Members

Large organizations

The Norwegian Shipowners' Association is a trade and employment organization for Norwegian controlled companies within the shipping and offshore industry. The primary fields are national and international industry policies, employer issues, competence and recruitment, environmental issues and innovation in addition to safety at sea. Our members are the core and driving force in the Norwegian maritime cluster. NSA's members employ over 55,000 seafarers and offshore workers from more than 50 different nations.

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Jahn Viggo Rønningen
NTNU, with a presence in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund, has research groups within our main profile of science and technology as well as in the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, education science, architecture, entrepreneurship and the arts. NTNU has also several centres for excellence in research, including NTNU AMOS for autonomous systems and technology. NTNU has a national responsibility for education in technology and the natural sciences. The university has about 39 000 students, of which half study technology and the natural sciences.

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Morten Breivik
Brunvoll delivers propulsion, maneuvering and positioning systems. The solutions include complete drive systems with motors and starters, hybrid drive systems, as well as automation with control, alarm and monitoring and different degrees of autonomy.

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Knut Andresen
The Kongsberg Group is a world-leading manufacturer of, among other things, maritime systems, including sensors and control. Autonomous ships is a development that will have significant impact on Kongsberg's markets and we are actively participating in these developments.

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Vidar Helgås
Gard AS is an insurance company specializing in the maritime sector and in particular on P&I type insurance. Autonomous ships will be a radically new concept that needs more knowledge and possibly new approaches to insurance.

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Jarle Fosen
SINTEF Ocean is an independent research institute that specialises in problems related to fisheries and aquaculture, oil and gas exploration, shipping, ocean energy and other sectors. Autonomous ships will create opportunities for new vessel designs and new business models.

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Marianne Hagaseth

Medium organizations

Remota® offers remote operations and semi-autonomous maritime services to the offshore and marine industries, through the use of Remote Operating Centers (ROC).

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Svein David Medhaug
Zeabuz AS
Zeabuz is developing the key technologies and solutions that will enable a new generation of flexible, adaptable, movable and scalable waterborne mobility solutions, connecting communities across and along their waterways. Our autonomous passenger ferries will be low cost, efficient, available for 24/7 operation and integrate with other smart mobility solutions. The full Zeabuz mobility system includes the autonomous ferries, docking stations with wireless charging, passenger handling and ticketing systems, secure wireless communication and a remote support centre.

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Øyvind Smogeli
Massterly is a joint venture between Kongsberg and Wilhelmsen; combining Kongsberg's world leading technology with automation, cyber security and autonomy with Wilhelmsen's operational expertise within shipping, logistics and terminals. It is the world's first company which is set up to operate autonomous vessels and offer services in the customers' entire value chain (from design and development of vessels and control systems, financing, insurances, port logistics and ship management). Massterly will enable a shift of polluting road transport to emission-free, safe and efficient transport by sea and inland waterways.

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Tom Eystø
Electronic Chart Centre (ECC) is a state owned company, delivering electronic chart services globally to producing Hydrographic Offices and distributors through the PRIMAR network. Our interest in e-navigation and autonomous shipping relates to research projects in regard to operational testing and the facilitation to support future standardized data products coming from IHO (International Hydrographic Organization). The result of this work will contribute to the development of safe autonomous ship navigation in the future.

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Kevin Black
Marine Technologies LLC (MT) is a U.S.-based company with an R&D department in Norway. MT is dedicated to providing superior vessel control solutions for all types of vessels, from large offshore specialty vessels, accommodation vessels and wind field supply vessels to smaller tug boats and luxury yachts. MT products include dynamic positioning systems, integrated bridge systems and VSAT communications, including remote access for diagnostics and monitoring.

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Sveinung Tollefsen
Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), delivering high quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

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Nicolas Marchal

Small organizations

Offshore Sensing AS is a Norwegian technology company specialising in autonomous ocean observation using the Sailbuoy, an unmanned surface vessel (USV) powered by wind and solar energy. The company provides sustainable and cost-effective solutions for collecting ocean data in sectors such as offshore energy, environmental monitoring, defence, and marine research. With global deployments, Offshore Sensing helps clients reduce operational costs and carbon footprints while gaining access to real-time, high-resolution ocean data.

