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and sails for the growing Danish merchant fleet and navy, and it benefitted from the growth of the long-distance trades from
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After 2000, the advent of digital publishing and chart technologies represented a new break in the
Weilbach history. Weilbach leveraged its strong customer relations and marketing skill sets to embark on an international digitalization strategy. It set up new offices in Singapore, Egypt, and
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Vancouver to offer round-the-clock services for customers with world-wide ship operations. At the same time, Weilbach established its own digital publishing business and entered the business of software development for
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Weilbach was established by Iver Jensen Borger, a seafarer with working experience from the Danish long-haul trades with India. Borger settled in
Copenhagen, Denmark and used his nautical expertise to set up a flag,
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with iron and steel hulls gradually replaced wooden sailing ships. Weilbach responded to these changes by diversifying into the business of compass adjustments. Iron and steel hulls influenced
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fundamentally transformed its business many times, but it has always kept its focus on delivering navigational solutions of high practical value to seafarers.
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