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Espen Edvardsen M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, Horn Publishing
Hor n Publishing Ser ving business worldwide
Welcome to the 11th edition of “Norwegian Shipping”. As the industry have moved forward, so has the publication. We wish to thank all our clients for participating in the project. This book pays tribute to the inspiring history of the Norwegian shipping industry and to the technological innovations that have shaped it. The publication is divided into two sections: editorial, covering the historical and technological development of the sector, and commercial, presenting many of the companies that have made it all possible. We sincerely hope you will find the updated editorial section interesting and useful. But even more important: we hope you will take note of the wealth of information on companies offering products and services that may be relevant to your needs. These are grouped into categories to help you find the companies you are looking for. “Norwegian Shipping” is distributed free of charge throughout the world, and is available at a number of important trade fairs and conferences related to the shipping industry. Additional copies are available on request from Horn Publishing, which also publishes similar books on range of business sectors and industries in several countries. For further information and electronic versions of our publications, see www.hornonline.com Enjoy the book!
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Education & L .... 207 .... .... .... .... .... . .. 248 .... rn ve nn e Utdanningssenter AS Alf Lea & Co. Bra im rit Ma s rge No 8 ...... 249 rity AS ................. 20 ........................................ Autronica Fire and Secu .... AS ull ag Se 0 21 . pport AS ............ Aviation and Survival Su . ......................... 211 Fire Fighting Systems AS Services 250 ............................. 212 ........................................ .... Frydenbø Marine AS ..... .... .... .... ..... S AB 4 ............................ 21 ........ 251 Marin Supply AS ............ ........................................ .... . ko gre Ag 6 21 ... ........................ ............. 252 Matre Maskin AS ............ Oslo AS ............................ ns lte Go 7 21 . .... .... .................... ........................ 255 Norsafe AS .................... C Diving AS .................... IM 8 21 .... .... .... .... 256 ......... ........................................ as Svakstrømspesialisten AS ing ipp sh M KT 9 ............................ 21 ........................... 258 Tee AS ............................ Rørtek AS ........................ AS . .......... 260 avian Operator Service din an Sc s c i tron AS ................ 262 Software & Elec aBird Exploration Norway Se 1 22 ... .... .... .... .... .... 263 ........ ........................................ Autic System AS ............. .... .... .... or kn Te 2 22 ............................. ........ 265 Data Respons ASA ........ deri AS ............................ Re sjø ten Øs 4 22 ... ........................ Euronav AS . ....................
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Sturla Henriksen Director General, Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
Norwegian Shipowner´s Association
Great maritime opportunities
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Norway is among the largest and most advanced maritime nations in the world, and we are stronger today than we have been for many years. Norway has strengthened its position as a maritime nation in the wake of the financial crisis. Norway is home to less than one-thousandth of the world population, yet is a world-leading maritime nation. During the past decade, the Norwegiancontrolled foreign going fleet has expanded by nearly 100 ships, even though total tonnage has fallen. In terms of value, Norway’s fleet has grown due to the strong boost in offshore service vessels. In terms of its share of the market value of the world’s foreign going fleet, Norway accounted for 5.5 per cent in 2012, up from 4 per cent in 2002. The maritime industry in Norway employs 100,000 people and creates value of some NOK 150 billion per annum, nearly 10 per cent of all Norwegian business value creation. Half of this in turn is the result of shipping activities. Recent decades have seen strong growth in the shipping companies and maritime industry in general. In the wake of the financial crisis, the shipping business is picking up again. Norwegian shipping companies operate advanced industrial shipping, including chemical tankers, ro-ro vessels, gas freighters and bulk carriers, and are enjoying particularly strong growth in offshore-related activities.
Along with the rest of the maritime industry, Norwegian shipping has a unique global impact, a fact that was well-documented in last year’s research project entitled “Et kunnskapsbasert Norge” (a knowledgebased Norway). Competence and technology have made the Norwegian maritime industry a global leader, not just at sea, but now also in and under the sea.
The Norwegian maritime cluster has a breadth which makes it effectively complete within the knowledgeintensive areas. Very intense domestic competition makes the individual actors competitive and gives them global clout. At the same time, this maritime cluster has established close and effective cooperation in those areas where joint initiatives are of common interest. The Norwegian maritime industry has demonstrated its ability to create a world-leading maritime cluster based on knowledge. This is an industry characterized by an unparalleled ability to innovate and generate
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) aims to be a prime mover in the debate on corporate social responsibility in the shipping and offshore industries, and to contribute solutions for sustainable development. As one of the world’s leading shipping company associations, we are keenly focused on safeguarding seafarers’ working conditions as well as training and education. We are a driving force in the efforts to find international solutions to the industry’s environmental challenges. Global climate changes are setting new criteria for international trade and industry. The NSA is working to help put Norwegian shipowners at the forefront of the development of a safe, eco-friendly and socially responsible global maritime industry. We believe that the future winners in international competition will be environmentally effective and exhibit quality in their safety work.
Norwegian Shipowner´s Association
Norway is also one of the few countries with an effectively complete maritime cluster, with shipping companies, shipyards, equipment manufacturers, classification societies, shipbrokers, insurers and financial institutions among the world’s best. The shipping companies play a key role in the Norwegian maritime cluster. This is clearly visible in their shipyard contracts, which largely go to Norwegian yards.
value. Value creation per employee is among the highest in Norway. The combination of shipping companies with expertise in new requirements and an effective industrial cluster is the main reason for the maritime industry’s present standing.
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Olav Akselsen Director General of Shipping and Navigation, The Norwegian Maritime Authority
The Norwegian Maritime Authority
Increased efforts f o r s a f e t y, a r e t h e y working?
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In 2013, the Norwegian Maritime Authority celebrates 110 years of working for safety at sea. Although name and organization structure have changed throughout the years, the main tasks remain the same: to contribute to safe shipping and preventing accidents at sea. The Authority was established due to the large number of accidents that struck Norwegian ships during the 1800s. Although a major shipping nation, Norway experienced a crisis in the freight market and the wooden sailing ships were especially hard hit by this. Crucial maintenance was reduced to save money and the living conditions on board were miserable. As a result of these sub-standard ships, there was a radical increase in accidents. 2,050 sailing ships were shipwrecked between 1890 and 1899 and 2,716 Norwegian seafarers were lost at sea. Compared to other seafaring nations, especially England, these figures were extremely high. Something had to be done to alter the course of this negative trend. Part of the solution was to establish a maritime authority and to introduce a law on seaworthiness.
Today, we are pleased to say that Norwegian ships are sailing under a flag of quality and that Norwegian shipping companies are world leaders when it comes to safety and protection of the environment. One of the Maritime Authority’s responsibilities today, is to keep statistics on accidents at sea. The latest ten year period shows a decline in accidents on board. I feel confident that this is a result of systematic and combined efforts by the shipowners and the crew. This positive trend is, unfortunately, not representative of the overall situation. Despite new technology; laws and regulations; campaigns and supervision, there has been a slight increase in the number of ship accidents. Have we, perhaps, reached the level that further decrease is no longer possible?
Of course not! We see clear differences between various shipowners and appreciate that focus and targeted efforts yield positive results and that development may be steered in the right direction. Through 110 years, the Norwegian Maritime Authority has worked to promote safety on board Norwegian ships. During the same period, Norway has gone from one of the worst, to one of the best when it comes to safety at sea. The Authority will continue to strive for a decline in the number of accidents. According to the Ship Safety and Security Act, however, it is the shipowner who is responsible for life, health, environment and material assets. It is, therefore, by the shipowner and the crew on board that the work must be done. If we are able to learn from the best, I believe it is possible to reduce further the number of ship accidents.
The Norwegian Maritime Authority
Increased focus on safety and systematic development of legislation and supervision yielded results. The number of shipwrecks and lives lost declined. Nevertheless, it took nearly 35 years before the numbers of shipwrecks were down to the same level as the UK. Since the 1950s, however, Norway has had a lower number of shipwrecks than the average world fleet.
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Arnt-Einar Listheim D i r e c t o r, Norwegian Ports Association
Norwegian Ports Association
Renewing the Norwegian Transport Sector
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Norway has a long maritime tradition and Norwegian ports have always played a key role in sea transport. Since the time of the Vikings, ships have travelled across Europe and along our long coastline, carrying goods and passengers. Ships have carried stockfish and other cargoes from Norway to southern Europe and returned with wine and other types of goods. Ports have always played an important role in this activity as a link between land and sea. Over the last few decades Norway has become a significant oil nation and its maritime sector, including the ports, has developed and supported this new industry. The importance of the maritime sector has not diminished, but over the last 20 years we have seen an extensive increase in the use of road transport. The Norwegian Government has for some time had the ambition to shift transport from the road to the sea. The Norwegian Ports Association published a report in 2010 a report named “How to succeed with sea transport�. The report listed 20 measures that the sector must implement in order to change recent developments. Some of them were addressed to the government, others to the players in the maritime sector (ship owners, ports and cargo forwarders). The Norwegian Ports Association has
played a key role in this project. Over the last three years, several other organisations have joined it. The main goal is to move cargo from the road to the sea.
In 2012, several maritime organisations participated in a campaign to promote shipping by sea to companies with goods to transport and demystify the public’s perceptions of sea transport “Velg Sjøveien”, directly translated: “Choose the Sea Way”. The campaign visited 15 ports along the Norwegian coast. Representatives from over 1000 companies with goods to transport visited the campaign’s stands and several mentioned that they would move their cargo from road to short sea routes. The campaign will continue in 2014 with, among other things, a series of seminars on sea
Several players, including shippers and politicians, have mentioned the importance of efficiency in ports and by port operators. The Norwegian Sea Port Association initiated a project with the goal of creating a tool to measure the efficiency of cargohandling in ports. Hopefully we may see results from it in a few years. The Norwegian Ports Association is a national industry organization open to all public and private ports in Norway. Of Norway’s approximately 60 public ports, 45 are members of the association. Our main objective is to promote better conditions for the ports and for the shipping industry as a whole. We do this in close cooperation with the Norwegian maritime industry. This work has led to a growing general awareness among politicians and decisionmakers that sea transport is the best solution for the environment. As a result, we are looking ahead with optimism.
Norwegian Ports Association
In 2012 the project prepared a strategy for shortsea-shipping. The Norwegian Ports Association, along with seven other maritime organisations, came up with a strategy based on concrete measures to increase the use of sea transport. In August 2013, the Government’s strategy for Short Sea Shipping was presented. It included several of the measures that were presented by the maritime organisations in 2012. For instance, the strategy introduced incentives to establish shipping routes on distances competing with road transport.
transport throughout the country. The campaign’s objective is to make it easier for potential customers to choose sea transport solutions.
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Te r j e L i l l e n e s Director General, Norwegian Maritime Exporters
Norwegian Maritime Exporters
Norwegian Maritime Equipment Industry – an important global player
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Since it was first inaugurated, The Association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters (NME) has served as a dynamic bond between Norwegian Maritime Equipment companies both at home and abroad. Operating in an industry characterized by fierce competition and demanding customers makes Norwegian Maritime Exporters busier than ever. Norway is a small nation, with a population of about 5 million, even though a big player in the maritime field. It started with coastal fishing and Vikings - and now we have a total cluster of maritime services. Why? Because of our tradition, culture and natural conditions. In this cluster, Norwegian Maritime Exporters forms a vital part; NME represents many of Norway’s most ambitious and innovative companies, ranging from multinational companies to dedicated niche players serving many widely differing markets. To increase our competitiveness, NME focuses on promoting companies within the Norwegian shipping cluster through organized activities in local and international markets.
Networking NME works closely with all parties in the Norwegian Maritime cluster in order to enhance our competitiveness and to ensure that Norwegian Maritime Exporters can maintain their advantages in demanding local and international markets. NME works closely with similar organizations worldwide as well as pursuing the strengthening of our members’ bonds with the maritime elements in the offshore industry.
Durable accomplishment Norway has always been dependent on the seas, but vision, globalization, a tradition of technical innovation and cooperation between different players in the Norwegian Maritime cluster have created advantages from this dependence. No organization or player can take all the credit for our achievments, but NME’s contribution is regarded as an important connection between member companies in Norway and the international maritime market. The way forward To keep our advantages and our edge, we must look forward. The future depends on our capability to change along with the trends in the market, as with green and sustainable shipping and offshorerelated equipment. NME as a member organisation and part of the maritime cluster will do what we can to develop this further, making us all stronger from a global perspective.
Norwegian Maritime Exporters
Growing industry Over the last few years, the growth in the industry has been remarkable and it stands today at its highest level ever. To obtain such growth, market conditions and market access are of vital importance. As in the past, NME currently has the role of organizing promotional tours to important markets, building strong relationships with international exhibition organizers and securing favourable exhibition space for Norwegian companies. By doing so, NME has become a vital link between the international markets and our domestic maritime equipment industries.
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Hege Solbakken M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, Maritimt Forum
A complete maritime cluster with eight regional entities
Maritime Forum Norway is a politically neutral organization which represents the entire maritime sector in Norway. We have about 750 members. Among them are shipyards, seafarer organizations, educational institutions, ship-owners, the financial sector and the maritime industry. We are also an umbrella organization for maritime organizations and we represent both employer and employee enterprises. We are privileged to represent this fast-moving industry with one voice!
Maritimt Forum
The Norwegian maritime sector employs about 100,000 people and creates value worth a total of NOK150 billion annually, according to our latest report on value creation in the maritime sector. This makes the maritime cluster the second biggest export industry in Norway.
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Norway’s strength as a maritime nation is built on a platform of knowledge refined over generations. Maritime knowledge – both practical sea-based knowledge as well as theoretical knowledge - is one important factor behind innovation and continued growth. Another is the close interaction between the key players in the field. The Norwegian scholars Reve and Sasson have captured the essence of the success formula in one sentence: “What has created the Norwegian Maritime Industry is a unique combination of risk-willing ship-owners, technologically advanced ships and ship equipment, and a remarkable capability for innovation.” Maritime Forum is an active voice for our members in the dialogue with the political institutions. Speaking for the entire cluster makes us a reliable source of knowledge and information, but also of political advice. Politicians look to us for facts and input on what the industry requires, and know that we can speak with one voice on behalf of the maritime sector. Maritime Forum has been an asset of the Norwegian maritime cluster since it was founded in 1990. Through changing times and governments, Maritime Forum Norway has played a central part in ensuring a good and predictable business environment for the whole sector.
Norway’s globally competitive position, knowledge-based expertise and state-of-the-art capability should not be taken for granted. Changing conditions and the lack of a continuous national and international framework pose a constant challenge for our industry. We aim to secure a competitive, predictable and stable framework that also stimulates innovation, to keep our competitive edge. We also seek to promote short sea shipping. Our work is directed towards all levels of government as well as parliament. Our focus is on both regional and national policy, campaigning, information and recruitment, expertise and reports, and last but not least, we are a networking arena for different players in the field in all parts of Norway. Our reports and analysis are circulated widely, and we make use of social media to ensure a wide reach. A complete maritime cluster with eight regional entities The Norwegian maritime industry is made up of strong and distinct regional clusters. These are mirrored by Maritime Forum Norway’s eight regional offices, which are facilitators within the strong regional clusters. The Norwegian clusters can be divided into the following areas:
Our focus for the future What will the future bring, and how can we ensure we continue to deliver state of the art maritime products and services in the years to come? How can we develop greener shipping? Shipping and the maritime industries are by nature global which requires an international perspective when dealing with policies and framework. Being an economy with high costs is a challenge in global competition. Norway’s cost of production is high compared with other European countries. The industry needs to stay in the technological forefront to compete globally. The only answers are to ensure a competitive policy framework, to keep developing top sea-based competence, keep productivity high and to ensure constructive cooperation and competition in the maritime cluster, nationally as well as globally. We look forward to shaping the future – together!
Maritimt Forum
• The Northern region has a growing maritime Arctic cluster. The strongest maritime player in the region today is Hurtigruten, representing a quarter of the region’s value creation. • Just as the Trondheim area is the technological capital of Norway, this is also true in maritime sciences. • The Northwest region is home to a world leading offshore cluster. It has a complete maritime cluster in the offshore area. • Bergen is the the industrial shipping capital, but also hoasts a full and broad range of all maritime businesses, such as i.e. shipyards, rigs, subsea and equipment suppliers. • The Haugesund region is a cross-section of all segments of the maritime businesses, with shipyards and ship-owners at the centre and with a variety of other segments represented. • The Stavanger-region has a strong group of companies in the offshore drilling and production services sectors. • The Southern region is a global centre for drilling equipment. • The Oslofjord region has strong ship-owners at the core, and is Norway’s leading centre for financial and legal services, as well as classification and businesses like Kongsberg Maritime.
The regional offices represent the entire country from coastto-coast. Being present in the regions allows for frequent contact and face-to-face communication with our members. Norway is a small country and this close exchange of ideas and knowledge is a major factor in being the innovative force in the Norwegian maritime cluster, where collaboration and competition together reinforce cutting-edge inventions. This is what makes Norway a world leader in many fields of maritime technology, especially in the subsea market and in environmentally-friendly innovations such as LNG powered ferries. Maritime Forum Norway is strongly devoted to promoting green technology and the concept of moving cargo from motorway to sea, as it would axe toxic waste, take pressure off infrastructure and reduce fatal accidents. One ship can take from 200 to 400 trucks off the road, a major boost for the environment. Maritime Forum is host to the Short Sea Promotion Centre, which aims to improve the knowledge of short sea shipping to and from Norway.