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Max A. H. Hartvigsen
Pioneering automated lifting solutions for enhanced safety

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Trond Sandvold
TellMie AS er et uavhengig konsulentselskap etablert i 1996 på Kongsberg. Selskapet har gjennom årene utført en rekke oppdrag, både for det militære og sivile marked. Dette har vært utarbeidelse av kravspesifikasjoner til større systemleveranser og simulatorsystemer, bistand til evaluering av tilbud, samt prosjektledelse. Selskapets spesialkompetanse er forretningsutvikling, system- og brukersentrert design, autonomi og menneske-maskin interaksjon for kyber-fysiske systemer innenfor domener som akvakultur og havbruk, kommando, kontroll & informasjonssystemer (KKIS), simulatorer, dynamisk posisjonering og autonome fartøyer og droner.

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Thor Hukkelås
ITS Norway is a membership organization that works to ensure that passenger and freight transport is as sustainable, user-friendly and efficient as possible. Our focus is on increased use of ICT and automation in the transport sector. Sustainability cannot be achieved without better utilization of sea transport and this is a target activity in ITS Norway. The maritime sector is dependent on international solutions and standards, so we actively participate in international organizations such as ISO, IEC, IMO and others. This is closely linked to autonomy, which we collaborate with NFAS to develop in the same organizations.

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Jenny Simonsen
The Ocean Autonomy Cluster is Norway’s leading hub for expertise on ocean autonomy. Consisting of both companies and R&D institutions, the cluster combines research and technological development, suppliers of technology, components and systems, as well as forward-leaning investors. Through cooperation, the cluster’s participants pursue safer, more efficient and precise operations at sea, contributing to a more sustainable use of the world’s oceans. The Ocean Autonomy Cluster seeks to utilize these opportunities through combining the experience from Norway’s maritime and offshore industry, developers, suppliers and award-winning R&D institutions. The main goal of the Ocean Autonomy Cluster is to strengthen Norway’s global leadership role in the development and commercialization of future autonomous ocean technologies and solutions.

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Frode Halvorsen
Cities all over the world are closely connected to water, yet today in most places, the waterways are seen as obstacles to be conquered by building costly tunnels and bridges which themselves become chokepoints causing delays and unwanted emissions. Hyke's Hydrolift Smart City Ferries believe in restoring waterways to their former glory, as the very lifeline of a city and an integral part of its transport network. Re-activating the waterways with an autonomous fleet of sleek, efficient, and environmentally sustainable ferries will cut emissions, reduce travel times, and save money. The objective is to over time build a worldwide urban mobility brand (Hyke) offering seamless, multi-modal passage to passengers and light cargo networked together by technology to form tomorrow´s smart city mobility infrastructure.

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Ola Hjukse

Personal members

Lars Gørvell-Dahll

Membership type

Personlig

Board members

Øyvind Smogeli

Organization

Zeabuz

Peter Pilskog

Organization

Ulstein

Rune Magne Nilsen

Organization

Norwegian Maritime Administration

Sigurd Vigrestad

Organization

Maritime Robotics

Roger Skjetne

Organization

NTNU

Øystein Goksøyr

Organization

DNV GL

Vidar Helgås

Organization

Kongsberg

Marianne Hagaseth

Organization

SINTEF

Election comittee

Per Olaf Brett

Organization

Ulstein International

Narve Mjøs

Organization

DNV GL

Morten Kveim

Organization

Norwegian Sea Officers Association

Morten Breivik

Organization

NTNU

The board is elected by the annual meeting.

Benefits of membership

Membership in NFAS contributes to more momentum in the development of autonomous ships as well as other autonomous and maritime applications of the technology. This includes technology, accept criteria, regulations and standards as well as building public support for these solutions. NFAS will also work to emphasize the importance of autonomous ship technology in national and international research strategies.

NFAS will be an information dissemination network for users, practitioners, authorities and others. This is intended to disseminate and develop new ideas as well as providing a discussion forum for finding good solutions to technical and operational problems.

Members of NFAS will also be able to participate in more formal working groups to undertake more specific tasks under the auspices of NFAS.

Finally, members will get exclusive invitations to closed workshops and seminars as well as discounts or free access to our larger conferences.

Statuses

Statutes are only available in Norwegian (see Norwegian pages). Contact the manager if you have questions.

Observer

Kr. 500 / year

Person

Kr. 2500 / year

Small organization

Kr. 5 000 / year

Medium organization

Kr. 10 000 / year

Large organization

Kr. 25 000 / year

Applying for membership

Membership is open to all Norwegian Organisations and persons. To become a member, check the organisation sizes and dues below and fill in the Membership form (Norwegian only - docx format).

Sign it, scan it and send it as email to the NFAS manager. Please include a company logo if appropriate, as well as short description of the organisation suitable for publication on our web pages.