Nordicprivate equity fund Verdane Capital Funds is pumping in an undisclosed sum toprovide multi-million kroner funding for the Trondheim-based company alongsideexisting investors Statoil Technology Invest, Investinor and ProVenture.

Aptomar ismarketing its two key systems – SECurus and TCMS – for marine surveillance andtactical oil spill management aimed at early detection of spills.

Suchequipment has become an increasing requirement in the wake of the Macondoblowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four years ago, with Norway, Braziland Azerbaijan having the most stringent regulations for oil spill detectionand management.

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