Members
This page gives an overview of our members and the current board of directors.
Large organizations
VARD is a preeminent designer and shipbuilder of high-quality specialized vessels for the global market. With more than 8,000 employees worldwide, Vard operates shipbuilding facilities at home in Norway, as well as in Romania, Brazil, and Vietnam. Vard provides high-end design and engineering services to the global maritime industry, such as advanced power and automation systems, deck handling equipment, and vessel accommodation solutions.
Our portfolio consists of complete systems and products ranging from integrated control- and automation systems, EMS/PMS, propulsion control, drives, switchboards, electric motors, and transformers to bridge solutions. Our wide range of products are named e-SEAMatic® and e-SEA®.
Our extensive scope of work can be applied with great success to both new builds as well as retrofit and conversion of existing vessels. We focus on enabling our customers to take an idea or request from concept to an integrated and fully functional product or system. This is particularly the case for technology to achieve zero-emission or significant reduction in emissions. In addition to our complete solutions for the maritime segment, we also have a wide range of customized products as well as a well established and extensive service and support for our customers both onshore and offshore.
ABB is a pioneering technology leader with a comprehensive offering for digital industries. With a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB is today a leader in digital industries with four customer-focused, globally leading businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics & Discrete Automation, supported by its common ABB Ability(TM) digital platform. ABB's marketleading Power Grids business will be divested to Hitachi in 2020. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees.
The University of Southeast Norway (USN) is the country's fourthd largest university, measured in the total number of students. We are approximatly 18,000 students and 1,600 staff, spread over eight campuses: Drammen, Vestfold, Kongsberg, Ringerike, Bø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Rauland. The University of Southeast Norway was formed on 1 January 2016, when Buskerud and Vestfold University College merged with Telemark University College.
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) is the prime institution responsible for defence-related research in Norway. The Establishment is the chief adviser on defence-related science and technology to the Ministry of Defence and the Norwegian Armed Forces' military organization.
MET Norway is the meteorological service for both The Military and the Civil Services in Norway, as well as the public. Our mission is to protect life, property and the environment, and to provide the meteorological services required by society. Detailed and high quality weather forecasts will be an important contribution to safe operation of unmanned ships.
Medium organizations
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.
Norwegian Marine Officers Association organizes Norwegian ship officers and want to contribute to the development of new technology that is safe, secure and which takes the human users and those that are exposed to the technology into consideration. New technology may also change the way sea officers work and we want to be involved in these developments.
The Norwegian Union of Maritime Engineers (NUME) will contribute to the development of new technology that takes the human factor into account, that internal and external safety is protected and that the competence requirements in national and international regulations are sufficient for safety on board.
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Small organizations
Pioneering automated lifting solutions for enhanced safety
TellMie AS is an independent consulting company established in 1996 in Kongsberg. Over the years, the company has carried out a number of assignments for both the military and civilian markets. This has included the development of requirement specifications for larger system deliveries and simulator systems, assistance in the evaluation of tenders, and project management. The company's special competence is in business development, systemic and user-centered design, autonomy, and human-machine interaction for cyber-physical systems within domains such as aquaculture, command, control & information systems (CCIS), simulators, dynamic positioning, and autonomous vessels and drones.
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.
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.
Personal members
Lars Gørvell-Dahll
Membership type
PersonligBoard members
Frode Bloch
Organization
Brunvoll ASVegard Evjen Hovstein
Organization
Maritime RoboticsMary Ann Lundteigen
Organization
NTNUØystein Goksøyr
Organization
DNV GLAn-Magritt Tinlund Ryste
Organization
KongsbergHåvard Gåseidnes
Organization
Norwegian Maritime AuthoritySvein David Medhaug
Organization
SjøfartsdirektoratetTrond Langemyr (Leader)
Organization
KystverketElection comittee
Per Olaf Brett
Organization
Ulstein InternationalNarve Mjøs
Organization
DNV GLMorten Kveim
Organization
Norwegian Sea Officers AssociationMorten Breivik
Organization
NTNULars Gørvell-Dahll
Organization
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.