On Monday 28 September, the Export Prize 2020 will be handed out by Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industries, Iselin Nybø. The Prize is awarded in cooperation by GIEK, Export Credit Norway an Innovation Norway. Among the nominees three NME members made it to the top 10. Innovation Norway have had a talk with seven […]
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Scrubbers beat compliant fuel in race to reduce CO2 emission
As part of their ongoing commitment to support greener shipping, Yara Marine has jointly commissioned a report to quantify the climate impact of scrubbers compared to low sulphur fuel oil. “Well-to-wake, using HFO as fuel in combination with scrubbers generates less CO2 than using compliant fuel,” says Kai Låtun, Director in Yara Marine Technologies. He notes […]
NAVTOR cements e-Navigation lead with German growth
NAVTOR, the number one global provider of maritime e-Navigation solutions, is looking to consolidate its market leadership with a new office in Germany. The Hamburg-based division will allow NAVTOR to work closely with key local shipowners; building relationships, understanding needs and delivering products and services that enhance safety, efficiency, predictability and profitability, while simplifying operational […]
Jotun pioneering revolutionary Hull Skating Solutions with MSC to increase efficiency and reduce emissions
Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels with its ground-breaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The contract was signed with global container shipping and logistics leader MSC, Mediterranean Shipping Company. MSC, a company committed to investing in decarbonising its operations, will install the Jotun HullSkater, the first robotic technology that has been […]
“Ro Vision” wins Ship of The Year 2020
The award Ship of the Year 2020 goes to a type of vessel where Norway is a world leader in both technology and design, said Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen when he handed out the prestigious award in Bergen wednesday.
Yara Marine launches new start-up accelerator program
Yara Marine Technologies has announced its new corporate accelerator program, Yara Marine X, a start-up competition aiming to provide a home for technology and solutions that will contribute to a greener maritime industry. “Our corporate mission is to nurture the next generation of high value, high performance sustainable ocean technologies,” says Yara Marine CEO Thomas […]
Accel-KKR Makes Majority Growth Investment in NAVTOR
Egersund, Norway and London, UK – 27th August 2020 – NAVTOR, the leading provider in navigational software for the maritime industry, today announced that it has received a majority growth investment from Accel-KKR, a leading global software-focused investment firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. The investment also marks Accel-KKR’s 42nd completed investment in the EMEA region since […]
New Menon report confirms the crisis in the maritime industry
The maritime industry can be halved from 2015 to 2022 and can go from 115,000 to 66,000 employees. The industry is calling for more accurate counter-cyclical measures in the Norwegian State Budget for 2021. In the event of repeated waves of infection, Norwegian maritime employment will fall by almost 20,000 jobs from today until the […]
Regjeringen utvider permitteringsperioden: – Styrker mulighetene til å stå gjennom krisen
Artikkelen er hentet fra Maritimt Forums hjemmeside her! For å motvirke unødvendige oppsigelser vil regjeringen utvide permitteringsperioden til 52 uker fra 1. november. – Regjeringen har i dag tatt en viktig avgjørelse gitt den alvorlige situasjonen mange maritime bedrifter befinner seg i. Arbeidstakerne kan beholde jobbene sine uten å måtte bli sagt opp, og arbeidsgiverne […]
Tredje storkontrakt på få måneder til Brunvoll!
På kort tid, og tross pågående pandemi, har Brunvoll sikret en tredje storkontrakt på leveranse av thruster-systemer til såkalte DP2 Shuttle Tankere som skal operere blant annet ved hjelp av Dynamisk Posisjonering (DP). Langsiktig satsing har gitt Brunvoll en dominerende rolle som foretrukket leverandør til dette segmentet på verdensbasis. Denne gangen er det igjen Samsung […]