwives, Nigeria.

Also on hand to respond to questions were Dr Richard Mihigo, Coordinator, Immunization and Vaccines Development Programme, WHO Regional Office for Africa, and Dr Thierno Balde, Regional COVID-19 Deputy Incident Manager, WHO Regional Office for Africa.

 

 

 

Source: World Health Organization. Africa

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Ministry of Health in Collaboration with WHO convenes the Health Sector Performance Review, National Policy Dialogue to chart ways for improvement of the performance of the national health system of South Sudan

 

 

Juba, 25 November 2021 – The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced a multi-stakeholder Health Sector Performance Review, to identify issues that need to be addressed to improve performance in the health sector of South Sudan. The review is based on the progress of implementation of the Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP) 2017 – 2022, of the current National Health Policy (2016 to 2026).

The Health Sector Performance Review 2021 will culminate into a National Policy Dialogue to discuss pragmatic strategies of strengthening the performance of the health sector for achieving the desired health outcomes of the country. Based on the review findings of the performance of the HSSP 2017-2022, the National Policy Dialogue will examine the key strategic issues identified, best practices on ground and policy implications of the findings for the strategic directions of the next strategic period of the National Health Policy.

“The Health Sector Strategic Plan-2017-2022, articulates the strategic approaches and key interventions to guide the Ministry of Health and partners in delivering health services in the country and achieve the three objectives: improving service delivery, strengthening leadership and management of the health system, and strengthening partnerships”, said Dr Paul Samson Baba, Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of health.

“Performance reviews are important to reflect back, assess and creates the opportunity to measure how the sector is doing. It also allows to measure whether we are moving towards the right direction. How we can further improve coordination with the engagement from all relevant partners”, said Jessie-Ann Brouillette, Second Secretary (Development), Embassy of Canada.

Ms Brouillette underscored the importance of investment in the health sector by the government and the need for good and reliable data that provides evidence and quality information which are credible in ensuring assessment of the health service delivery in South Sudan and allows to explore ways of improving the quality of health care services responsiveness, resilience, and flexibility for improving those services.

“This Health Sector Performance Review National Policy Dialogue provides us with the opportunity to collectively generate a common understanding of the progress, challenges, best practices as well as identify issues that need to be addressed to improve the health sector performance. These should then inform practical and realistic policy shifts, strategic goals and implementation strategies for the development of the next Health Sector Strategic Plan and the Country’s Universal Health Coverage aspirations”, said Dr Fabian Ndenzako, WHO representative a.i. for South Sudan.

“Thanks to the Global Affairs Canada, GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance, European Union who provided catalytic funding support towards this process. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Health, WHO is committed to working with all stakeholders at all levels to implement the resolutions and recommendations arising from this National Policy Dialogue and ensure that all the Universal Health Coverage aspirations of the country are achieved”, said Dr Ndenzako.

The review assessed the performance of the three objectives using various modalities both at national and state level.

The National Policy Dialogue will finally endorse a declaration/Aide Memoire, a compact that lists the strategic issues, policy implications and actionable recommendations for the next strategic period.

 

 

Source: World Health Organization. Africa

 

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Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group da Nikkiso Anuncia a Criação de Instalações Navais Expandidas na Coreia

TEMECULA, Califórnia, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Grupo), subsidiária da Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japão), tem o orgulho de anunciar a expansão das nossas instalações em Busan na Coreia para acomodar o novo Centro Naval deles. Esta expansão representa o compromisso e apoio deles ao crescimento da indústria de construção naval coreana.

A nova e maior instalação fornece soluções marítimas de sistema completo e servirá como a base do Grupo para todas as atividades marítimas da Coreia. Como instalação unificada da Nikkiso, eles fornecerão soluções marítimas, incluindo skids de bombas, vaporizadores, controles, skids de gás combustível de alta pressão, serviços e muito mais. A instalação inclui capacidades completas de testes criogênicos, e equipe expandida de engenheiros de concepção, gerentes de produção e projetos.

