<正>A European team of European marine research institutes and companies have developed new marine thruster technologies for ships operating in the Arctic,as part of the Arctic Thruster Ecosystem (ArTEco) project.Withthese new thruster technologies created under the three-year ArTEco project led by Finland's VTT and Wrtsil,thruster lifetimes can be increased,their maintenance need can be decreased and their reliability is also improved,particularly in extreme conditions,the project partners said.