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However stormy the weather, Norway has been a major shipping nation for centuries. A small country on the northern fringe of Europe, with less than a thousandth of the world’s population, Norway has become a superpower of maritime technology above and below the seas. As of 2013, Norway is among the largest and probably one of the most advanced maritime nations. It is the world’s seventh largest shipping nation in terms of fleet deadweight, and the fifth largest in terms of fleet market value. Norwegian companies own and/or control a significant percentage of the world’s merchant fleet and control one of the largest offshore industries. This confirms the willingness to make active, capital-intensive investments into new technology, which is essential for maintaining a competitive advantage in modern vessels. The Norwegian maritime industry is a global leader when it comes to technology and competence – both on and under the sea. The industry employs over 100,000 people, and generates a value of NOK 150 billion per year. What’s more, the numerous and varied maritime activities that have grown up around traditional shipping operations enjoy strong and, in many cases, leading positions in the international market. On 1 January 2013, the Norwegiancontrolled fleet stood at 1,764 ships aggregating 40.3 million dwt, of which foreign-flag ships numbered 1002 aggregating 21.0 million dwt, while the remaining 762 ships aggregating 19.3 million dwt flew one of the two Norwegian flags NOR or NIS. The figures are slightly lower than the numbers reported in 2012 and the trend is toward larger vessels with more technology and more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly machinery.
It is little wonder that Norway’s shipping sector can lay claim to “the most complete maritime supply chain in the world”, according to the Association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters (NME), which adds: “It would be difficult to identify a maritime commodity or service that cannot be sourced from a Norwegian company.” For centuries Norwegians have lived along the coast and made their living on the sea. Take a look at a map and you will see why: the coastline is nearly as long as half the distance around the Equator, and virtually all major cities and towns are on or near the coast. Understandably, shipping has been one of Norway’s most important industries since the days of sail. According to Innovation Norway, the state-owned marketing company, Norway is “Europe’s most diversified maritime nation and commands worldwide respect for its shipping expertise, equipment and ability to exploit new market niches”. As a “cluster of industries”, the maritime sector comprises a wide range of products and services. Scores of internationally competitive technically advanced small and medium-sized shipyards and secondary industry focus mainly on ship repair and the construction of specialised subsea installations, specialised vessels such as ro-ro’s, chemical tankers, advanced fishing vessels, reefers, offshore supply ships, high-speed catamarans, cable-laying ships and seismic exploration and positioning vessels. Liner shipping, handling break-bulk cargoes, is one segment where, during the 1980s and 1990s, new and improved vessel design, cargo packaging and vessel production technology, significantly improved vessel operation, thereby increasing vessel financial returns. Over time, increased efficiency, or competitive advantage, along with more intense competition, have enabled shipowners to accept and provide lower freight costs to cargo owners.
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Ship’s gear manufacturers offer a vast range of state-ofthe-art products – from deck winches and vessel lighting solutions to the most advanced gantry cranes. Today’s gantry cranes offer advanced and secure all-weather cargo handling, an impressive 70 Mt lifting capacity, and a variety of add-on equipment, ranging from vacuum lifts to large bulk grabs. The aim is to minimise port stay duration and maximise stevedore productivity. Specialised equipment for coastal and deep-sea fishing vessels represents another important niche: durable, modern fishing gear such as purse seine nets, gill nets, motors, winches, cranes and fish-handling gear, as well as advanced navigational, thruster and manoeuvring systems, make it possible for fishermen to locate, harvest and transport their catch as efficiently as possible.
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Similar cross-sectorial synergies underpin Norway’s success as a leading oil-producing nation since the mid1970s, which is largely down to the fact that Norwegian shipping and related maritime businesses provided the administrative network and technical and managerial skills needed to build up a sophisticated offshore oil-related industry.
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Stormy weathers In hindsight, 2012 was a challenge for the world economy. The demand for vessels by shippers was regional and the shipping companies that had the vision to lock in long-term deals have been reaping their well-deserved harvest. Most economies are working their way to recovery. The tight debt situation is still lingering and affecting development in a few countries, but the European Commission has revised upwards its 2013–14 economic forecasts for the Eurozone. In the latter part of 2013, the world economy is showing good potential for improvement, with indications of a very modest recovery in certain markets.
Many shipping markets are fighting their way up from a low and recuperating from previous bad years. The market prices for second-hand vessels and newbuildings remain at favourable low, resulting in renewed opportunities for new fuel efficient improvements, which are luring some shipowners into making new vessel deals with idle capacity shipyards. Many shipping analysts believe that general market conditions are showing clear signs of a continued recovery into 2014 and 2015. As we enter the fourth quarter, 2013 is proving to be another good year for the Norwegian offshore industry. Several new major offshore discoveries have resulted in renewed optimism and activity for offshore rigs and ultradeep rigs. The demand for new complex technology for subsea construction vessels will continue as the offshore majors enter the development phase of their projects. In a large research project, BI, the Norwegian Business School has identified three globally leading industries that will shape the coming decade: oil and gas, aquaculture, and shipping. Professor Torger Reve, from the BI Department of Strategy and Logistics, headed the research project, “A Knowledge-Based Norway”. A broad ambit of the project was to address what the resource-rich nation of Norway would do after its oil and gas assets are depleted. Will Norway sink into anonymity and perhaps stagnation after its natural resources have been used up several decades from now? Or does the nation have a ‘Plan B’? Dr Reve and his team determined that Norway’s future would be as a “global knowledge hub”. From being primarily a provider of raw materials and seafood today, the nation’s future competitiveness would lie in promoting “knowledge development, creative thinking, innovation and adaptability”.
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) has wholeheartedly endorsed the BI research findings. NSA Director General Sturla Henriksen observes in the association’s annual report: “The report is especially convincing in documenting and providing a rationale for the association’s vision and ambitions. It also demonstrates that continued strong investment in the maritime industry is an investment in the economy of the future.” The fact that Norway’s shipping industry must face and overcome stiff international competition is an advantage in this regard, Henriksen believes. He says the nation is prepared to meet the emerging demands engendered by the growing energy needs of the world’s population, and the need to transport the sources of this energy – the overwhelming responsibility for which would rest on Norwegian ships and shipping. “The Norwegian maritime industry – centred on the shipping companies – stands out from the global competition through its expertise and its state-of-the art capabilities. This extended industrial cluster holds one of Norway’s most valuable resources for future value creation,” says Henriksen.
As distances are rendered meaningless by modern communications technology and international boundaries are increasingly blurred through the geographical, economic and political integration of the world’s peoples and politics, traditional attitudes and approaches to the seven seas are changing accordingly. In a dynamic new era, navigation is most likely to be conducted on a computer monitor from a desk, while the oceans themselves are increasingly perceived as a sea of data in which economic interests overshadow even the awesome forces of nature.
As a career at sea has lost some of its appeal in western societies, it has become an increasingly attractive option for talented youth in other, less fortunate lands. Not only can a seafarer from a developing country escape the often grim realities of life in his homeland, he can also earn much more money. For their part, shipowners, starved of national cadet talent, can now recruit at much lower cost. Developing countries such as the Philippines and India in particular have benefited from this trend, providing the world with a steady stream of qualified mariners. In the meantime, Norwegians are all too aware that their recent decades of prosperity have been largely based on exploitation of the nation’s oil and gas resources and that the depletion of these resources is only a matter of time. When the oil runs out (or when technologies reliant on the petroleum industry become obsolete), what better source of wealth creation than shipping? Shipping is our one truly international industry. The sector represents a vast reserve of world-class competence and know-how, which has triumphed in global competition since long before the concept of globalisation even existed. Its track record through the centuries is such that there can be no doubt as to its growing importance in the future.
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Global challenges Fiscal turbulence notwithstanding, Norway’s challenge in the 21st century is to re-invent itself as a maritime nation in tune with the global economy.
The US Geological Survey has issued estimates indicating that 23 per cent of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas reserves will be found both onshore and offshore north of the Arctic Circle. Marine vessel polar transits from the Atlantic to Asia via the Arctic have great potential. Norway is leading efforts to establish a binding IMO Polar Code to ensure maritime operations in the Arctic are resolved. The traditional maritime powers have experienced a generation or more of economic expansion, to which the maritime industries have made but a small contribution if any. However, this relative decline is countered by the growing importance of seafaring and shipbuilding in the developing world. Increased industrial activity in the Arctic is extremely difficult and will require the latest technology and multinational collaboration to prevent marine incidents.
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With a coastline stretching more than 20,000 kilometres (and including more than 50,000 islands), it is hardly surprising that ancient Norwegians would see in the waves their highway to the world, their sustenance and, ultimately, their prosperity... particularly as their homeland consisted of little more than stone, mountain and wood. Rock carvings in Norway dating back to the Bronze Age, some thousand years before the birth of Christ, testify to the existence of ships, implying seaborne commercial activities, transport, and perhaps war. Even as far back as 8000 BC there is some evidence that vessels of some sort were in use.
Stone Age vessels were probably used mainly for hunting and fishing; trade and barter seem to have developed later, during the Bronze Age. As copper and tin were not found in Norway, either the raw materials or the finished bronze itself must have been imported: the alloy would undoubtedly have been as valuable as gold.
After the Ice Age, water levels were much higher than today. What we now see as hillocks and elevated woodlands would have been islands back then. If signs of prehistoric activity have been identified on such “islands”, our primitive ancestors could only have reached them by boat. No direct proof exists of such prehistoric tonnage. One theory holds that any boats of that period would have been made of skin; another, that wooden canoes might have plied the coastal and inland waters. Stone Age and Viking finds lend some credence to arguments for the existence of such vessels, if only as precursors.
It is towards the end of the Iron Age, around 650 AD, that the first Norwegian sailing vessels make an appearance. No one is quite sure why Norwegians began sailing so late when the Egyptians, for example, had been at it for millennia. One of the more amusing theories is that seafarers of that era looked down on sailing as a weakling’s pastime, suitable only for those who were not man enough to row... a very Norwegian point of view!
Prehistoric evidence We know that ships existed during the Stone Age thanks to prehistoric stone carvings. Approaching the Bronze Age (1500 BC to 500 BC), we see ships, with what appear to be crews at the ready, in a number of rock carvings, notably the famous series at Lista on Norway’s south coast.
The advent of the Iron Age, from around 500 BC, is thought to have weakened the need for seaborne commerce in Europe. The nascent Norwegian shipping industry must have felt the effects, though it has been suggested that dried fish and fur were exported during this period.
Enter the Vikings With the new generation of ships came another development: specialisation into merchant and war ships, closely followed by the age of the Vikings between 800 and 1000 AD. At first, the Norwegians seem to have been handicapped by the fact that their ships were designed mainly for their own harbours, where the breakwater provided by outer islands restrained the tidal ebb and flow. One apocryphal tale has it that that an early war party of Vikings on a foreign raid ran back to shore after the plunder, locals in hot pursuit, only to find their ship grounded by low tide.
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The Vikings constructed their ships with a shallow draught so that they could sail in close to a foreign port; after sneaking up on their unsuspecting prey at the crack of dawn, the raiders could abscond with the loot before the defenders had time to react.
These vessels, the longboats typically former merchant ships were vital to the great colonizing expeditions. It is probable that the great voyages to northern England, the Faeroes, Greenland, Iceland, Orkney and Shetland were achieved in some such adapted tonnage.
But Vikings travelled for other reasons as well. While some were authentic marauders, others went in peace to trade and barter or as emigrants, to colonise or cultivate. A body of information gradually built up, spread by word of mouth: where plunder was easiest, where commerce was bountiful, where unclaimed land was to be had.
The Danish, Norwegian and Swedish kingdoms of the Viking era, which had roughly the same boundaries as today, tended to see themselves as a bloc standing shoulder-to-shoulder against outsiders. But their travel and trading patterns were very different.
This process in turn led to the first “specialisation� of the Norwegian fleet, as the construction of the vessel changed in accordance with the reason for the voyage.
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New realities Transporting warriors, for example, required fast ships designed to carry nothing more than the crew and the most supplies, while import and export activities needed more multi-purpose vessels. Moreover, the growth of cities and towns of today, and Christianisation at the last turn of the millennium, imposed their own demands. The new commercial and religious realities helped shape the first Norwegian cargo ships: deeper and wider than the war ships, sailed rather than rowed, designed more for strength and seaworthiness than for speed.
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The Danes were inclined to favour England; the Norwegians looked to the west, mainly Iceland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, and the Swedes headed east: to the Baltics, Poland, Russia and Constantinople. This is thought to be one reason that Swedish ships from the period are generally smaller and lighter, capable of negotiating rivers and canals but more likely to run into trouble on the open sea, while the Danish and Norwegian vessels were designed to conquer the North Sea and, eventually, the Atlantic. The rise of Bergen Probably as a result of Christianisation, the Viking raids eventually trailed off. But the wealth accumulated through
the overseas expeditions had made a system of taxation more feasible, and the state (in the person of the king) became the main trader.
distance trade routed through Bergen, thanks to the dietary stipulations of the Catholic Church, involved fish, mainly dried cod and salted herring.
Thus also began the rise of Bergen. King Olav Kyrre had founded the city, probably around 1070; but it was during the Middle Ages that it became Scandinavia’s largest, with an estimated population of 6-10,000.
This trade fell into the “long-distance” category in the two-tiered trading system that had begun to take root in Europe at the time. The “local” trade, which would now be termed coastal trade, was chiefly in daily necessities, or infrastructure goods such as stones and lumber that were traded between town and hinterland, or coast and quarry. The long-distance trade was capital-intensive, driven by large volumes and concentrated on cash-generating commodities, such as dried fish.
Holmen, the royal residence in Bergen, became the de facto customs house, mercantile exchange and tax directorate. Large volumes of trade, domestic as well as foreign, passed through it. By royal decree, subsequently institutionalised in Magnus the Lawgiver’s legal code of 1276, the king was entitled to receive taxes in the form of goods (only the surplus, if any, could be lawfully exported), and had first choice of any foreign merchandise. By this time, Norwegians had become active exporters: of whetstones (produced in Telemark quarries), cod liver oil, fur, tar and timber. Imports included staples such as beer, wine and bread, and “luxury” items such as metals, jewels and saints’ pictures. But the most important long-
The Hanseatic League In due course a society of merchants known as the Hanseatic League, which began functioning around 1153 AD, gained a stranglehold on this type of commerce as its members spread across the Baltic and North Sea coasts and its “offices” from London to Novgorod, via Bergen. The nerve-centre was in Lübeck, which controlled the salt mines at Lüneburg and rye from the Baltic region.
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The Hanseatic League under Lübeck became so powerful that it gradually took over almost all of Norway’s foreign trade, a state of affairs that has subsequently fuelled any number of disputes among historians as to the relative sizes and superiority of the Hanseatic and Scandinavian fleets.
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German academics in particular have sought to establish that Hanseatic cogs (hefty freight-carrying ships) were constructed with decks that protected the cargoes, and were larger than their Scandinavian counterparts. The latter, typified by the magnificent Viking Gokstad ship unearthed in Norway in the 19th century, were seen as smaller craft requiring large crews, which lost functionality because they were rowing as well as sailing vessels.
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Scandinavian scholars, naturally enough, have little time for such arguments. The 11th century wreck found at Skuldelev in Denmark’s Roskilde fjord is often adduced as a superior example: probably a Greenland knarr, a custom-built vessel designed for Atlantic crossings, the ship is thought to have had a cargo capacity of 12 or 13 tonnes, and served as the model for the replica Saga Siglar, which sailed around the world in the 1980s. And a house built in Bergen after the great fire of 1249 allegedly used a dismantled ship as raw material. It is reported that this ship was built locally and was 27 feet wide and 105 feet long. In any case, the Hanseatic period put Bergen on the map once and for all. But the Black Death of 1349 was to bring
very hard times to the city, as to Norway and Europe as a whole and to the maritime sector. The Plague marked the beginning of the end of the Hanse influence and the start of transition from the Middle Ages to the modern era. For shipping and shipbuilding, the most important change during this period was the advent of the multi-masted sailers, followed by the Mediterraneaninspired carvel-built ships. These did away with the old technique of clinker-building and provided maritime Europe with a much-needed boost. However, Norway’s transition was slow. The Black Death had decimated the population, and it took a long time to recover, stagnating at 140,000 to 200,000 until the early 16th century. Of the scant 10,000 of these people considered “urban”, more than half lived in Bergen. Only the fishing communities were commercially active. But Norwegian shipping was not dead. As the emerging power of Holland encroached on the Hanse, the Norwegians began to regain influence over their foreign trade. Other developments helped. The population finally started to recover, and farms devastated by the plague were resettled, giving rise to the production of goods and services, hence to trade and shipping. With the development of sawmills, the timber trade began to flourish in eastern Norway, while fishing regained its traditional importance in the west. Timber quickly
became an important trading commodity. Cities began to fill, and suddenly a sociocultural revolution of sorts was underway: for the first time a Norwegian “middle class” was discernible. Spreading the risk These developments, of course, had an impact on the shipping industry, where the concept of ship owning started to take root. Previously, ships had been controlled by the king or his agents, monks, or more generalised merchants. The owning, chartering and selling of ships were not seen as activities in their own right, but simply as a means of furthering some other type of commerce. There were no separate records of income or profit and loss from shipowning; any surplus was reinvested or absorbed into the mercantile equivalent of petty cash.
The type of ownership that was in time to become the most popular was what might be termed the “sailor-merchant” model: the sailor would go off on trade voyages for a year or so, leaving the commercial wheeling and dealing to his shore-based partner. The merchant could be confident that his cargo was in the hands of a capable mariner, while the financial involvement of the sailor was an added incentive to ensure the success of the voyage.