A área naval tem sido um dos principais focos do Grupo, e essa expansão proporciona uma forte estrutura de suporte para o crescimento futuro. A nova instalação está perfeitamente localizada na região para apoiar os principais clientes e proporcionar crescimento antecipado do foco da indústria naval em energia limpa. Com aproximadamente 4.000 metros quadrados, a instalação está equipada para fabricar bombas criogênicas, skid de vaporizador FGSS, skids de estação LH2, skids de processo, e também contará com a mais recente instalação de teste de skid de bomba LN2. O local também inclui um centro de serviço de 342 metros quadrados.

De acordo com Daryl Lamy, Presidente da Nikkiso Cryogenic Pumps: “a Nikkiso ACD é o fornecedor preferido de skids de Gás Combustível para a indústria de construção naval coreana há mais de 20 anos! Com a nossa nova instalação de embalagem e teste de skid localizada perto dos estaleiros na Coreia, agora temos ainda maior capacidade e suporte local para atender ao substancial aumento e demanda global por novas embarcações de transporte e carga movidas a GNL.”

De acordo com Peter Wagner, CEO da Cryogenic Industries e Presidente do Grupo: “Este é um próximo passo empolgante e um marco importante para o nosso Grupo e para o mercado Naval movido a GNL, além de ser um benefício significativo para os nossos clientes da área Naval. A Nikkiso CE&IG agora pode fornecer sistemas e soluções completas para nossos clientes com suporte total da fábrica.”

Informações de Contato:

Nikkiso Clean Energy e Industrial Gases – Coreia
Matriz e Fábrica         : 83, Nosan sanup jung-ro, Gangseo-gu, Busan, 46752, Coreia do Sul
Escritório              : #1912, 170 Ganggyo jungang-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon,
Gyuenggi 16614 Coreia do Sul
info@NikkisoCEIG-Korea.com

SOBRE A CRYOGENIC INDUSTRIES
A Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (agora membro da Nikkiso Co., Ltd.) fabrica equipamentos de processamento de gás criogênico projetados e plantas de processo de pequena escala para as indústrias de gás natural liquefeito (GNL), serviços de poços e gás industrial. Fundada há mais de 50 anos, a Cryogenic Industries é a empresa controladora da ACD, Cosmodyne e Cryoquip, e de um grupo comumente controlado de aproximadamente 20 entidades operacionais.

Para mais informação, visite www.nikkisoCEIG.com e www.nikkiso.com.

CONTATO COM A MÍDIA:
Anna Quigley
+1.951.383.3314
aquigley@cryoind.com

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Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group annonce la création d’une installation maritime agrandie en Corée

TEMECULA, Californie, 24 nov. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (ci-après le « Groupe »), filiale de Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japon), est fière d’annoncer l’agrandissement de son usine de Pusan (Corée) en vue d’accueillir son nouveau centre maritime. Ce projet d’extension traduit son engagement et son soutien en faveur de la croissance du secteur coréen de la construction navale.

Le nouveau site, doté d’une envergure plus étendue, vise à produire des solutions maritimes complètes et à servir de base à l’ensemble des activités maritimes du Groupe en Corée. En qualité de site unifié de Nikkiso, l’enterprise fournira des solutions maritimes, notamment des patins de pompe, vaporisateurs, systèmes de commande, patins de gaz combustible à haute pression, ainsi que des services et bien plus encore. L’installation comprend des capacités de test cryogénique complètes et un personnel élargi comprenant des ingénieurs de conception, des responsables de production et des chefs de projet.

Le secteur maritime constitue une priorité majeure du Groupe, et cet agrandissement met à sa disposition une structure solide en vue de soutenir sa croissance future. La situation de la nouvelle installation est idéale dans la région pour desservir sa clientèle stratégique et assurer une croissance anticipée de l’accent mis par l’industrie maritime sur les énergies propres. D’une superficie d’environ 4 000 mètres carrés, le site de production est équipé pour fabriquer et produire des pompes cryogéniques, patins de vaporisateur FGSS, patins de station LH2 et patins de traitement, et il comprendra la dernière installation d’essai des patins de pompe LN2. Il comprend également un centre de service de 342 mètres carrés.

