Greenland’s government will receive 200 million Danish kroner (€27m) to buy a research vessel fit for Arctic exploration and transatlantic travel.
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The funding was announced on 24 August, after an analysis found that a new and purpose-built ship would be more cost-effective in the long run than buying another trawler for retrofitting.
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