A clean break In the meantime, King Frederik II of Denmark had taken a giant step towards ship-owning as we know it today with his maritime law of 1561. This superseded Magnus’s 300-year-old legal code, and represented a clean break with the past. Frederik decreed that the captain was not allowed to enter into freight agreements, or sell his ship, without the written consent of the shipowner. On the other hand, the captain did have control over the loading and unloading of the ship, and he had the right to full freight if goods were damaged through no fault of his own, although he was also obliged to reimburse the charterer for any damages resulting from his own negligence. The crew were to be paid half wages when cargo was loaded and half on completion of the voyage. Crew were not to spend the night off the boat without the captain’s permission: any crew member found ashore or in an “improper” house was to be put on bread and water for three days, and would have to cough up a hefty fine. All this might look a bit obvious today; but in its attention to detail, its egalitarian approach, and its concern for the legal rights and dignity of all parties, Frederik II’s maritime law is a brilliant achievement and a defining moment in the evolution of Norway’s maritime industry.
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But now a gradual proliferation of joint venture ownership developed as merchants began to team up to buy and operate ships in order to spread risk and reduce capital investment. Some skippers also became owners of their vessels, while shipyards began asking for payment in the form of part-ownership of the tonnage they built and the proceeds it was likely to deliver.
The Nordic War of 1563-1570, which pitted Denmark (and thus Norway) against Sweden in a largely inconclusive struggle over rights to the Baltic, was something of a setback for shipping. Pirates operated freely, often under official naval sanction, capturing or damaging merchant vessels. However, the conflict was significant as Scandinavia’s first war over trade, largely centred on maritime issues.
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Norway was slow to take advantage of the freeing of the world’s oceans for commercial use following the defeat of the “invincible” Spanish armada in the English Channel in 1588, from which traditional seafaring nations stood to benefit most. The Dutch, by contrast, were quicker off the mark, investing heavily in shipping, cornering the Norwegian market for timber, and dominating the trade in fish and tar. Eastern and southern Norwegian harbours were said to be spilling over with Dutch tonnage, and the Dutch were able to negotiate the most advantageous trade conditions at the most advantageous cost for themselves. On the south coast of Norway, Lista became a centre for Dutch trade, with three voyages per year from the harbour of Hindelopen. Meanwhile, the Scots had established a foothold on the west coast, mopping up the remnants of the Hanseatic League; for Norway, this merely meant the replacement of one foreign interloper by another. As a result, the 17th century, an exciting period for shipping, started badly. The rise of Holland as a maritime superpower and the Danish-Norwegian throne’s determination to develop towns and cities at the expense of the countryside combined to set in motion an early example of what today would be termed “social dumping”. The impoverished and disadvantaged men of the Norwegian coast and thinly populated countryside, many spurred on by the threat of compulsory naval service, flocked to the new masters of the sea in search of jobs on
Dutch ships; some even emigrated to Holland. The Danish crown’s ill-advised decision to plunge into the Thirty Years’ War on the losing side at that made matters even worse. In the end, it was the contingent of Norwegian seafarers working for the Dutch that would come to the rescue of Norway’s shipping industry... with a little help from global economic forces. Third-party ban As currencies began to replace barter in international commerce, a positive “balance of trade” became a political aim. This meant stimulating domestic output, often with the aid of subsidies and protectionist policies. The British Acts of Trade, starting with the Navigation Act of 1651 in response to the maritime expansionism of the Dutch, were a typical response to these developments. Britain banned third-party ships that is, ships belonging to a country in which their cargoes were not produced, from delivering their imports to English harbours. This effectively removed the Dutch from the picture, as their ships could no longer deliver Norwegian timber to English buyers, and triggered a bonanza for Norwegian tonnage. War broke out, predictably, between England and the Netherlands in 1665-67 and 1672-74: and this, too, played into the hands of Norwegian shipowners, who made a commercial killing while the adversaries sapped each other’s strength. The great fire of London in 1666 was said by a contemporary wag to have kept a good many Norwegians warm. A treaty signed with England in 1670, which gave Norwegian ships the same rights in England as English ships had in Norway, is seen by historians as the beginning
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of the first sustained period of prosperity for Norwegian shipping in relatively modern times. Reliable tonnage statistics are not available for the period; but steady growth is corroborated by the Crown’s sudden interest in the welfare of shipowners. From 1672, Danish and Norwegian ships trading into domestic harbours were charged only one-sixth of the duties levied on their foreign counterparts, while outbound national ships paid even less. Protests from England and the Netherlands were brushed aside, and in 1687 foreigners were barred entirely from the Norwegian timber trade. Moreover, investing in ships was made more attractive by favourable tax rates on such “floating assets”.
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The 17th century also saw the emergence of ships with staysails, and in 1655 Norway’s first lighthouse, at Lindesnes.
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(This fizzled out after a couple of years, and the first fully functional lighthouses were built on Færder in 1697 and Kvitsøy in 1700.) The 11-year war launched by the Danish king against Sweden in 1709 led to rampant Swedish privateering out of Gothenburg and a temporary setback for Norwegian shipping. Hoping to dodge the pirates, many shipowners operated mainly in winter, so that additional tonnage was lost to the elements. Piracy and its consequences are thought to have accounted for as much as half the total Norwegian tonnage during this period. For the remainder of the 18th century, however, intermittent warfare in Europe, particularly England’s problems with France, played into Norwegian hands. The war over Austria in 1744 hit English timber trading to such an extent that Norwegian shipowners had to buy in foreign tonnage to meet the demand. Similarly, the Anglo-French conflicts of the 1780s, preceding the French revolution, disrupted French fish shipments to the Mediterranean, to the benefit of the Norwegians.
Family affairs The century was also notable for the rise of the first “institutionalised” (i.e. family-influenced) Norwegian shipowners and the advent of marine insurance. This was, in fact, the coming of age of Norwegian shipbuilding. Shipowners such as Hans Hornemann of Trondheim and Bernt Anker of Kristiania (now Oslo) became major players with large numbers of ships. The part-ownership culture, whereby even a humble clerk could become a “shipowner” by acquiring, say, a 1/16th stake, also gained ground during this century. Shipbuilding flourished. By 1777, the percentage of Norwegian-built tonnage was about 85 per cent, as against four per cent in 1746. The shipbuilding decree of 1776, which showered premiums on domestically built ships while levying stiff penalties on foreign-built tonnage, reinforced the trend. The entire economy benefited as wealth accumulated, jobs were created and foreign interests were excluded from the industry. It was during this period that the famous Norwegian “maritime cluster” was born. Starting, arguably, with the formation of Det Kongelige Sjø-Assurance-Kompagni (The Royal Sea-Insurance Company), established in Copenhagen in 1726.
This marked the advent of a Norwegian maritime insurance sector, although Norwegian shipowners used overseas insurance companies as well. Insured risks were often shared by up to 20 underwriters. From 1750 all seafarers were required to insure their belongings, and a reliable system of compensation for material damages emerged; indemnifying lives and providing for destitute relatives was to prove more difficult. By the early 21st century, Norway would account for 25 per cent of the world’s ship and energy insurance market; certification by Norwegian classification societies would cover 15 per cent of world tonnage, and roughly a third of the 200-odd enterprises listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange would be shipping and rig companies. In the meantime, Denmark’s alliance with France in the Napoleonic Wars led to the loss of Norway to arch-rival Sweden in 1814. A devastated Europe sank into poverty. Purchasing power dropped, and there were no takers for the goods that glutted the market. Freight rates declined, and the world’s fleet began to shrink. But the union with Sweden opened up other avenues, and prosperity soon returned. Golden years Ships carrying their own country’s products were allowed free access either way, which benefited Norwegian west coast herring trawlers. Norwegians rapidly began to corner
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other traditional Swedish markets as well. Norway gained free access to the Swedish timber trade, while a substantial number of Swedish ships were sold to Norwegians. Protectionist barriers with trade partners came down one by one. A trade agreement with Holland in 1826 was followed by similar deals with Greece, Russia and Hanover in 1837, Sardinia in 1839, Hamburg and Venezuela in 1840, and Bremen in 1841. The “golden years” of 1850 to 1875 were at hand.
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It has been estimated that global commerce, fuelled by the Industrial Revolution, grew by more than half from 1850 to the end of the century. Electricity began to flow; the steam engine was invented; assembly-line production was on its way. Travel and emigration became more common.
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Spurred by the British and the Dutch, the concept of free trade spread rapidly. Ultimately, free trade agreements between Norway-Sweden and France, Portugal and Spain put Norway as a maritime nation in an ideal position. Shipping prospered to the point that Norwegians became “rich” for the first time in their history. Spoils of war The Crimean War heated up in the 1850s, as the English and the French sided with the Turks in their battle with the Russians over the Dardanelles and the Bosporus. The granary of Europe became its flashpoint, and seafaring Norwegian shipowners made fortunes from the demand
for “neutral” tonnage. These profits enabled the owners to invest in tonnage, to speculate... and to survive the inevitable lean years to come. Norwegians set off on their first voyages to India. By the closing years of the 19th century, traders were loading traditional Norwegian cargoes like timber and fish as pure speculation, hoping that they would find a market in Africa, Asia, Australia or Latin America. Return cargoes included coffee, tea and spices and other commodities previously unknown to most Norwegians, and described for that reason as “colonial” goods. (To this day, the Norwegian word kolonial is used to describe an ordinary grocery store.) The 19th century boom was to have another enduring effect: the development of specialised tonnage, in particular passenger ships, cargo ships and tankers. The Restauration, credited with being the first modern Norwegian emigrant ship, sailed from Stavanger in 1825 with 52 passengers. Three-quarters of a million Norwegians would cross the Atlantic to the United State before the onset of the First World War in similarly converted cargo ships. Emigrants provided their own food and bedding. They slept in the holds, which were battened down during bad weather, leaving the “human cargo” (as Norwegians who chose to stay behind derided the quitters) to fend for themselves in squalor. Thus were planted the seeds of today’s world-beating Norwegian passenger tonnage.
Trade winds If the pressures of Norwegians leaving for a new world forced a revamp on the passenger side, changing trade patterns played a part in the emergence of the first “dry bulk carriers” and “reefers”. Norwegian ships became active in trading coffee, rice and copra (coconut), because wooden ships were thought to be ideal for keeping such cargoes dry. Norwegians became active on routes to Australia and the Far East in these trades; with the opening up of the Black Sea after the Crimean War, grain haulage also became big business. Return journeys usually carried fruit and salt, which continued to remain important for Norway’s fish industry. The need for proper holds for these diverse cargoes became more pronounced as Norwegians became active in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Probably the most important development of the late 19th century was the creation of the first “tanker” by Even Tollefsen of Nøtterøy. As American oilfields began springing up, Norwegians were active in trading to Europe, a growing
Practical solution Barrels, casks and cans were inadequate for the inflammable petroleum cargoes. Many had toyed with the idea of carrying fluids by ship; but it is captain Tollefsen who has been credited with finding a practical solution by refitting the barque Lindesnæs as a bulk tanker in 1887 for shipowner Gustav Hansen, who used the vessel to transport oil under charter to a French company. Records for 1880 put the Norwegian fleet at 7761 sailing ships, representing 1.52 million tonnes, ten times the total in 1835. Norway’s merchant fleet was said to be the world’s third largest, after Britain and the United States. But steam ships were fast becoming the norm due to higher reliability and shorter transit times. Norway was slow to catch on to the use of using new machinery technology, possibly because it lacked the necessary engineering expertise. It has also been argued since Norway was a small country, not a colonial power, and therefore felt no rush or pressing need to convert to steam. The “partownership” culture among shipping companies in Norway made it difficult for individual companies to raise enough capital to buy a second hand vessel, let alone to reach an internal consensus on the issue.
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The first schooners dedicated to fruit were probably developed in and around Kristiansand on the south coast during the mid-19th century. They gave the newfangled steam ships a run for their money right up until the 1880s, when the steamers also began to be adapted and specialised. However, sailing ships carried on until the outbreak of the First World War, transporting ice from lakes and glaciers for European fishermen eager to keep their catch fresh. As many as 400 ships and 4000 sailors were thought to be employed in this business.
market for petroleum thanks to the industrial revolution and the booming production of gaslights, stoves and steam engines in need of lubrication.
In any case, history shows the Norwegian shipping community was to pay dearly for this reluctance to embrace the new technology.
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It was during the new, heady era of freedom after Norway gained independence from Sweden in 1905 that the foundations of the modern shipping industry were laid. Nationhood had been a long time coming: roughly 400 years under the Danish yoke, and not quite another century under the Swedes. In 1909 the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association was born. It started life as a political body: in fact, its first chairman was none other than the Prime Minister, Christian Michelsen. A Bergen shipping luminary in his own right, Michelsen felt that the Swedish authorities had never understood the importance of shipping to Norway.
half, from 610,000 dwt to 280,000 dwt. Tonnage under steam fell by 29 per cent, while that of motor ships rose almost tenfold, from 13,000 to 113,000 dwt.
At the time of independence, nearly a third of Norway’s fleet was still under sail; by the outbreak of the First World War, sail accounted for a quarter of the deadweight tonnage, totalling 2.6 million dwt, but only 13 per cent of freight revenues.
There were reports of racketeering among shareholders of a few Norwegian shipping companies in the days leading up to the Armistice of 1918. They were said to have forced shipping companies to declare exorbitant dividends, often as high as 80 per cent, leaving them with no resources to invest in new tonnage once the war was over. However, in the immediate post-war years shipbuilding boomed albeit only to bust yet again.
End of an era The Norwegian reliance on wood was also on the wane, as iron and steel had been making inroads since the 1880s, initially as second-hand purchases from Britain. The war certainly hastened the end of the sailing ship era. Between 1914 and 1918, when 177 Norwegian sailing ships were torpedoed, total tonnage under sail dropped by more than
Throughout the conflict, Norway continued trading. In return for much-needed British coal the government had to agree that each shipload would be matched by incoming Norwegian cargoes such as copper ore and fish. This attracted the attention of German submarines, and the entry of the United States into the war in 1917 intensified the losses. Altogether, between 1914 and 1918 Norway lost 915 ships and 2123 seamen.
To begin with, as an incentive to replace lost tonnage the Norwegian government introduced legislation exempting insurance compensation payments on such losses from tax provided the proceeds were channelled into newbuilding contracted before 1921. Unfortunately, the scramble to build new ships ended with a collapse in freight rates.
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By 1920, harbour after harbour was clogged with laid-up tonnage. Many of the newbuilding contracts were indexed to freight rates, which had been sky-high when the deals were signed. Some of the biggest and oldest names in the industry went under. Their finest hour The owners responded with redundancies and wage freezes, which led in turn to the first trade union movement, complete with collective action, in the sector. Here the NSA came into its own. Perhaps its finest hour was the establishment in 1918 of a seafarers’ fund, endowed by owners’ contributions totalling a massive NOK 20 million, for the benefit of seamen (and their relatives) who had been involved in the war.
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Shipbrokers are credited with fuelling the next Norwegian shipping boom in the period between the two world wars. Norway’s Brokerage Act of 1818 stipulated that in
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appointing brokers the state should give preference to “such subjects as by mischance, through no fault of their own, have lost their capital in trade”. These are the words of Ludvig Stoud Platou, who was considered the righthand man of the then Danish crown prince, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and a forbear of Ragnar Stoud Platou, World War I veteran and founder in 1936 of R S Platou, today one of Norway’s largest shipbrokers. The Kristiania Skibsmæglerforbund, later the Oslo Shipbrokers’ Association, was formed in 1899 and the national equivalent, Norsk Skibsmæglerforbund (the Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association), in 1919. During this period most overseas chartering was arranged by London brokers directly with the Norwegian shipowners. However, as early as the 1880s Joachim Grieg of Bergen became an agent for a New York firm, bringing Norwegian shipowners into the West Indian banana trade with purpose-built steamers.
Rise of the brokers There are some obvious reasons why shipbrokers became so important at this stage. The First World War had forced Norway, like other neutral nations in Europe, to seek new supply channels and new opportunities for buying or chartering ships, through brokers and trading houses in the Americas. With so many notable shipowners ruined, it was also left to the brokers to invest in any surviving companies or to form new ones: it was not uncommon to find leading shipbrokers controlling much of any fleet they brokered. In effect, the broker became a precursor of what we would now call a “one-stop shop”. After the unprecedented post-war shipping bonanza, the slump of the early 1920s saw Norway’s position fall from fourth to seventh among the world’s maritime nations. What saved the industry was the growth in oil transport, the only sector showing any signs of life in a stagnant world economy. This, too, was largely the achievement of the brokers. Although leading shipowners like Wilhelm Wilhelmsen had invested in tankers before the First World War, it was only in the mid-1920s, when Swedish shipbuilders offered tanker contracts through Brokers such as A.O. Andersen with favourable financing that the trend began to take off. As well as Ragnar Platou, major players included
Severin Skougaard, Ragnvald Jacobsen, Hjalmar Bjørge, Blehr & Tenvig, Ole Schrøder, Johan G. Olsen, and Jørgen J. Lorentzen. Some brokers were instrumental in setting up new companies, often taking considerable stakes to swing the deals, many of which involved tight networks of family and friends. By 1932, the Norwegian tanker fleet had grown to 1.5 million gross tonnes, more than a sixth of the world’s total. At a time when the oil companies held three-quarters of the fleet, the Norwegian owners and brokers held a strong position in tanker chartering. In 1930-31 alone, no fewer than 78 new tankers were delivered, and as most of them were fixed on long term time charters, the owners found themselves in a favourable position notwithstanding the descent of the world economy into Depression. Old boys’ networks The networks of shipbrokers usually had exclusive or very close ties to a group of shipowners and shipyards. The relationship was often based on friendship, old family ties, local origin, and mutual financial interests, were to become typical of the Norwegian shipping industry. Shipowner Skougaard in Langesund, ordered new vessels from the local shipyard (Grenland Group now Agility Group), which at the time was owned by Hans P. Jacobsen (whose son was a shipowner and partowner of A.O Andersen). For better
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This system was not without benefit to the industry as a whole: the shipowners were more or less guaranteed reliable service and access to confidential information, while the brokers generated a steady income without having to waste too much effort on competition; and the profits were available for R&D and reinvestment. Arguably, the specialised knowledge of the market acquired by the old boys’ networks also enabled the Norwegian shipping industry to consolidate its international position in the years to come. Norway’s fleet now began to include such specialist ships as reefers, heavy-lift vessels and ore carriers. A unique series, developed by Oslo’s Olsen & Ugelstad, was the so-called “lake ships” which were narrow enough to traverse the St Lawrence River and slip through the locks into America’s Great Lakes. During the winter, the vessels doubled as fruitcarriers between the Mediterranean and northern Europe. Such developments signalled an important change of
course for the industry: from general tramp trade in small, low-grade tonnage to more selective, specialist transport... a pattern which has endured to this day. Smart operators Names such as Wilhelm Wilhelmsen and Fern Line (Fearnley & Eger and A.F. Klaveness) come to mind as pioneers of Norwegian liner trades. In 1939, an estimated 25 per cent of the Norwegian fleet, more than 300 ships aggregating 1 million gross tonnes, was engaged internationally in what is now known as “cross-trades”. What was remarkable about these deals was that the trades were not based on any domestic contracts, or on any state support. Norwegian liner operators were simply smart enough to be present with suitable ships wherever and whenever trade opportunities presented themselves... quite possibly thanks to the machinations of Norwegian shipbrokers. The foundations of Norwegian tanker activity can also be traced to the interregnum between the world wars. At that time petroleum was valued more for lighting than as a motor or heating fuel, and of course Norway did not produce any oil itself; but the business of transporting the stuff was becoming increasingly lucrative.