Selon Daryl Lamy, président de Nikkiso Cryogenic Pumps, « Nikkiso ACD est le fournisseur de patins pour gaz combustibles privilégié par l’industrie coréenne de la construction navale depuis plus de 20 ans ! Grâce à notre nouveau site de conditionnement et d’essai des patins localisé à proximité des chantiers navals en Corée, nous disposons désormais d’une capacité et d’un soutien local encore plus grands pour répondre à la croissance et à la demande mondiales significatives en matière de nouveaux navires de transport et de fret alimentés par GNL ».

Peter Wagner, président-directeur général de Cryogenic Industries et président du Groupe, a pour sa part déclaré : « Il s’agit d’une nouvelle étape prometteuse et d’un tournant important important pour notre Groupe et pour le marché maritime propulsé par GNL, ainsi que d’un avantage significatif pour nos clients du secteur maritime. Nikkiso CE&IG sera désormais capable de fournir des systèmes complets et de soutenir ses clients avec une solution entièrement prise en charge en usine ».

Contact :

Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases – Corée
Siège social et usine         : 83, Nosan sanup jung-ro, Gangseo-gu, Busan, 46752, Corée
Succursale                : #1912, 170 Ganggyo jungang-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon,
Gyuenggi 16614 Corée
info@NikkisoCEIG-Korea.com

À PROPOS DE CRYOGENIC INDUSTRIES
Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (aujourd’hui membre de Nikkiso Co., Ltd) et ses entreprises membres fabriquent des équipements et petites usines de traitement du gaz cryogénique pour les secteurs du gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL), des services d’entretien de puits et du gaz industriel. Fondée il y a plus de 50 ans, Cryogenic Industries est la société-mère d’ACD, Cosmodyne et de Cryoquip, ainsi qu’un groupe administré en commun comptant une vingtaine d’entités opérationnelles.

Pour tout complément d’information, veuillez consulter les sites www.nikkisoCEIG.com et www.nikkiso.com.

Contact auprès des médias :
Anna Quigley
+1.951.383.3314
aquigley@cryoind.com

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Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries devient partenaire agréé du marché secondaire nord-américain pour Tatsuno

TEMECULA, Californie, 24 nov. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Le groupe d’énergie propre et de gaz industriels Nikkiso (« Nikkiso ») a annoncé la signature d’un protocole d’accord avec Tatsuno North America, Inc. (« Tatsuno ») en vue d’initier une coopération en tant que partenaire agréé sur le marché secondaire de ses distributeurs d’hydrogène en Amérique du Nord et d’établir un cadre de coopération.

Conformément aux termes du protocole d’accord, Nikkiso fournira des pièces de rechange, des services de maintenance et de réparation des distributeurs d’hydrogène de Tatsuno à partir de son réseau d’Amérique du Nord, situé à proximité des stations de recharge d’hydrogène de l’utilisateur final. En outre, Nikkiso installera et mettra en service de nouveaux distributeurs, y compris la fourniture de services d’assistance technique et de pré-configuration pour les systèmes de recharge et de gestion de flotte de Tatsuno.

La distribution d’hydrogène est un nouveau marché en développement et un élément important de la solution de station de ravitaillement en hydrogène. Ces distributeurs assurent un ravitaillement sûr et rapide pour les véhicules utilitaires légers et lourds à 350 barg et 700 barg.

« Le partenariat nouvellement formé avec Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries et Tatsuno renforce notre présence sur le marché de l’hydrogène et nous permet de mieux desservir les marchés nord-américains », a déclaré Teru Murakami, responsable de l’activité de cryogénie commerciale de Nikkiso Co., Ltd. « Nous avons à cœur de fournir à nos clients un service et une assistance de qualité supérieure », a-t-il ajouté.

