Members
This page gives an overview of our members and the current board of directors.
Large organizations
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.
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.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration is an agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications responsible for services related to maritime safety, maritime infrastructure, transport planning and efficiency, and emergency response to acute pollution.
The Norwegian Maritime Administration (NMA) has the ambition to be a key player when new technology is developed. This is important to ensure that we get early into the development process - especially considering that new technology also creates new requirements that have to be incorporated in regulations. We also believe that the development of new technology for automation of ship operations will create new opportunities to improve the safety and operation of existing ship.
NAVTOR is a significant actor within the area of e-navigation and is interested in seeing what effects autonomous ships will have on the future of the shipping industry. This also includes the provision of new shore based services to ship and ship operators.
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Medium organizations
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lloyd's Register is a leading international provider of classification, compliance and consultancy services to the marine industry, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance.
Maritime Robotics delivers products and services within the area of unmanned vessels for maritime data collection. Maritime Robotics is a pioneer company in the development of unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and has operated these vessels from out base at headquarters in Trondheim since 2006. USVs can provide significantly lower costs and increased safety in the maritime operations for sensor-based data collection. Maritime Robotics jobs especially towards markets such as geophysical data collection and surveys, environmental monitoring, defence and security.
Small organizations
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.
The Research Group CRAFT leads research activities integrating various disciplinary perspectives and academic/non-academic knowledge, aiming to provide science, solutions, and advice for societal, industrial, and political adaptation to complex future challenges in the marine and coastal areas. The keywords of the group are critical futures thinking, inter-/transdisciplinarity, and new technologies and competences in the Blue Sector.
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.
uSEA is an innovative subsea survey provider delivering world-class subsea data acquisition and light intervention services in a cost-effective, cleaner and safer manner. Using unmanned surface vessels to deploy, operate and recover unmanned underwater vehicles, uSEA is set to be the world's most efficient and sustainable survey company. Our team is based in Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen and our robots can reach any offshore site worldwide.
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.
Super Radio AS provides professional maritime land-based broadband solutions, radio channel measurement/channel sounding solutions and related consultant services. Since 2016, Super Radio AS is leading the world's first 5G Maritime communication project "LTE, WIFI and 5G Massive MIMO Communications in Maritime Propagation Environments (MAMIME)" funded by the Norwegian Research council. In 2017, World's first maritime 5G massive MIMO channel measurement campaign with a research vessel for autonomous operations was successfully performed in MAMIME project in Trondheimfjord.
Personal members
Geir Jegstad
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ObserverOrganization
IALABoard members
Frode Bloch
Organization
Brunvoll ASVegard Evjen Hovstein
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Maritime RoboticsMary Ann Lundteigen
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NTNUØystein Goksøyr
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DNV GLAn-Magritt Tinlund Ryste
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KongsbergHåvard Gåseidnes
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Norwegian Maritime AuthoritySvein David Medhaug
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SjøfartsdirektoratetTrond Langemyr (Leader)
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KystverketElection comittee
Per Olaf Brett
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Ulstein InternationalNarve Mjøs
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DNV GLMorten Kveim
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Norwegian Sea Officers AssociationMorten Breivik
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NTNULars Gørvell-Dahll
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Norsk IndustriThe 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.
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.