In 1914 the Norwegian tanker fleet totalled 11 vessels aggregating 50,000 dwt. Wilhelm Wilhelmsen was Norway’s largest tanker company, with nearly half of the total tonnage, four tankers on 10-year contracts to American oil companies. Wilhelmsen went on to acquire six more ships during the war.
One fortuitous development proved a shot in the arm for many Norwegian tanker owners. Anglo-Saxon Petroleum, Shell Oil’s transport division, was so keen to get rid of its new tonnage that it offered shipowners the opportunity to pay only £20,000 down on the £65,000 purchase price per ship, and offered to mortgage the balance out of its own pocket. Anglo-Saxon then chartered the ships for 10
The Anglo-Saxon charter back deal turned out to be a lifesaver for many Norwegian shipowners. It helped them survive the Great Depression in the 1930s while allowing new vessels to be contracted and serving as a practical training course in the tanker trade for owners and seamen alike. A tanker group was soon formed within the shipowners’ association, followed by the so-called “Schierwater” tanker pool, which for the first time sought to promote international cooperation among independent tanker owners. By the summer of 1939 the Norwegian fleet comprised 1982 ships aggregating 4.7 million gt, of which about 63 per cent was motor-powered. Tankers accounted for 272 ships and 2.72 million gt.
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Market collapse As the dry cargo freight market collapsed in 1920, some shipowners were able to get their contracts converted to tankers. That market, too, imploded at the end of the year; but output from the Arabian Gulf proved unstoppable, and by the mid-1920s the world tanker trade was recovering. Individual shipowners began to order tankers, a departure from the previous practice whereby oil companies contracted tonnage themselves. By 1927 Norway was reckoned to have the world’s third-largest tanker fleet, behind Britain and the United States, totalling 414,000 gt.
years. The offer was rebuffed by the more conservative shipowners; but others snapped it up. A.O. Andersen in particular brokered a number of deals on behalf of Norwegian shipowners, many of whom went on to become big ship-owning companies of today.
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When Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940, the occupiers telegraphed all merchant ships on the open seas to proceed to neutral harbours or return to the capital. But the Norwegian Seamen’s Union instructed members to ignore this order, and virtually all of the Norwegian fleet, on the initiative of individual captains, proceeded to Allied harbours. After Denmark’s capitulation on the same day, Britain summarily requisitioned the entire Danish fleet and transferred it to the British flag. Norway’s fleet was treated quite differently, however. The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (subsequently known as Nortraship, its telegraphic signature) was set up under licence from the King of Norway with joint headquarters in London and New York, assuming ownership of all merchant tonnage not already under German control. Nortraship was in effect the world’s largest shipping company. In fact, Norway’s most important strategic resource during the Second World War was its merchant fleet. But there was a heavy price to pay. The thousandodd ships, aggregating nearly four million gt, needed firm management, and Nortraship proved equal to the task. Operations were modelled on those of a modern shipping company with worldwide subsidiaries in allied harbours: London controlled tonnage on the Far Eastern and Asia routes while New York looked after the Americas.
The role of Nortraship seldom receives the recognition it deserves. These vessels, the tankers in particular, were of incalculable importance to the Allies, carrying nearly a third of the oil and petrol supplied to Britain during the war, and on occasion accounting for half the total shipments. According to Philip Noel-Baker, parliamentary secretary to the British Minister of War Transport and subsequently a Nobel Peace laureate, the Norwegian tanker fleet meant as much to Britain’s war effort as the legendary Spitfires in the 1940 Battle of Britain. Of course, such valour was attained at a high cost. According to Nortraship’s records, 694 Norwegian ships aggregating nearly 2.3 million gt, 47 per cent of the total fleet and 34 per cent of the pre-war tonnage, were sunk. By liberation in 1945, the Norwegian merchant fleet was estimated at 1378 ships aggregating 2.7 million gt; 3734 Norwegian merchant mariners were among the 50,000 Allied seamen who had lost their lives. New horizons For shipbrokers, the post-war period presented a range of difficulties. The exigencies of war had forced owners and charterers to widen their horizons, cultivating international contacts more assiduously and travelling more frequently, even as new communications technologies came into their own. The brokers had to reconsider their role to take account of the new global realities. After the war, foreign shipowners increasingly asked Norwegian shipyards to build ships similar to Norwegianowned vessels that they had seen elsewhere in the world.
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It was equally common for a Norwegian shipowner to contract a vessel in a third country, take delivery, trade somewhere else, and eventually dispose of the tonnage... without its ever having entered Norwegian waters.
A. O. Andersen subsequently expanded this concept into a regular liner service in tandem with British partners. Similar entrepreneurial activity by Norwegian companies was evident in the car carrier and container ship markets.
NSA likes to say that Norwegian shipping was globalised before the word was invented.
Culture clash Another important factor in the post-war development of Norwegian shipping has been politics: here, as elsewhere in Scandinavia, social democratic administrations have been predominant. As a result of the culture clash between the interventionist politicians and the free-market capitalists of the open seas, generations of shipowners have complained that government support for the industry seems to range from lukewarm to non-existent.
The modern industry is based on its reputation for providing the market with efficient transport solutions, a legacy of the post-war developments in special trade. One example is the parcel tanker trade, pioneered by the firm of A. O. Andersen, which was established in 1913 in Copenhagen, but taken over and moved to Oslo in 1922 by Severin Skougaard and Ragnvald Jacobsen. Later, Capt. Rudolf Histand, Andersen’s technical consultant, had developed plans for specialist tankers designed to carry several grades of oil simultaneously as far back as 1944. Three contracts based on these plans were placed at Sweden’s Götaverken shipyard, with whom A.O. Andersen had an exclusive broker arrangement, and the 8800 dwt Svansås, delivered in August 1949, is said to have been the world’s first parcel tanker.
An early example was a spat between shipowners and the erstwhile Nortraship in the late 1940s over division of war-time profits, which was resolved with the shipowners getting just over half. In the meantime, orders as in 1919, following the First World War had surged. As early as 1946, ships totalling two million gt were contracted, representing an investment of NOK 2.3 billion. With the shipowners primed to order even more tonnage, the government decided to intervene.
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licence was made compulsory for any new or second-hand ship entering Norway, and all financing was required to be secured in advance in foreign currency, even if the company had Norwegian kroner in a local bank. Finally, in 1948, the government in effect banned all overseas shipbuilding by denying such deals the necessary import licence. Norwegian shipowners were livid. They argued that the cost to the nation in lost freight revenues was higher than any savings in foreign exchange. Then, from 1950, the owners began to lose income because they lacked sufficient tonnage to capitalise on the opportunities thrown up by the Korean War. The government lifted the ban on contracting at foreign yards; but the foreign-financing requirement remained on dry cargo vessels until 1952, and on tankers until as late as 1969. Recruitment crisis One particular consequence of the social democratic hegemony, the rise of the welfare state during the latter half of the 20th century, often gets the blame for a problem that looks all too likely to become chronic: the crisis in maritime education and recruitment, of officers in particular. For previous generations of Norwegians, shipping was simply in the blood. Everyone had an uncle, grandfather or neighbour who had made or still made a living at sea. But once free schooling was available to all, irrespective of income or social status, the ranks of teenage apprentice seamen began to dwindle. Shipowners complained that it was becoming difficult to find recruits of the right age or any at all.
The crewing shortage is often attributed to external shocks such as the Six Days’ War of 1967 and the onset of recession in 1973; but the crisis had probably been brewing for some years. For one thing, as many more Norwegian ships no longer called at Norwegian harbours, shipowners became increasingly reluctant to cover the high transport costs of flying crew home. The average length of service and time spent at sea dropped steadily through the 1950s and the 1960s: today, the majority of the Norwegian merchant fleet never calls at a Norwegian port, but cross trades between third countries. By the 1970s, paradoxically, the average age of Norwegian seamen was also falling rapidly as word spread that the shipowners were desperate for crews, and any youngster with a taste for adventure and in need of cash could satisfy both at a stroke by taking a short-term job at sea during the summer holidays. At the same time, however, the wages of seafarers began to rise. Whereas in the 1950s a Norwegian seaman could earn more on a Liberian-registered ship, by the end of the 1960s Norwegian seafarers were drawing similar wages to shorebased employees, while often working fewer hours. These developments were to generate further complications as shipowners turned to lower-wage countries in their search for manpower. Boom and bust Around 1970, the ships got larger, spot market rates went through the roof and there was big money to be made again. As the Suez Canal closed down, thanks to the revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, which had established tankers as the backbone of the Norwegian merchant fleet,
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the right ships were available at just the right time to make a killing. At this point, the competitive advantage enjoyed by Norwegian owners of very large crude carriers started to drive a wedge between the traditional, conservative Norwegian shipowner and the brash new breed of businessman. Many felt that the human side of shipping was neglected in the scramble for a fast buck. The times were so good that surely, this time, they would last forever....
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The start of the Yom Kippur War changed everything and resulted in the crash of 1973. The Organization of Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) doubled oil prices overnight; oil-consuming countries curbed imports. Eventually, the Suez Canal reopened. A great many vessels ordered in haste during the boom times lay idle as tanker rates collapsed.
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The impact on Norwegian shipbrokers was equally dramatic. As owners were forced to scale down their businesses, or leave them altogether, the brokers found their own business base eroding. In order to survive, they had to change. For many, this meant forming subsidiaries abroad, in the United States, Australia, and particularly in the fast-growing ASEAN region: Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. The years between 1973 and 1987 saw what the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association describes as a “profound structural change” in Norway, as in other traditional shipping nations.
The government set up a new body, the Guarantee Institute, to take over the assets and liabilities of the beleaguered shipowners. But the Institute proved inadequate to the challenge and ended up itself being liquidated in 1981, at great cost to the taxpayer. This may well have been Norwegian shipping’s darkest hour. A new breed In the meantime, a new breed of shipowner was emerging. Previously, Norwegian shipping had been almost exclusively a national industry, involving Norwegian crews sailing Norwegian-owned ships under the Norwegian flag. As cheaper flags proliferated, and the cost of hiring Norwegian seamen rose, the market began to see such nationalistic principles as an unaffordable luxury. From the early 1980s, with the global shipping industry still plagued by overcapacity, Norwegian shipowners saddled with high costs and expensive crews increasingly felt they had no option but to “flag out”. This once-mighty nation of seafarers, suffered a kind of national humiliation as one shipping company after another chose to sail under foreign flags of convenience. In 1983, as the number of laid-up ships reached record levels, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association faced a virtual stampede of members seeking to flag out. The numbers of defections rose steadily, from 54 in 1981 to 130 in 1984 to 223 in 1986, by which time the Norwegianflagged fleet had dwindled from 38.2 million dwt to 16.9m in the four years from 1982.
Companies had to undergo a series of tortuous legal formalities in order to obtain a flagging-out permit from the shipowners’ association. One executive responsible for this process later recalled with irony being congratulated by his superiors on his “success”. Turning point By 1986, matters were so out of hand that the industry became desperate for some mechanism that would enable shipowners to remain “Norwegian” while recruiting abroad. The solution was the establishment in 1987 of a parallel register, the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS), still regarded by all concerned the turning point in modern Norwegian shipping. The original idea for NIS is thought to have been proposed in 1984 by the late Norwegian-American shipping guru Erling Dekke Næss. Details were thrashed out in two government White Papers and a committee chaired by Det Norske Veritas’ Egil Abrahamsen.
Maritime Forum But ultimately, seamen’s unions and shipowners agreed to cooperate on such issues as pay, working conditions and
Even the ITF was said to be impressed by the degree of protection Norwegian law offered to foreign seafarers sailing on Norwegian-flag ships. Other safeguards included measures to weed out substandard tonnage, e.g. mandatory inspection of ships older than 12 years. Predictably, the nationally-owned merchant fleet now began to expand again: from 24 million dwt in 1986 to 55 million dwt of which 75 per cent was registered under NIS in 1991. A system of tax incentives encouraged small private investors to buy stakes in shipping companies, which also became popular institutional investments. However, a tax reform in 1992 closed that loophole, while increasing the tax burden on the shipping companies themselves. NIS tonnage began to fall from its 1992 high of 1516 vessels and 54 million dwt. The decline was to continue. Norwegian controlled NIS tonnage dropped from 896 vessels of 39.2 million dwt in 1992 to 686 ships of 30.8 million dwt at the end of 1996. Norway’s foreign-flagged tonnage, on the other hand, increased from 365 vessels of 13.2 million dwt to 506 vessels of 16.9 million dwt over the same period. By mid-1996 the total fleet was down to 1393 ships of 47 million dwt.
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All concerned insisted that the aim was not to establish a “cheap flag regime” but to ensure that as much as possible of the national fleet remained under Norwegian control in Norway. After a delay caused by a change of government in the mid-1980s, and in the face of some parliamentary opposition, NIS came into being in July 1987. However, doubts remained as to the soundness of the project, on ethical as well as economic ground: at one stage, NIS even faced the threat of designation as a flag of convenience by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).
operating safety standards, including “a strong Norwegian element of maritime competence” in large part through the work of the Maritime Forum, which describes itself as a foundation “engaged in bringing the urgent needs of the maritime industry, Norwegian seafarers and offshore into the political limelight”.
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The landmark 1996 tonnage tax reform, although in the works for years, made waves in the shipping community. Following the example of the Netherlands and Greece, the government decided to change the basis on which shipowners were taxed. Briefly, taxation would be calculated by weight instead of income. Shipping companies were exempted from corporate income tax and were obliged instead to pay only a minimal tonnage tax based on the weight hauled by their vessels, irrespective of the bottom line. There was one condition: that profit must be reinvested and not distributed as dividends. This was seen as a critical competitive advantage, compensating for many of the difficulties following from the 1992 reform. The rationale for the reform was that shipping, a truly international industry facing a unique competitive environment, needed incentives if it was to survive as a “national” industry. Otherwise, it was all too easy for the owners to sail away to more favourable economic climes. The impact of this legislation was striking: over the next two years, several hundred ships were added to the Norwegian fleet, the number of Norwegian seafarers rose by 3,500, and another 4,000 had trained for a maritime career. By the end of 2001, total Norwegian tonnage had risen from 1393 ships of 47 million dwt to 1718 ships of 49 million dwt.
The tonnage tax regime in 1996 was enacted in June, on the longest day of the year. The day has a special joy in Norway, the land of the Midnight Sun. Indeed, celebrations continued well into the night – or should we say endless day – when the new tax policy was enacted. However, the days start getting shorter from that point. As life all too painfully reminds us, matters eventually started going downhill for the shipping industry as well, and Norway found itself in the position where it had to keep up, if not catch up, with its maritime rivals in Europe. For a variety of reasons, the number of ships under Norwegian flag and the intake of new graduates into maritime vocational training resumed their decline in 2001. For something that began with such fanfare, such promise, why was progress so rudely halted? Because rival maritime countries in the European Union had taken note of the Norwegian success story, and lost no time in devising similar policies of their own. Norway was slow to react; and it was partly as a result of this complacency that the industry found itself at a competitive disadvantage. The government White Paper of 2003-04 on shipping and Norwegian maritime industries noted that “the relative importance of the shipping sector in Norway has declined as the petroleum sector has grown”. Although gross freightage still accounted for more than 40 per cent of total service exports, and the maritime sector for 6-9 per cent of GDP, the shipping industry’s share of traditional exports had more than halved since 1970, while the proportion of value creation generated by Norway’s international fleet had fallen from about nine per cent in 1965-70 to less than two per cent.
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On the issue of taxation, the government conceded that “a marked increase in the use of more favourable tax schemes” by Norway’s rivals, plus aggressive recruitment of Norwegian shipping companies by some of those countries, had combined with support measures for domestic seafarers in Europe to whittle away at the benefits conferred by the 1996 taxation policy. Moreover, as a result of changes to the taxation regime in successive national budgets since 1996, most taxation was no longer linked to tonnage but to income even as so many EU countries had gone in the other direction.
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The government had to address what the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association described as the need “to align the Norwegian system with the arrangements found in Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain”. The White Paper also proposed cuts in Norway’s wealth tax, and its eventual abolition, with the aim of stimulating private ownership. Other initiatives were discussed in White Papers on Taxation and on Oil and Gas Activities.