La société Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries a été choisie pour ce nouveau partenariat à long terme en raison de ses relations et de son expérience dans le domaine de l’hydrogène. La société est également en mesure de fournir des services étendus, y compris des solutions complètes de ravitaillement en hydrogène. Ce partenariat apportera également de nouveaux emplois à l’économie de services locale.

À PROPOS DE CRYOGENIC INDUSTRIES
Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (aujourd’hui membre de Nikkiso Co., Ltd) et ses entreprises membres fabriquent des équipements et petites usines de traitement du gaz cryogénique pour les secteurs du gaz naturel liquéfié (GNL), des services d’entretien de puits et du gaz industriel. Fondée il y a plus de 50 ans, Cryogenic Industries est la société-mère d’ACD, de Cosmodyne et de Cryoquip, ainsi qu’un groupe administré en commun comptant une vingtaine d’entités opérationnelles.

Pour tout complément d’information, veuillez consulter les sites www.nikkisoCEIG.com et www.nikkiso.com.

Contact auprès des médias :
Anna Quigley +1.951.383.3314
aquigley@cryoind.com

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Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries torna-se parceiro autorizado de mercado secundário da Tatsuno na América do Norte

TEMECULA, Calif., Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (“Nikkiso”) da Nikkiso anunciou a assinatura de um Memorando de Entendimento (MOU) com a Tatsuno North America, Inc. (“Tatsuno”) para iniciar a cooperação como Parceiro Autorizado de Mercado Secundário de seus Dispensadores de Hidrogênio na América do Norte para a criação de uma base de cooperação.

Sob os termos do MOU, a Nikkiso fornecerá peças de reposição, serviços de manutenção e reparo dos Dispensadores de Hidrogênio da Tatsuno através da rede de instalações da Nikkiso na América do Norte que estão perto das estações de reabastecimento de hidrogênio do usuário final. Além disso, a Nikkiso irá encomendar e instalar novos dispensadores, além de fornecer suporte de engenharia e pré-configuração para os sistemas de gerenciamento de carregamento e de frota da Tatsuno.

A distribuição de hidrogênio é um mercado novo e em desenvolvimento, e um componente importante da solução da estação de abastecimento de hidrogênio. Esses dispensadores fornecem abastecimento seguro e rápido para veículos leves e pesados a 350 barg e 700 barg.

“A parceria recém-formada da Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries com a Tatsuno fortalece a presença do nosso Hidrogênio e viabiliza que possamos atender melhor os mercados norte-americanos”, disse com Teru Murakami, Gerente Geral do Departamento de Negócios Criogênicos da Nikkiso Co., Ltd. “Estamos prontos para fornecer aos clientes da Tatsuno um serviço e suporte de alta qualidade.”

A Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries foi escolhida para esta nova parceria de longo prazo por causa dos seus relacionamentos e experiência com hidrogênio. Ela também fornece serviços expandidos, incluindo soluções completas de sistema de abastecimento de hidrogênio. Esta parceria também viabilizará a criação de novos postos de trabalho para as economias locais das instalações de serviço.

SOBRE A CRYOGENIC INDUSTRIES
A Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (agora membro da Nikkiso Co., Ltd.) fabrica equipamentos de processamento de gás criogênico projetados e plantas de processo de pequena escala para as indústrias de gás natural liquefeito (GNL), serviços de poços e gás industrial. Fundada há mais de 50 anos, a Cryogenic Industries é a empresa controladora da ACD, Cosmodyne e Cryoquip, e de um grupo comumente controlado de aproximadamente 20 entidades operacionais.

Para mais informação, visite www.nikkisoCEIG.com e www.nikkiso.com.

CONTATO COM A MÍDIA:
Anna Quigley +1.951.383.3314
aquigley@cryoind.com

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