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In response to the White Papers, the industry intensified its demands for: • A European-style tonnage tax system and competitive tax rates. • Clarification of schemes for Norwegian seafarers in connection with the introduction of a competence model. • Restoration of the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) as a top-class competitive register, and the gradual expansion of the NIS trading area. • Statutory net wage for seafarers in competitively sensitive areas of the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR) and for officers in NIS. • EU regulations for Norwegian yards. • Action to promote and intensify maritime research, under the auspices of Innovation Norway among others. • Introduction of EU-standard depreciation rates on machines and supplies. Many of these improvements were subsequently adopted by a large parliamentary majority, finally putting Norway’s tonnage tax on an even footing with European tonnage taxation. In a further move the government appointed an expert commission, chaired by Professor Guttorm
Schjelderup of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen, to review Norway’s tonnage tax system and recommend steps to enhance alignment with systems in Europe. Nevertheless, then-NSA Director General Marianne Lie deplored the fact that “despite a flourishing international marketplace Norwegian shipowners are steadily losing ground”. Not very long ago, she noted, Norwegian companies had accounted for about 10 per cent of global merchant tonnage on order, a figure that subsequently fell to 2.7 per cent. In just a few years, the merchant fleet had dropped from third to fifth largest in the world; and at one point Norway’s was the only merchant fleet in Europe with negative growth. “Norway,” she concluded, “must take a stand!” The appointment of a Shipping Taxation Committee was an effort to meet some of these challenges and establish a long-term maritime political framework for the industry. However, the committee’s report, issued in March 2006 as a second White Paper, suggested there was still some way to go. Among the new committee’s proposals: • Shipping should be subject to ordinary company taxation on net profits. • Companies subject to the shipping tax regime should pay the previously deferred taxes, albeit over an “acceptable” time period.
• Grants for the employment of seamen and the special tax deduction for seamen should be abolished. • Norway’s controlled foreign corporation (CFC) rules, known as NOKUS, should be tightened. (CFC rules are designed to control companies operating out of, or moving to, low tax countries and tax havens.) According to the Norwegian international law firm Wikborg Rein, adopting these proposals would mean “a serious aggravation of the general conditions for Norwegian shipping”. However, the committee’s recommendations were far from unanimous, and there seemed little prospect of a consensus in the near future. The tonnage tax regime was amended as of 1 January 2007 and approved, subject to certain conditions, by the European Surveillance Authority (ESA) on 3 December 2008. By that time, according to Lloyd’s List, the changes were already causing serious problems for some of Norway’s largest owners, “largely due to the government’s call on existing tonnage tax members to repay dividends they have retained under the scheme for more than a decade”. This measure, the report continued, had “forced more than 60 Norwegian tonnage tax participants since the retroactive end of the scheme ... to weigh up the cost of staying in or pulling out and paying ordinary taxes”. As the first in a series of legal challenges brought by shipping companies against the government came to court, NSA Director General and CEO Sturla Henriksen reiterated his view that the new tax regime imposed
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an “extraordinary burden” on the industry during an exceptionally difficult economic period. Reuters reported that “numerous companies have called the new tax a betrayal of a 1996 deal, meant to keep them competitive under the Norwegian flag”. Three companies – BW Gas, Farstad Shipping and Bergshav Management – decided to take the government to court. After diverging rulings from two courts of first instance, the matter was eventually consolidated and appeared before the Supreme Court. The apex court disqualified some of its judges from hearing the matter because of technical conflicts, leaving a bench of 11 judges to make the decision, even as it placed the case on the fast track.
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In February 2010, the Supreme Court concluded that transitional rules issued by Parliament in 2007 breached paragraph 97 of the Constitution, which prohibits the authorities from implementing legislation retroactively. The verdict was by the wafer thin majority of 6-5. Nonetheless, it was a huge victory for Norway’s shipowners. This put an end to a 20-year-long tax battle, and shipowners could live with the transitional regulations adopted in the revised national budget of 2010.
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Genesis in the EU To better understand the context of the Norwegian Supreme Court verdict in 2010, it would be helpful to look at some recent precedents in Brussels. Many of the challenges facing the national shipping industries in the EU, Norway and elsewhere are linked to the increasing presence of flag of convenience registries on the international scene. In response to these difficulties, the EU has endorsed a variety of proposals, most notably the tonnage tax and the suspension of personal and social security obligations on the part of the seafarer. Much of the debate over the future of Norway’s maritime sector has focused on how much weight the government should give to the EU’s proposals.
In his monograph “Transport policies of the European Union”, Paul K. Lyons sums up the EU guidelines on state aid for ship operators as follows: “The economic prosperity of the European Union depends on a competitive and buoyant maritime sector. Not only is there significant national and international trade by sea within the Community itself which the Commission is attempting to encourage in the interests of sustainable mobility but roughly 90 per cent of its trade with the rest of the world is carried by ship. Moreover, the shipping and related shore industries are major sources of employment. “However, Community operators have been faced, in recent years, with increasing pressures. Rival shipping companies are often insulated from market forces thanks to non-commercial advantages conferred on them by their national governments. Moreover, access to cargoes is regularly restricted because of protectionist measures imposed by many countries. Consequently, there has been a progressive decline in the merchant fleet registered in the Community since the 1970s (despite a brief rally in the 1980s), as owners, desperate to cut costs, have switched to cheaper third country open registers.” Non-binding guidelines The European Commission did consider drafting binding rules to bring about more convergence in the approaches of the various member states, but, taking account of the strong resistance to harmonisation in many countries (as later demonstrated by the partial failure of the single currency project and the rejection of the proposed Constitution), it chose instead simply to issue new guidelines. The main emphasis of the new orientations, published in June 1997, was on the reduction of labour costs. They allowed Member States to exempt Community shipping from all social security and income tax liabilities relating to Community-based seafarers. In view of the need to promote maritime expertise, the guidelines also permitted subsidies for training, provided
they fulfilled general criteria in terms of proportionality, non-discrimination and transparency. Various incentive schemes at the level of corporate taxation were also allowed. Although the rules apply in principle to EU-flagged shipping only, the guidelines provide scope for tax relief, on an exceptional basis, for EU-based shipowners whose vessels are flying the flag of a third country, in order to prevent such companies transferring their management outside the Union. Unlike previous guidelines, the 1997 measures also set out the conditions by which aid to cover the costs of operating under public service obligations can be granted. Such obligations can, for example, be imposed for scheduled services to ports serving peripheral regions in the EU where normal market forces would not guarantee an adequate service. The contract for operating such services, and the compensation involved, can however only be granted following an adequate public tendering procedure.
So far, so good In June 2011, Parliament also confirmed the details of the new shipping tax regime. This was of critical importance
Also in 2011, two reports commissioned by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association thoroughly documented the value created by the maritime cluster, in terms of employment, revenues, innovation and business development. In the National Budget for 2012, the government proposed that the main lines of maritime policy continue unchanged through the government’s maritime strategy, ”Steady as she goes”. The government has prioritised stable framework conditions and stability for shipping companies and Norwegian seafarers. This is important in order to allow Norway to take advantage of the major opportunities for increased value creation and more maritime jobs along the entire coastline of the country, and if the Norwegian maritime industry is to strengthen its international position. Reactions on the ground, however, were mixed, with some pundits saying the decision came too late and offered too little. Economically, too, the verdict had its nuances. The new regime gave owners a choice between the previous 28 per cent tax bracket and a move to the new 7 per cent regime being phased in over three years. This did not prevent some companies from booking big losses in their annual accounts for the year. Experts also said the overall global economic travails, which have caused the industry as a whole to bleed red ink for the past few years, nullified any hypothetical advantages offered by the new system.
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By as early as 1999, most of the member states had either revised or were in the process of revising their national aid schemes in accordance with these guidelines, and some states, such as Denmark and Greece, had reported finding them effective. As we have seen, Norway eventually followed suit in December 2007, when parliament finally adopted the new tax regime under which owners were subject to a near-zero taxation rate (0.6 per cent), on a par with tonnage tax regimes in EU countries, but in return would have to repay over a 10-year period taxes totalling NOK 14 billion from which they had been exempted for the previous eleven years. At this point then NSA director Marianne Lie, who had campaigned vigorously against the changes, announced her resignation; but the sector as a whole appeared ready to accept the trade-off ... at least until the seriousness of the economic crisis became apparent.
to the industry. During the autumn government budget process, the industry managed to avoid tightening of the shipping tax regime and of the refund scheme for seafarers. Moreover, in October 2011, the Ministry of Finance made the decision that crane ships, IMR vessels and intervention vessels in the petroleum industry are to be regarded as qualified and legal assets within the shipping tax regime. This was contrary to what the Norwegian Directorate of Tax concluded 2 years earlier, since these vessels can now be moved from the ordinary tax regime and instead be included in the Norwegian shipping tax regime. National framework conditions are very important to the maritime industry and directly affect the shipping industry’s contribution to Norwegian trade and industry in many ways.
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Norway’s pioneering success in the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel that powers a handful of offshore support vessels and ferries plying coastal business has become a role model in no less an economic superpower than the United States of America. The advent of the North American Emissions Control Area, which follows Europe’s port state implementation of SOx and NOx limitations a few years earlier, will force US and Canadian shipowners to change habits of a lifetime almost overnight. It has served as the catalyst for a few Norwegian visionaries, notably the Norwegian-American entrepreneur Per Heidenreich and the classification society Det Norske Veritas, to propose that all US short sea shipping (domestic and international) and offshore support activities in the Gulf of Mexico should consider a phased-in switch to LNG as a marine fuel. If this were to happen, pollution caused by ships and traffic logjams caused by trucks on US thruways and highways would both be substantially mitigated. It is a different matter that because of political tub-thumping in the US, these initiatives are unlikely to go anywhere fast. What is noteworthy here is the example set by Norway. Conversely, Norway could learn from the US and Canada in enacting the same COFR (Certificate of Financial Responsibility), which will reduce the financial burden on the state coffers in case of a major accident. As one of the world’s leading maritime nations, Norway is eminently well qualified to lead international environmental action in the shipping industry. A highquality and eco-friendly fleet is a hallmark of Norway’s own shipping sector.
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association has spent some years refining the concept of eco-friendly shipping and consolidating its leading position in addressing such issues. Its formal environmental policy, dating from 2007, notes that Norwegian shipping is founded on long traditions, high competency and excellent seamanship. The aim is to build on these traditions and be on the cutting edge in a modern, competitive and sustainable industry. In addition, the “environmental vision” of the sector is that “Norwegian shipping and the offshore contracting industry shall not release environmentally harmful emissions into the sea or the air”. The NSA lobbies “for more research and development in this area and for this research to be translated into measurable outcomes”. Maritime transport is on the whole more environmentally friendly than many other modes of transport. Nevertheless, Norwegian policies embrace all aspects of the industry, from building, operating, maintaining and recycling ships, to the development of new legal guidelines and framework conditions for shipping at national and international levels. The NSA identifies the most important motivating factors behind its environmental policy as the conviction that Norwegian shipping can and should play a leading role in meeting market demands for environment-friendly maritime transport, and that the industry as a whole bears a responsibility for the environment. Basic precepts This approach means that the industry and, in many if not most cases, government policy must accept a number of basic precepts, ethical as well as environmental. The precautionary principle, for example, dictates that industry must avoid taking unproven risks when it comes to the environment in favour of “solutions which we are confident nature can sustain”. According to the
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cradle-to-grave principle, on the other hand, all stages of a product’s life cycle, in this case a ship, must be sustainable. The goal is to ensure that environmental impact is minimised from the shipyard, through its working life, to break-up when the vessel is taken out of service. A third principle, of transparency, is perhaps more often associated with corporate governance than environmental protection. The aim here is to pinpoint aspects of ownership so that environmental offenders can be identified. More generally, international regulations, technological development, innovation and “willingness to invest in new solutions” are seen as vital aspects of an industry-wide green policy. These activities involve regular contact with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations body responsible for developing international shipping regulations and conventions, and international shipowners’ organisations such as the International Chamber of Shipping and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA). Additionally, the development of safety-related regulations is pursued, both nationally and internationally, through the relevant ministries, directorates and inspectorates, in particular the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA). Green standards Although maritime transport is a relatively minor source of marine pollution, environmental standards in the shipping industry make an important contribution to improving the conditions of the oceans.
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international controls. In some cases, as with harmful releases of oil and chemicals, the need is for closer compliance with regulations: tightened inspection regimes, increased limits of liability for emissions, commercial conditions stimulating quality shipping, and more oil reception facilities in ports. Environmentally hazardous fouling inhibitors, for example, are to be abolished through an international ban on the use of the hazardous micropollutant tributyltin (TBT), an endocrine disrupter in some marine species. When it comes to the risk of spreading undesirable organisms through ballast water, the aim is to develop new treatments as well as regulations for preventative measures in port and at sea. In the struggle to control greenhouse gases, it is notable that international shipping represents no more than three per cent of the global volume of these emissions. The consensus is that more efficient combinations of the various modes of transport will contribute to lower emissions and will therefore almost certainly involve a shift towards a greater share of goods transport by shipping. Research and development into alternative technologies such as fuel cells and gas will be another important factor. Among the priority areas for the NSA is the need for stricter rules on atmospheric emissions (greenhouse gas emissions in particular), working through the IMO with a view to preventing other international or regional institutions from imposing arrangements that may undermine a level playing field in international shipping. The use of natural gas and hydrogen as fuel will also reduce a wide range of harmful emissions. Recent developments on greenhouse gas emissions are briefly recapitulated in the next section. Additional concerns include implementation of the Ballast Water Convention, which requires the installation of treatment systems for ballast water for new and subsequently for existing ships, and reduction in the risk of environmental accidents.
The NSA’s Contingency Planning Secretariat works with the authorities on a range of issues including piracy, war, terrorism, armed conflict and sabotage. Transporting goods by sea is more energy-efficient and environment-friendly than by road. Sea transport also reduces pressure on roads, the risk of accidents, and noise. Towards this end, the NSA favours renewal of the short sea fleet and the development of modern and efficient transport solutions, including more efficient ports and vessels. Ship recycling has become a major issue in recent years. When it is no longer technically justifiable or profitable to operate a ship, it should be scrapped in such a way as to make the greatest number of components and materials available for recycling and re-use. Many scrapping yards apply highly inadequate measures to protect their employees and the environment from hazardous materials.
standard for ships: (1) the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), for new ships, and (2) the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships. The regulations apply to all ships of and above 400 gross tonnage and entered into force 1 January 2013. Flexibilities exist in the initial period of up to six and a half years after the entry into force, when the IMO may waive the requirement to comply with the EEDI for certain new ships, such as those that are already under construction. Norway has over the years steadfastly supported an international framework, and the NSA is a leading contributor to global efforts in this direction. As the NSA’s 2011 annual report noted: “[The association] has been working for a long time towards common international CO2 emissions regulations. An internationally binding agreement is important, not least in order to avoid regional and national solutions, which would be to the detriment of both the climate and the industry.”
Climate change and greenhouse gases Shipping is under pressure from nation states as well as environmental activists to alleviate the problems caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The industry contributes only 3 per cent of these emissions, or twice the contribution of a country like Australia. As a rule of thumb, 3 per cent is a perfectly acceptable, even laudable, number. However, shipping’s association with money is an underlying reason why the world expects the industry to bear a much higher proportionate cost.
Elsewhere on the emissions front, Norway has encouraged “green thinking” in its own shipping cadres by exempting offshore service vessels powered by LNG from the national tax on carbon emissions.
A greenhouse gas study conducted by the IMO in 2009 concluded that shipping CO2 emissions could be reduced by 25 per cent to 75 per cent over current levels through “technical and operational measures”. This goal is easier to achieve in ships yet to be built. To this end, the IMO in July 2011 introduced energy efficiency standards for new ships delivered in 2013 and later. This should meaningfully reduce CO2 emissions in the years and decades ahead. MARPOL Annex VI, Chapter 4 introduces two mandatory mechanisms intended to ensure an energy efficiency
Cradle-to-grave Norway’s proactive work on ship emissions speaks to the founding principles of the NSA. An important feature of this commitment is the ‘holistic’ approach.
Separately, a new 2011-17 agreement on nitrogen oxide (NOx), another pollutant emitted by marine bunker fuels, was hammered out and signed by the national authorities and the industry, with both parties expressing satisfaction with the terms.
The environment must be a consideration at the design stage of a ship in order to reduce environmental impact as much as possible during building, operation and phasingout. This is the cradle-to-grave principle. Information about the materials, chemicals and other substances used in building the ship should follow the ship with a view to ensuring more appropriate scrapping procedures.
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Much of the credit for persuading the IMO to develop a new convention on the scrapping of ships to make the process safer and greener can be claimed by the NSA and the Norwegian government. The process started in 1999. Ten years later, in May 2009, more than 60 governments met in Hong Kong to approve just such a convention.
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After the adoption of new conventions, it may take a very long time before they have been ratified by enough countries to enter into force. In general, responsible shipping interests want such conventions to enter into force, which often means exerting pressure on flag states for their timely ratification. Clearly, improving conditions and addressing the challenges facing us can be difficult. Environmental measures are efficient only if all nations follow the same rules. Such rules can be laid down only by supranational bodies such as the EU and IMO and implemented only with the cooperation of member states.
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One example of this process is the EU’s strategy for the protection of the marine environment, as part of an integrated ocean policy. The objective is to obtain a certain environmental standard in the EU by 2021. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive, adopted in June 2008, contains no specific tightening of emission requirements, but foresees a process in which the EU’s sea areas are divided into four regions: the Baltic Sea, the northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The countries around every region will identify emissions and propose action to attain the objective by 2021. Proposals are to be based on consequence and cost-benefit analyses. Another EU strategy for limiting atmospheric emissions aims to ensure that, by 2020, air quality will neither have negative effects on, nor constitute a threat to, human health and the environment. All sources of emission are involved, including ships, and revisions to national emission limits may well involve stricter requirements for the maritime sector, particularly as recent studies suggest that limiting air pollution from ships is a more cost-effective way of meeting EU air quality targets than tightening controls on land-based sources.
The NSA makes a point of organizing at least one seminar every year on the most important environmental challenges facing shipping companies, and how these can be met. Topics might typically include atmospheric emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx), experiences in the use of TBT-free fouling inhibitors, and IMO requirements for ballast water, ship recycling and greenhouse gas emissions. Some presentations are likely to concern projects receiving financial support from the NSA’s environmental research programme. Norway’s shipping and offshore contracting industry considers itself a world leader in quality and environmental standards. The NSA has urged the industry to adopt a “zero emissions” target, i.e. an end to the release of all environmentally harmful emissions to sea or the air in accordance with its responsibility to strive for more ecofriendly transport solutions. Realising a vision The Norwegian government, as it happens, has been one of the first to propose and/or adopt a range of targets in most if not all sectors. The challenge for shipping, as for others, is to work out how the vision is to be translated into strategies and practical measures. Such a goal would impose demands on the shipping industry to focus specifically on reducing and ultimately eliminating all environmentally hazardous emissions from its activities. The key drivers in this work are, on the one hand, promoting the development of more environmentally effective technologies and, on the other, leading the construction of an international legislative framework that ensures that all emissions contribute to sustainable development. These processes must take account of what is feasible in terms of technology and what is reasonable in terms of society. The framework conditions must also be designed so that environmentally friendly vessels are competitive. Meeting the target would also involve putting pressure on international organisations such as the IMO for more stringent global regulation of shipping emissions. Norway’s
prominence as a maritime nation helps in its efforts to influence the decision-making process. Following two reports commissioned by the shipowners “as potential input for the IMO process” a study of biofuels for domestic and short sea shipping in cooperation with the Zero Emission Resource Organisation (ZERO), and a review of the benefits and drawbacks of various marketbased mechanisms for international shipping by the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO), in 2008 the association fired an opening round in the campaign by calling for the introduction of an international emission trading scheme for shipowners. Ideally, such a scheme would be set up by the IMO under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In Norway, you can find several specialised management consulting firms which service the maritime industry after disaster strikes. Their expertise is usually called in during large environmental disasters which require the latest technical advice. Salvage scenarios and clean-up scenarios after a major vessel oil spill or grounding are some of their areas of expertise. The consultants also work on behalf of government departments as independent consultants, evaluating disaster management. During the “M/V Full City” incident in Southern Norway, many technical environmental consultants were involved by both private and public interests. Rambøll, Norconsult, Propel, and Price Waterhouse were some of the consultants involved with the “Full City” grounding at Såstein Island.
The Heyerdahl Award The NSA is especially proud of its biennial “Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award”, which aims to draw attention to and encourage involvement in this field. The $100,000 award, co-sponsored by the NSA with Det Norske Veritas, Gard, Skuld, Nor-Shipping and
Candidates for the Heyerdahl Award must have distinguished themselves to the benefit of the marine environment, for example by carrying out or helping to carry out new environmental measures in the candidate’s own operations that are not imposed on those operations by any government agency, or by developing new environmental measures that are feasible and financially sustainable. Ideally, such measures should combine the interests of the environment with improved profitability. There have been six winners since the award was established in 1999: • The Green Award Foundation, a Dutch foundation that has established its own international environmental certificate for shipping (2001). • TOPF, the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, for its efforts in connection with the Prestige accident, and for the dissemination and management of expertise concerning oil pollution response at sea (2003). • NYK Lines, a leading Japanese shipping company, for its “remarkable commitment to ceaselessly improving its environmental performance” (2005). • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), for its “commitment to improving the environmental standards in the shipping industry” and in particular reducing sulphur dioxide emissions (2007).o • Farstad Shipping, for the company’s “high environmental ambitions, proactive approach to managing environmental issues, and installation of innovative and more eco-friendly systems on board their vessels” (2009). • Eidesvik, for the group’s adaption of fuel cell technology in offshore service vessels and use of LNG (2011). It is often overlooked that in 1969 and 1970 Thor Heyerdahl sent the United Nations two reports on the pollution of the Atlantic Ocean based on observations made during his celebrated expeditions with the RA I and RA II papyrus rafts. The reports helped form the background to some of the earliest international efforts to improve the state of the ocean, which led to the formation of the IMO.
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There are also some private think-tank organisations that perform research and advocacy concerning maritime topics which aims to assist the Norwegian Maritime industry and Norwegian policymakers. One such organisation which stands out is the Skagerrak Foundation an independent professional body aiming to reduce society’s vulnerability to disasters and accidents which involves serious consequences for life, health, property and the environment.
TradeWinds, is open to “operators in the maritime industry, representatives of the environmental movement or others who have made extraordinary contributions to work on maritime environmental issues”.
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Shipping experts recognise that the true depth to which shipping is entrenched in a nation’s trade is gauged by the presence of a “maritime cluster” Norway’s shipping industry, too, is often discussed in terms of a national “maritime cluster”, an expression describing the entire community of related activities associated with the sector, which analysts repeatedly characterise as one of the nation’s most internationally competitive. The industry falls more or less naturally into nine geographical areas, themselves often described as “clusters”, roughly corresponding to the regional chapters of the national Maritime Forum: • • • • • • • • •
Oslo, comprising Akershus, Østfold, Oppland and Hedmark counties Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold (BTV) Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder Stavanger region Haugaland/Sunnhordland Bergen region Møre og Romsdal Sør Trøndelag and Nord Trøndelag Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
These regional centres of industry are the basis for the trade and industry ministry’s assertion, in its most recent national maritime strategy for further development and growth in the sector, that Norway aims to maintain its status as “a world-leading maritime nation” and that the maritime industry continues to set its sights on “the most innovative and environmentally friendly solutions for the future”. The announcement, in October 2007, was followed by record budget allocations for “research, innovation and efforts to improve competence and skills in the maritime sector”. According to the strategy, the main longer-term challenges facing the sector relate to globalisation and national policy, environmentally sustainable maritime industries, maritime competence, research and innovation, and short sea shipping. Environmentally sound growth is a main priority: the maritime industry as a whole is to be “the world’s most environmentally friendly and ... in the forefront in developing new and innovative solutions”. The strategy also calls for an avoidance of tax competition in order to encourage R&D and to safeguard seafarers’ working conditions. Short sea shipping should become “more environmentally sound and a competitive alternative to road transport”. Driving force Few if any countries can boast of a maritime cluster as vigorous and comprehensive as Norway’s. Shipping
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companies, of course, are the driving force of this community, which includes everything from ocean transport to ship equipment, shipbuilding, shipbroking, financing, insurance, classification and maritime offshore oil-related activities. Specialist professional and marketing organisations such as the Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association and the Association of Norwegian Maritime Exporters provide invaluable back-up.
of the larger firms in Oslo. The Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association has developed a Memorandum of Agreement for the sale and purchase of vessels, code-named Saleform, which is now one of the most commonly used documents for such transactions. The association is also responsible for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers’ internationally recognised distance learning programme TutorShip in Norway.
There is a very high level of teamwork among these internationally competitive operations. We have seen, for example, how the industry has deliberately pursued specialisation; how Norwegian shipping companies have pioneered any number of areas, developing new technologies and transport systems in cooperation with brokers, research institutions and classification societies.
Some of the larger, dominant brokerage houses, each with a strong international standing, maintain an allround coverage, encompassing dry cargo and containers, crude oil, oil products and gas, along with an offshore department. Others concentrate on specific segments like crude oil and oil products, chemicals, gas, as well as all aspects of dry cargo chartering and offshore projects. In addition, all pursue special projects.
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In recent years the industry has expanded as the larger brokerage firms have formed independent subsidiaries abroad, making the Norwegian shipbroker community one of the most extensive and sophisticated in the world.
Focus on R&D Research and development is naturally a vital element in Norway’s maritime cluster; as the shipowners’ association says: “Development of new knowledge and technology is the primary source for the development of the companies’ profitability, ensuring future competitiveness.” Maritime related research efforts are carried out by the Research Council of Norway and by a number of specialist institutions, most notably Marintek, a research company in the Sintef Group based in Trondheim, which delivers marine technology research and development services to a range of national and international companies and authorities. Companies also invest heavily in a variety of R&D projects, often by contributing man-hours to the institutions concerned. Priority areas as defined by the Norwegian shipowners include information and communications technology, ship management and operation, logistics and supply chain management, seaborne trade and the world economy, and environmental policy and technology. The Marine Technology Centre, comprising Marintek and the Faculty of Marine Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), makes the city of Trondheim the
nerve centre of maritime R&D in Norway; significantly, the collaboration works as pure science as well as commercial development, while associated academic programmes benefit from and contribute to both. Harnessing ICT Among notable projects, Marsikt has turned out to be something of a milestone. The aim was to enable the Norwegian maritime cluster to build on its status as a prime mover in shipping by ensuring that the maritime industry made the most of its investments in information and communications technology (ICT). The project concluded that shipowners should collaborate on ICT development in specific areas, namely information management, information standardisation, specification and development of portals for procurement and shipping, knowledge management and competence development, analysis and development of work and business processes, in-service training in ICT and computer systems, new valueadding services through technological development, and maritime infrastructure, framework and services. Other major R&D initiatives in recent years have included “Maren”, an NSA project focusing on anti-pollution technology, and “Marut”, launched in 2004 by the Ministry of Trade and Industry with the aim of boosting innovation in the maritime sector. CeSOS, the Centre for Ships and
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Ocean Structures, integrates theoretical and experimental research in marine hydrodynamics, structural mechanics and automatic control systems. Apart from such communal efforts, individual enterprises have also been making a name in R&D, particularly in maritime ICT. Norwegian shipowners have invested substantial amounts in their in-house information technology divisions.
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For all its other characteristics, shipping is clearly very much a knowledge-based industry. The Norwegian maritime cluster is more than just a national conceit or academic construct: in deploying ICT and other knowledge-based solutions on a global scale, it becomes an export-oriented and valuegenerating constellation of remarkably diverse industries.
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Oslo Bourse Norway’s stock exchange, Oslo Bourse, is a natural ally of the maritime cluster. Take a tram past Oslo Central Station on the westbound lines, and you cannot miss it, an impressive little building with a clock on its facade and two little walkways cutting diagonally across the front lawn to the front door. The modesty and accessibility of Oslo Bourse belies its importance while hinting at some of its virtues: in particular, in this context, an incomparable degree of experience and know-how in the maritime sector. The bourse was founded in 1819, and share trading was introduced in 1881, at which point the shipping industry became a dominant force in the Norwegian capital market.
A separate shipping list was introduced in 1908, reflecting the vast number of maritime companies listed, and a separate shipping index was established in 1939. In world rankings, Oslo Bourse consistently comes first in shipping. Norway’s shipping sector is Europe’s largest ranked by number of listed companies and third largest in the world and is also attractive as an international shipping exchange; combined with the numerous listed offshore companies operating in the North Sea and elsewhere around the world, all this makes for a very powerful sector. Historically the sector has been dominated by shipowning families, but shareholder structures have changed since the 1980s as the owners have become increasingly active in the capital market, launching numerous IPOs and raising substantial sums. Shipping and offshore companies have also benefited from a strong demand for corporate bond issues. In short, the traditional family shipowner has assumed a much lower profile in recent years as the professional managers have taken over and the shipping sector as a whole has adapted to a modern corporate environment. Shipbroking, too, has kept pace with the times. Emerging from the turmoil of the 1980s, most of the brokerage firms have adopted new strategies in order to survive. Some shipbrokers have established offshore departments, and
for a few this has become a goldmine overnight. As the brokers saw many of their traditional clients collapse, they had to seek a more diversified and international business base. An example is the Gas segment, which often has been split up into LNG and LPG sections.
The offshore sector has accounted for a great deal of innovation in shipping during recent decades. Exploration in deeper waters has necessitated a shift to floating production, while subsea installations and new pipelines have widened the scope for specialist contractors. Shipbrokers have been involved in promoting new generations of large semi-submersible rigs, floating production and storage vessels, and larger supply vessels for the transport of pipes and supplies or anchor-handling and construction work in deeper waters. At the same time, the offshore support industry has gone through a process
Crude oil tankers for offshore loading were introduced in the North Sea in the early 1970s, evolving over time into purpose-built tankers with twin engines, dynamic positioning and low-loading facilities. Although employment contracts are generally awarded on a tender basis, brokers have been heavily involved in the development and contracting of such vessels. In comparison with the traditional shipping market, brokers have found the owners of supply vessels more open to competition; this has led to a rise in the numbers of firms with dedicated offshore departments. All this specialisation throws up the daunting prospect that Norwegian shipping will forever be lost to the “man on the street� a sad development for a nation in which just a generation ago so many families had an uncle or grandfather or neighbour who made a living at sea.
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This has taken the leading brokerage firms into diverse paths, some forming close ties with international charterers, others concentrating on specific cargo segments, while a few have managed to keep up an extensive coverage of all main markets. Whereas some 75 per cent of the business volume in 1975 would have been with Norwegian clients, this has dropped significantly, so that foreign clients now constitute much or even most of the business volume.
of consolidation from which Norway has emerged as the second-largest community of offshore-related maritime services in the world.
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“Capital isn’t so important in business. Experience isn’t so important. You can get both these things. What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn’t any limit to what you can do with your business and your life,” said Harvey Firestone, founder of the namesake American tyre company that became the first to globalise production. As the rapid growth of Norway’s maritime cluster suggests, the history of the shipping industry is also an on-going saga of technological innovation, a process which in recent years has tended to focus on the offshore sector and the environment. Following are just a few of the more exciting developments. Fuels for the future There is currently a great deal of interest in the use of natural gas as a fuel. Shipyards, equipment suppliers, government agencies and research institutions work together to develop the technology and framework conditions for vessels fuelled by LNG and vessels powered by fuel cells. Shipowner Eidesvik Offshore is one of the pioneers in this area, having participated in the development of a concept for power production on ships while also installing LNG plants on its own vessels. Eidesvik built the world’s first
natural gas-powered cargo vessel (Viking Energy) as early as 2003 and is also developing environment-friendly fuel cell technology for offshore vessels. Fuel cells replace the traditional diesel power plants and contribute to major reductions in emissions. Eidesvik’s fleet of platform supply vessels (PSVs), which also feature a number of design innovations, delivers substantially improved environmental performance compared with diesel-fuelled ships. In July 2010, the company announced that it had landed a contract to build its fourth LNG-fuelled PSV, with an option to build another for delivery in the third quarter of 2012. On a wider canvas, Norway has become something of a ‘cult’ when it comes to LNG-powered ships – a cult that the rest of the world has taken note of, and now wants to emulate. In particular the coastal ferries have been modified to run on gas. There are currently in 2013 20 LNG powered ferries in Norway up from 14 just a few years ago. Det Norske Veritas, which is the classification society for these ships and which has conducted credible LNG research of its own, in 2010 and 2011 sent key executives to speak at road shows in the US, trying to convince the domestic shipping industry that LNG power would prove a boon in the nation’s coastwise container feedership as well as offshore support sectors. DNV arrived in the US as Norway’s ambassador on this subject solely due to the matchless
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groundwork laid in its homeland on the actual use of such ships, with profitable results financially and with distinction in an environmental context. DNV GL has in late 2013 launched a Recommended Practice on LNG bunkering, designed for use by authorities, LNG bunker suppliers and ship operators. The recently merged classification society notes that there are 83 LNG-fuelled ships in operation or on order worldwide, and a forecast fleet of 3,200 vessels by 2025. The EU is planning to help equip 139 sea and inland ports with LNG bunker stations by 2025 and, DNV GL says, the time is ripe to standardise development processes, designs and operations.
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Cutting emissions The emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) when loading and transporting oil is a tricky environmental problem for the offshore industry. Oil vapour which escapes when loading and shipping crude oil consists of these compounds which, in conjunction with nitrogen oxides and sunlight, produce ground-level ozone, a poisonous gas that is harmful to both vegetation and human beings. Reducing VOC emissions is therefore one of the key environmental challenges for the tanker industry.
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Various technologies have been developed for recovering the vapour produced when loading and shipping oil, but the equipment is often extremely expensive. Knutsen OAS Shipping has developed a cheap and effective means of preventing the production of oil vapour when transhipping based on the way liquids behave under different conditions and the design of the tanker loading system. When the oil is piped from the loading installation to the ship’s tanks it is subject to huge changes in pressure: It is at low pressures that the VOCs are released. The “KVOC” system (“K” for Knutsen) prevents the pressure from falling low enough to permit the formation of VOCs, which now remain in the oil. As a single load is capable of wasting NOK 600,000 or more worth of oil as vapour the system can save oil worth many tens of millions – an environmental gain that also does wonders for the bottom line. In July 2010 Knutsen announced that the technology “is now starting to have an effect on VOC emissions from offshore offloading operations”. By 2013 the company have installed KVOC on 16 shuttle tankers, saving annual emissions of vapour equivalent to a value of NOK 200 million. Sulphur scrubbers The heavy oils used as fuel in ships create major environmental problems if they are released into the sea and drift to shore. Less immediately obvious is the
damage done by the very high sulphur content of many such oils, which results in the emission of large quantities of hazardous sulphur and particles through ship exhausts. These emissions, which are harmful to the natural environment and public health, represent one of the greatest environmental challenges facing shipping. Pending the introduction of new ships with more environment-friendly technology and perhaps new types of fuel, Torvald Klaveness Group has developed a scrubber technically, an exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) which almost completely eliminates emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx) and particulates from existing vessels. Scrubber technology, which has been tried and tested in many applications, utilises a variety of techniques. A water spray is the common device used for removing gases and particles from exhausts. Klaveness has developed a scrubber using an extremely rapid centrifuge to make the water particles smaller and the surface contact between the gas and the water larger. A fan circulates the exhaust several times through the cleaning procedure until 90 to 100 per cent of the sulphur and much of the particulates have been removed, and what is emitted from the funnel is effectively pure steam. Clean Marine AS, co-owned by Klaveness Invest AS and Clue AS, was founded in 2006 as a vehicle to develop and market exhaust gas cleaning systems for the marine industry. The company has carried out full-scale testing on board the Klaveness-controlled vessel “Baru”.
Unwanted guests Ships carrying ballast have far more than just clean water in their tanks. Ballast water is full of organisms such as algae, crustaceans, zooplankton, even fish that may upset the ecological balance when they are released into an alien environment. Each year, between 30 and 50 million tonnes of ballast water are flushed into Norwegian harbours; worldwide, the problem amounts to billions of tonnes. These unwanted guests can threaten local ecosystems, and, in the worst case, lead to the eradication of local species. Alien species may also represent a threat to human health if they are taken into the food chain and poison shellfish. The Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (the Ballast Water Convention) was adopted by the IMO member states in February 2004. Its objective is for all ships to clean their ballast water before flushing, by 2016, and for all ships built after 2009 to have a cleansing system installed. A new system produced by the Norwegian company OceanSaver is considered one of the most promising of several ballast-water cleaning technologies under development. In January 2010 the company announced “the world’s first major BWMS contract for large ships” with the order of ballast water management systems for three super tankers (very large crude oil carriers, or VLCCs), which it described as a breakthrough for the IMO convention as well as for OceanSaver. This was followed barely five months later by the announcement of a similar contract for six VLCCs to be built in China, lifting the order book to $40 million.
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OceanSaver sets about the stowaways in ballast water through a three-step process. First, the water is filtered to remove the largest organisms; it is then supersaturated with nitrogen, displacing much of the oxygen in it. Finally, shockwaves are transmitted through the water to kill anything that has survived the first two steps. The process uses no chemical agents. As an added bonus, it also reduces the problem of rust in the ballast tanks, which saves shipowners considerable maintenance costs, and could in itself justify using the system.
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Deepwater challenges With its long maritime tradition, Norway is uniquely qualified to meet deepwater production challenges with facilities that float. So far these have included innumerable semi-subs as well as tension leg platforms and the world’s largest, most advanced and most flexible production ships. Among the members of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association are companies that provide drilling services, well and reservoir management, floatels, crane vessels, standby and supply vessels, pipe laying vessels, remotely operated vessels (ROVs) and floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) in addition to oil tankers and highly specialised vessels for transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and chemicals. Boasting one of the world’s largest fleets of shuttle tankers, maritime offshore specialist Navion pioneered the construction and use of standardised “multi-purpose vessels”. With modification, such vessels can serve as shuttle tankers, conventional tankers, ultra-deep water drilling rigs or submerged-turret production ships that can vacuum up small fields and move on to the next with little fanfare. Production costs can be as low as $5 per barrel.
The company’s flagship multi-purpose vessel, the Navion Munin, began draining China’s Lufeng field in December 1997 after just 18 months of development by operator Statoil in conjunction with the China National Offshore Oil Corp. Navion is now a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation. Among the most dramatic of the Norwegian floating production and storage systems to date is Statoil’s Norne ship, with its 160,000 barrel-per-day capacity and a projected operating lifespan of 25 years. Anchors hold the ship over five subsea well templates in 370 metres of water, while thruster engines automatically keep its bow pointed into the wind. The weathervane effect is made possible by the Norne’s most impressive feature: its 48-metre-high loading turret, through which a phalanx of riser pull-in tubes feed oil into the ship’s hull. While the ship’s major hull sections were fabricated by Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (FELS) in Singapore, the Norne’s high-tech topside was engineered by Kværner Engineering and installed by Aker Stord. Experts believe the Norne is a harbinger the future and will pave the way for similar achievements in the years ahead as FPSOs expand their role worldwide. The Norne is considered a prototype production system for waters as deep as 2,500 metres. With a total development cost of just over $1 billion, the project was designed to pay for itself in about a year. Even if oil prices were to plunge to $6 per barrel the rate of return on Norne would work out at about eight per cent.
Oslo-based Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), for example, has repeatedly expanded the operational capabilities of 3D seismic survey technology with its fleet of Ramform vessels – revolutionary triangular-shaped vessels with unique stability characteristics and capacious holds that feature state-of-the-art electronic equipment. The production arm includes the company that defined effective, rough weather floating production technology and occupies a leading position in the North Sea FPSO market.
While PGS was founded in Oslo and maintains its headquarters there, the nature of the oil industry is such that at any given time its field of activities ranges from Alaskan tundra to the desert, from ecologically sensitive wetlands to deepwater ocean margins. With its emphasis on innovative technology and operational efficiency, no other company involved in petroleum exploration has done more to help clients find resources faster: accelerating identification of promising locations and reducing the cost of exploration by bringing value on stream earlier.
The year 1999 saw the FPSO trend pushed to dazzling heights, with Statoil bringing its Åsgard oil field on stream using an even larger production and storage vessel than Norne. The ship Åsgard was to have a processing capacity of 200,000 barrels of oil per day and a storage capacity of 907,000 barrels. As with Norne, oil was to be transferred by way of a loading system to shuttle tankers for transport to customers or terminals. Åsgard represented the most daring and complex subsea development in the world, with 60 wells in 15 templates atop a reservoir that was deep, hot and under high pressure. It was also to be among the world’s most environmentfriendly petroleum projects, with fewer emissions per unit of production than any other facility off Norway. Statoil would eventually add natural gas production from a floating platform in the Åsgard field, with a pipeline connection to the Kårstø processing terminal ashore and further connections to continental Europe. Scores of floating production systems have been ordered internationally, making Norway a true world leader in the field. As well as PGS, Norwegian turnkey oil and gas contractors such as Aker Solutions are among the leading global suppliers. Aker’s projects have included a rugged deep draft floater (DDF), which can hold 25,000 tonnes of drilling and production equipment, and a floating, production, drilling, storage and offloading (FPDSO) vessel allowing personnel to drill or perform well maintenance through the turret while production is in full swing.
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During the 1990s PGS revolutionised seismic exploration by developing the first technology capable of towing five streamers behind a seismic ship. This technology and similar evolutions for seafloor and onshore seismic are driving down exploration costs, bringing oil and gas projects on stream faster and reducing risk by improving the realism and resolution of geological models.
Photo: Kenneth Engelsvold - Statoil ASA
Seismic developments Over the years, Norway’s aptitude for innovation in the maritime/offshore sector has yielded a wide range of successive technological breakthroughs.
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The big question as the world enters 2014 is not when the global recession will end, but rather which companies related to maritime trade (shippers, receivers, ship-owners, suppliers, shipyards and regional developers) will survive the structural changes that are undoubtedly on the way. At times like these, having a well-rounded presence as well as a realistic ‘Plan B’ must be part of every survival strategy. It helps to have a large pool of prequalified service providers that complement the operations of a conventional shipowner. Norway is a shining example of how the presence of an effective maritime cluster can result in the sum of value delivered by the shipping industry being more than that delivered by its individual parts. The cluster stretches from shipbroking to ship finance to ship classification. The complete cluster According to Oslo Teknopol, a regional development agency, “global leaders in ship finance, classification, insurance, shipbroking and maritime operations characterise the Oslo region’s [and, of course, Norway’s!] maritime service sector. Add to this leading education, research and development and you have one of the strongest and most complete service and support clusters in the world.”
Nor-Shipping in 2011 commissioned Menon Business Economics to study maritime clusters. The study found that Oslo was the number two maritime cluster in the world, behind Singapore, and ahead of Athens, Hamburg, Hong Kong and London. Oslo ranked as the number one maritime cluster for shipowners and maritime finance. Clearly, Norway is a leader in ship finance, boasting two of the leading players: DNB, one of the world’s largest shipping banks, and Nordea, a pan-Nordic banking group which has chosen to locate its shipping headquarters in Oslo. However, one must also point out that some large Norwegian shipowners and brokers have relocated part of their operations to Singapore in order to be closer to the Asia market, thereby contributing to the Singapore maritime environment. Examples include Westfal Larsen, Fearnley’s and RS Platou. This prowess is enabling Norway to punch above its weight in two sectors – traditional ship mortgage lending and alternative sources of capital, including high-yield bonds. At a time when dozens of traditional shipping banks are either scaling back their shipping lending considerably or leaving the industry altogether, the two Norwegian powerhouses have in fact come into their own. Dealogic currently ranks Nordea and DNB first and second in syndicated loans. Part of the reason is the exit of other banks who in the past might have been syndicate partners.
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But clearly, Nordea and DNB have the lending capacity as well as the commitment to the shipping and offshore industries to be able – and willing – to pick up the slack. Norwegian bonds are an astonishing story in the annals of modern marine and offshore finance. At a time when even well-heeled shipowners are complaining that their bankers are not as liberal with their cheque books as they once used to be, and when the market for shipping initial public offerings is dead not just in Norway but globally, the market for shipping and offshore high-yield bonds in Oslo is posting record numbers. Rough back-of-the-envelope calculations show that in the first half of 2012, around two dozen issuers came to Oslo to raise more than NOK 5 billion through bond issues. Brandname domestic owners with solid reputations in Norway, such as Havila, Odfjell and Stolt-Nielsen, were part of the mix. However, companies from afar, such as Vancouverbased and New York-listed Teekay Offshore, also were able to fulfil their funding needs in Oslo at a time when cash overall was scarce to come by elsewhere.
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and document-light”. Margins, or the rates of interest, are also more attractive in Oslo for the right kind of issuer. Unlike the US, where a bond issue might not take off at all unless a large amount of money is being raised, Oslo is also known to happily entertain issuers with comparatively modest funding needs. GIEK – Garanti-instituttet for eksportkreditt GIEK provides a variety of contract and credit guarantees to Norwegian companies engaged in international trade. These guarantees cover not only exports from Norwegian manufacturers, but also ships being built in Norway for foreign owners. Norwegian businesses compete for contracts awarded by foreign buyers who frequently finance their purchases of goods and services by obtaining loans or other credit from banks and financial institutions. Having a government-backed guarantor like GIEK on board can make it easier for foreign buyers to secure the funding necessary for the transaction to go ahead. Over the years, the service provided by GIEK has contributed significantly to business growth in Norway. Freight futures and derivatives Norway’s financial savvy extends beyond pure lending and bond financing. The International Maritime Exchange (IMAREX) was founded in Oslo in 2000 as the first professional freight derivatives exchange for the global maritime industry in oil, refined products, and other bulk
commodities. The IMAREX Group has since grown from a small Norwegian freight derivatives market into a large diversified group acting as intermediary and clearer for physical and derivative commodity transactions worth tens of billions of dollars per year. In 2008 IMAREX bought the London based Spectron Group Limited, which operates one of the world’s largest market places for energy, substantially increasing the Imarex Group footprint in the commodity markets. The group could now claim that “our exchange and clearing members include all the relevant commodity trading houses as well as the world’s largest shipowners, oil refiners, banks and financial investment institutions”. The specialist field of marine insurance supports only a handful of players operating on a global scale. Of the world’s leading marine insurance companies many of them are mutual associations known as Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs, several of which are Norwegian: Skuld, for example, operates globally from its headquarters in Oslo, while Gard describes itself as “a unique organisation run by the industry for the industry ... bringing together a P&I club and a marine and energy insurer”. Legal services in the maritime sector are regularly required in a number of situations, routine as well as contentious, relating to a wide range of matters such as charter parties, shipbuilding, finance, commodities, energy, insurance, cargo, collision, salvage, general average and pollution.
Simonsen Vogt Wiig, Thommessen and Wikborg Rein are three of the best-known of Oslo law firms specializing in maritime law and transactions. Additionally, the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Oslo is one of the world’s leading academic centres in the field. Nordisk Skibsrederforening, also known as Nordisk Defence Club (“Nordisk” for short), is a mutual freight, demurrage and defence (FD&D) club that in many ways acts as a maritime law firm for its members and other clients, primarily but not exclusively from the Nordic region. The maritime cluster in Norway includes a wide range of specialised equipment manufacturers and service providers. The majority of these are SMEs, but there are also big players with a significant share of international markets: Aker Solutions, Kongsberg Maritime. Wilhelmsen Maritime Services and Eitzen Maritime Services are among the world’s leading companies in their fields. Det Norske Veritas DNV is one of the oldest and most important components of Oslo’s maritime cluster. One of the largest ship classification companies in the world, its market share has grown significantly in recent years. DNV is a knowledge and R&Dintensive enterprise, and is one of the cornerstones of the Oslo maritime cluster. “Shipping is one of the most interesting businesses for Veritas today, and the Oslo region is an excellent location for a company like ours, given the variety of actors from the sector to be found here,” says DNV. “Compared to other shipping centres around the world, such as London, New York, Piraeus and Singapore, the environment in the Oslo region is the most complete. We still have some of the
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largest shipping owners in the world, brokers, financial institutions, classification and insurance companies and a highly developed and knowledge-based ships’ gear sector.” This deep-rooted commitment to shipping makes recent developments at DNV all the more impressive. Almost 60 per cent of DNV’s revenues now come from nonclassification work thanks to a conscious effort to diversify its portfolio.
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DNV is seeking to establish a foothold in the sustainability market and is pursuing an active expansion strategy in consultancy services. In late 2011 DNV acquired a controlling stake in the Netherlands-based Kema, a renewable energy consultancy firm. In March 2012 it bought COEX AS, a Norwegian information technology consultancy. In April, it bought an oil spill preparedness business, NPS. In May 2012 it sought the rights to acquire a stake in weather service provider Storm Geo and also purchased British sustainability provider Two Tomorrow’s Group.
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Throughout its march to become a full-service risk assurance group, DNV has remained committed to its core values. The group still invests 6 per cent of its revenues in research and development activities – something from which its shipowner clients will benefit in the long term as well as anybody else. In late December 2012, an agreement was reached to merge DNV and GL (Germanisher Lloyd). The new entity will be called DNV GL Group. It will be one of the world’s leading ship classification societies, with risk experts in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power sectors, and among the global top three within management system
certification. This new entity will create the world’s largest class society, with a market share of around 24% of vessels classed in the global fleet and 17,000 employees. DNV GL Group will operate in the business segments Maritime, Oil & Gas, Energy and Business Assurance. Its global headquarters will be at Høvik outside of Oslo. The maritime business unit will be headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, while maintaining its commitment to the Norwegian maritime cluster. Oil & Gas will be headquartered at Høvik, Norway, while Energy will be headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands and Business Assurance in Milan, Italy. Final approval from the European Competition Authorities is expected in mid-to-late autumn. Wilh. Wilhelmsen Norwegians are not known to be fans of people born with silver spoons in their mouths. True to this tradition – commonly referred to in the Norwegian language by the untranslatable word ‘janteloven’ – the new boss of Wilh. Wilhelmsen was made to work around his family business, learning the ropes as any newcomer would do, before being entrusted with the mantle. The 39-year-old Thomas Wilhelmsen is chairman of the board of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the listed shipping division, and is group chief executive of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holdings, the listed parent group that also owns Wilhelmsen Maritime Services. A fifth-generation descendant in the iconic 151-year-old group active in deep sea, ro-ro and logistics, he took over the reins in 2010, at the peak of the global economic turmoil. He is now seeking to leave his imprint the old-fashioned way – through results.
The young man is still to create a lasting impression, but his modesty and no-nonsense nature have earned him high marks. The historic group – whose 150th anniversary in 2011 was a royal event, marked by the presence of King Harald and Queen Sonja at a function at the Oslo Opera House – posted a healthy set of financial results for the first half of 2012 and followed this up with an $80 million investment in 35 per cent of oil and gas services company NorSea Group.
Platou’s experience is an example of how, at a time when global broking houses are suffering in the recession, a well-prepared company can succeed in using the prevailing times as an opportunity. Headquartered in Oslo, Platou also operates in Singapore, Aberdeen, London, Houston, Moscow, Lagos, Shanghai, Geneva, Piraeus and Rio de Janeiro. Its clients include oil companies and industrial groups, for whom the company looks after their day-to-day transportation needs while advising on business policy and long-term strategies.
“Since oil was first discovered in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, we have served the offshore oil and gas industry in the field of marine equipment. On many occasions, Platou has also been instrumental, or participated, in developing new vessel designs, both in the shipping and offshore sectors. “Our policy is to constantly adapt our services to the changing needs of our clients, but carefully preserving our reputation and traditions. Seventy years among the world leaders in our field demonstrates that we have kept moving in the right direction.”
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RS Platou Leading Norwegian shipbroker RS Platou has done its part to insulate itself from market fluctuations in recent years. The group continued to focus on strategic growth in the past three years, opening up new offices in London and Piraeus and an investment banking subsidiary in Singapore while adding real estate to existing private equity activities in shipping and offshore. This platform appeared to have cleared the way path for the group’s push towards major expansion, which it hopes to consummate in years ahead after the global economy stabilises and markets recover.
In its own words: “When Ragnar Stoud Platou established the company together with his nephew Hans Thomas Gram in 1936, it was with the idea of widening the scope of services that a shipbroking company could provide its clients. At that time, with most brokers being ‘jacks of all trades’, Platou specialised. This was particularly noteworthy in the sale and purchase of second-hand ships and in contracting for of newbuildings, fields which have remained one of Platou’s strengths throughout the years. This idea later resulted in the company branching out into such areas as market research, venture capital and providing services as consultants.
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Ask any perceptive shipowner, or even a third party shipmanager, and you will hear that the most critical problem facing the shipping industry today is not an oversupply of ships, or the abysmal freight rates that have set in seemingly chronically, or the looming threat of company failures and bankruptcies. The only problem, these experts will inform you, is a shortage of seafarers – a situation that is expected to get worse in the years ahead. To be a seafarer means you will often be away from home and, if you have a family, your spouse will often be alone with the responsibility of rearing your children and you may miss precious moments with your kids. In today’s industrial world, this is not an easy or popular family matter. In the 90s, several large shipowners reduced their Norwegian crews to only the officers. Some owners went completely non-Norwegian on board their vessels. Unfortunately, for a few niche trades on high time-cost technological vessels, the owners quickly realised it was not always a wise decision; reason being longer port stays, and often the company had to hire an army of Port Captains to be present and supervise port operations to save vessel time and minimise cargo damage by the stevedores – not to mention, to avoid costly legal claims. Some companies engaged in cross-trades are therefore returning to a preference for Norwegian officers, finding that overall vessel operational results and customer
relations are better. Norwegian LNG/LPG carriers working in the North Sea usually have Norwegian officers and Norwegian salaries and above-normal Norwegian benefits to attract the best employees. Norway, which in the past 20 years has made a conscious effort to increase its pool of national seafarers, received some heartening news in 2012 on the crucial issue of wages. Agreements for more than 10,000 employees on NOR vessels were concluded with a rise of 3 per cent for ferries and cargo ships and 3.2 per cent for offshore vessels. Negotiations on the Nordic NIS agreement, covering Norwegian officers in international shipping, gave mariners an increase of 2.75 per cent. While recognising that the agreements represented predictability on the cost side for Norwegian shipowners, the NSA complained that, in comparison with other European maritime nations, the agreements were moderate and did “nothing to strengthen the competitiveness of Norwegian seafarers”. Nonetheless, the very fact that some wage increases were achieved was seen as a victory in many other quarters. Back to seafaring roots Norway’s efforts to revive the historic tradition of seafaring among its population have recent roots. An organisation known as Stiftelsen Norsk Maritim Kompetanse (the Norwegian Maritime Competence Foundation) is a funding body set up in 2003-04 to address such issues. Financed by a levy on shipowners per employee, the foundation’s board
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comprises representatives of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, seamen’s unions and the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association’s “Competence and Recruitment” department splits its work into “sea” and “land” sections. The former focuses mainly on recruitment and training for positions on board ships, maintaining contact with Norwegian training institutions through the regional shipowners’ associations and working closely with the maritime training offices. The NSA also runs training projects in the Philippines, Vietnam, Russia and Brazil while striving “to secure sound international regulations for maritime competence”. Onshore, the Maritime Career and Maritime Trainee projects aim to recruit young candidates for land-based careers relating to the maritime sector. This section is also responsible for public awareness and information activities aimed at university colleges, universities and other relevant arenas in Norway and abroad.
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Maritime tertiary vocational education institutions offer officer training, while maritime university colleges specialise in professional maritime education for officers at college or university level. In 2005, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association launched a “Maritime Trainee Programme” to groom new graduates for senior positions in “all aspects of the maritime business cluster”. The project was described as “a joint competence-building venture” involving the
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leading companies in the maritime sector. Potential trainees showed an enormous interest from the start, filing no fewer than 4,000 applications for the first 25 positions available. The scheme recruits newly-qualified students with Masters Degrees in economics, technology and/or law, and equivalent qualifications from maritime university colleges. Joining forces What is unique about the scheme is the way a number of companies have joined forces to mount a programme offering trainees great breadth in training and networking opportunities. Equally, the trainees gain broader insights into the entire maritime industry than is possible from a traineeship with a single company. The Maritime Trainee scheme comprises any number of enterprises from across the entire sector: shipping companies and rig operators, shipyards, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, and shipping-related services in classification, banking, brokerage and law. The ultimate aim is for the trainees to qualify for key positions in the industry. Through postings to different enterprises, the trainees extend their knowledge of a wide range of specialist and technical fields within the entire maritime cluster, which is invaluable for their future careers. Norway’s labour market has been extremely tight for some years. As competition for labour with other “highstatus” industries has intensified, the maritime sector has sought ways of enhancing and promoting its image so that shipping companies and others in the industry are perceived as attractive employers and business partners.
This competition for new talent has inspired an array of projects aimed at boosting recruitment to the maritime professions.
qualified academically as officers, typically aged about 23, receiving their officer’s certificates after serving a further six months on board.
“Not for everyone” Under the auspices of the Norwegian Maritime Forum, and with funding from the Norwegian Maritime Competence Foundation, a recruitment campaign was launched in 2007 under the banner “Not for everyone - training that takes you places”. The campaign is aimed at pupils in middle school and upper secondary schools. Through a dedicated web portal (www.ikkeforalle.no), it aims to alert young people to the training and occupational opportunities in the maritime sector. With interest and awareness surrounding the campaign running high, intake at maritime colleges increased by 12 per cent over 2006 and “Not for everyone” went on to win a prize for best direct marketing campaign of the year. By 2008 the campaign had really paid off and the numbers of applications to maritime university colleges had risen by almost two-thirds.
This model is exceptional and possibly unique in Europe. It complements the general A-level system, whereby primary school graduates can end up in one of the four maritime academies after a three-year course, also using a syllabus based on IMO standards. The drawback to this system is that A-level graduates can start maritime academy with no on-board training; but after the first year at the academy they can apply for a year as cadet before returning to the academy for a further two years. Six months of sea time after finishing this two-year stint at the academy qualifies them for their officers’ certificates.
Students aged about 16 have the option of joining a vocational secondary school, where they can choose deck, engine or electrical courses after the first year. This equips them for a further two-year apprenticeship at the end of which they are qualified as ratings and can enter a maritime tertiary vocational education institution for a two-year degree en route to becoming full-fledged officers.
The NSA in 2011 chose to highlight Brazil, an important trading partner, and a nation with which Norway over the years has fostered an enduring bilateral maritime relationship. Trond Giske, Norway’s trade and industry minister, in February 2011 led an industry delegation to Brazil.
The officer training syllabus, prepared by the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, incorporates the latest regulations and amendments of the IMO’s International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). Graduates holding this degree are
Overseas initiatives In parallel with its recruitment efforts at home, the industry has for some years pursued and cultivated maritime talent in foreign lands.
The NSA’s involvement with Brazil continued in 2012. The association said it contributed actively to the Norwegian government’s work on its Brazil strategy. Reciprocating the spirit of co-operation and hopes for the future, Petrobras chief executive José Sergio Gabrielli, accepted the association’s invitation to attend Nor-Shipping 2011. At the request of the NSA, the Norwegian government is now working on a bilateral maritime agreement with Brazil. Work is also continuing on establishing NSA Brazil.
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The NSA has also identified Africa as another area in which to foster partnerships, driven by economic growth in the region and the potential for commercial investment. The NSA was an important member of the Norwegian delegation that visited Ghana, Angola and Mozambique in the autumn of 2011.
The NSA reckons that the number of Norwegian seamen is now about the same as in the mid-1980s. As Norwegian shipping companies are increasingly engaged in oil exploration around the world, the need for local manpower can only increase. Shipowners are determined to create “the best possible conditions to facilitate the recruitment of members to engage in educational projects in an increasing number of countries”.
Norway, of course, has gone overseas and left an indelible educational footprint before. A prime example of this strategy is the Norwegian Training Centre in the Philippines. From a relatively modest start in 1990, the centre has emerged as a driving force in maritime cadet training and a benchmark for further education in Asia. Self-financing since the mid-1990s, the centre now accommodates several hundred course participants per week.
Overseas education and training projects will inevitably target areas where NSA members recruit foreign maritime personnel. Shipping and offshore companies will face major challenges related to the supply of qualified workers in the next few years, during which the need for skilled labour at sea, mostly foreign nationals, is estimated at 18,000.
The NSA currently co-operates with a number of maritime colleges and universities in the Philippines. Here too there is increasing competition for labour, partly from other industries, but equally from other major shipping nations. On the other side of the world, Norwegian offshore companies have been showing great interest in the Brazilian continental shelf, where Norwegian offshore shipowners recruit and train Brazilian cadets. A great deal of effort has also gone into developing training projects in Russia, the Baltic states and eastern Europe. And Norway is among very few nations to have shown the foresight to cultivate a Chinese cadet stream.
Asian affinities Norwegian shipping has always been closer to Asia than many other European nations. The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association has strengthened this relationship by establishing formal links with similar bodies with the aim of facilitating wage negotiations affecting tens of thousands of foreign seafarers: Of perhaps 60,000 men and women working on some 3,000 ships and rigs owned or controlled in Norway, about 70 per cent are not Norwegian. The associations have made it clear that their intention is to protect the rights of the foreign seafarers, who otherwise have no international bargaining stature or affiliations. The aim, according to the NSA, is for the employees’ real
representatives to have a bigger say in the collective bargaining outcome, a democratic alternative which also helps employers in their approach to trade unions. Asia accounts for 40 per cent or more of the world fleet, and future success for European shipping companies will depend on their ability to compete effectively in intra-Asian rather than east-west trades. Europe has little choice but to consult these countries on such issues as safety, manning and environmental protection, and to accept them as equal partners. Although these imperatives sometimes seem beyond the grasp of EU officials in Brussels, Norwegian policymakers and individual shipowners are in no doubt that they ignore Asia at their peril.
The current recession seems unlikely to hinder long-term prospects for growth and rising prosperity in developing countries (where energy consumption/productivity ratios,
Furthermore, as developing countries take over an increasing share of the world’s manufacturing output, the recent trend for relocation from high-cost to low-cost countries is bound to intensify. These developments have already lengthened average transport distances for many manufactured articles; and since most of this international transport of raw materials and manufactured goods is by ship, demand for shipping services has naturally increased as well. The overall impact has been a strong growth in demand for almost every category of sea transport, and a corresponding increase in rates despite some relatively steep rises in new tonnage. Norway already has a long-standing presence in Asia and the nation stands ready and willing to embrace opportunities in other emerging areas of growth, be it in developed regions such as the Gulf of Mexico or emerging markets in Latin America and Africa.
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“Think of Japanese manufactured goods 40 years ago,” says a prominent Norwegian official. “They used to be seen, at least in the West, as cheap knock-offs of western technology. Today, most of the reputed brand-names in shops around the world seem to be Japanese; European goods are few and far between!” It is against this backdrop that individual Norwegian shipowners have been moving aggressively into Asia. In recent years, China’s strong showing in particular has played a major role in the steep growth in global trade, making international shipping has as profitable as it is exciting.
for example, are many times higher than in the developed world), bringing higher energy consumption and trade in other raw materials.
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No modern-day book on shipping would be complete without a mention of piracy. As one of the world’s leading maritime nations, Norway has faced the brunt of this scourge. Thankfully, recent developments have brought some good tidings.
ship replaces hundreds of trucks, thus clearing the air of pollutants and the highways of congestion. Besides, shipping is typically a cheaper form of transport than road. The benefits of short-sea shipping, such as they are, are selfevident and self-explanatory.
On the international front, although Somali pirates remained active in 2013, the number of incidents has been dramatically reduced. The combined efforts of national navies and individual shipping companies and national government policies were the main reasons for the decrease. Meanwhile, Nigeria has started to emerge as the next piracy hotspot and worryingly, there is no international security effort under way as of yet. The NSA is diligently monitoring the unfolding situation in Nigeria.
Norway’s short-sea fleet of 1,800 vessels is estimated to generate values in excess of NOK 17 billion annually. Local shipping is a central part of the government’s maritime strategy, “Steady Course”. However, Norway’s current policies are somewhat unfriendly to this mode of transport.
On the policy front, meanwhile, Norway has become a sort of role model in matters involving Somalia. After heavy lobbying from the industry, the Norwegian government as of July 2011 allowed the use of armed private guards on Norwegian-flagged ships. Organisations including the NSA have stressed that armed guards themselves do not represent a ‘solution’ to the serious problem of piracy. This must necessarily come from national governments and concerted naval operations. Nonetheless, Norway’s policy on armed guards has started to prove its efficacy – and started to garner the attention of other nations. A number of European countries are using the Norwegian regime as a template as they develop their own policies on armed guards. This is strong testimony to Norway’s enduring leadership role in the business of shipping. Stressing short-sea Norway’s policy leadership is not restricted to the sombre world of pirates: There are more optimistic examples too. One current instance involves short-sea shipping. Short-sea shipping involves the seaborne transport of goods and people within a continent – for example, shoes from Italy to Britain, or passengers from Norway to Germany. Roughly 40 per cent of trade and traffic within Europe is currently carried by ships. The goal at policy level is to increase this to 75 per cent. Short-sea shipping is beneficial both to the environment and to shipowners’ bottom lines. Typically, one short-sea
The NSA has risen to the challenge of changing this reality. The association, in partnership with the Short-Sea Group, is devising a comprehensive strategy for this form of shipping, which it hopes would become a blueprint for states within the European Union. Faithfully, ethically towards the future Forward-looking as they may be, these merits risk coming to naught if they are not underpinned by basic, old-fashioned values such as hard work and honesty. A unique attribute of Norway, both as a nation and a maritime state, is the sense of balance between these two elements. A recent initiative by the NSA on equipping Norwegian seafarers for dealing with corruption is a good example. An e-learning video called “Pay or Delay” zeroes in on the pervasive problem of “grease money”, illustrated in the video script by a port state control officer who boards a Norwegian ship and tells the crew that they cannot leave port unless the captain “pays”. How will the crew tackle this situation? The answer is not as simple as it seems. Instead consider this: Are the seafarers being treated well by their employer? Do they have decent pay, clean and safe working conditions, adequate rest? How can you expect them to behave “ethically” if these basic elements are absent? NSA Director General Sturla Henriksen says simply: “Ethics and business can and must go hand in hand. Companies which focus on Corporate Social Responsibility will be the most interesting business partners and employers – they will be the winners.” Norway, thankfully, is among the more fortunate places in the world, where such companies are more the norm than the exception.
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Norwegian Maritime Authority Together for safety at sea in a clean environment
Quality, Competence and Service The Norwegian Maritime Authority is dedicated to provide high-quality service to our users and to promote safety at sea for both the shipping industry and the environment. In 2012 the Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Ship Registers NIS/NOR merged to establish a more cohesive maritime administration: the Norwegian Maritime Authority. The main objective of our administration is to fulfill society’s requirements for high standards of safety at sea for crew, vessels and the marine environment. We are confident that our users will experience this merger as a step towards greater user-friendliness and an even higher level of service.
Responsibility The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) is responsible for all ships flying the Norwegian flag. This includes supervising the building and maintenance of Norwegian vessels. The NMA works to encourage shipping companies to maintain a high level of safety with focus on minimizing harmful emissions. Norway puts great emphasis on international cooperation on maritime safety, security and protection of the marine environment. We are dedicated to promote our seafarers’ competence as well as their working and living conditions. The NMA works to achieve its objectives through the UN agencies IMO and ILO and the European Union. The NMA is also responsible for the development and administration of all Norwegian legislation for the environmental and safety aspects of shipping. In 2012 we are responsible for carrying out inspections on a total of 541 foreign-flagged ships calling at Norwegian ports, to ensure their compliance with international regulations. Norway is approved by the Paris MoU as “Low risk” in the new port state control regime.
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Photo: Anette Otterlei, Photo contest for seafarers 2010
COMPETENT SEAFARERS is one of our main objectives.
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Ships registered in the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) fly the Norwegian flag and are subject to Norwegian jurisdiction which is recognized as sophisticated and predictable. Norway’s comprehensive code of maritime law gives owners, managers and creditors the assurance that the NIS represents a secure and professional alternative. The register is open to owners of all nationalities and Norway offers a highly competitive shipping taxation. Registration of the ships, their ownership and encumbrances is done in Bergen. Focus is placed on service and quality, and our staff is very sensitive to the public’s needs and requirements.
Service Enjoyed around the World Embassies and consular stations in 164 countries world-wide offer assistance to Norwegian flagged ships and their crew. The stations are ready to provide representation to the ships and their crew both in challenging situations and in connection with change of flag and issuance of certificates on behalf of the administration. The NMA supervises the certification of seafarers as well as their working and living conditions. The crew on board Norwegian ships enjoy a variety of culture and leisure services supplied by the NMA through its welfare stations and partners in various ports around the world.
Our Vision The NMA’s vision is “Together for improved safety at sea in a clean environment”.
The NMA’s central responsibilities include: • Supervision of working and living conditions on board and issuing certificates for seafarers. • Registration of ships and rights in ships in the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) and the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR). • Promotion of the Norwegian flag. • Administration of the reimbursement scheme for seafarers. • Supervision of Norwegian registered vessels and their owners, in addition to issuing certificates. • Supervision of foreign ships calling at Norwegian ports. • Developing Norwegian and International legislation • Actively participate in international organizations in order to promote Norway’s view on shipping policies and legislation. • Recording and follow-up of accidents.
Photo: Bjarne Skogvik, Photo contest for seafarers 2010
QUALITY: Norway is one of the world’s largest flag states and the Norwegian flag symbolizes quality.
The Norwegian Maritime Authority P. O. Box 2222, NO-5509 Haugesund Tel: +47 52 74 50 00 Fax: +47 52 74 50 01 postmottak@sjofartsdir.no www.sjofartsdir.no
The Norwegian Ship Registers (NIS) Valkendorfsgaten 6, NO-5012 Bergen Tel: +47 55 54 12 50 Fax: +47 55 54 12 75 87
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Aas Mek. Verksted AS The leading live fish carrier builder
Aas Mek. Verksted AS Vestnesbukt, NO-6390 Vestnes Tel.: +47 71 18 98 00 Fax: +47 71 18 98 01 office@aasmek.no www.aasmek.no
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Aas Mek. Verksted A/S is a shipyard with long traditions, owned and operated by the same family for three generations since 1911. Our main activity is designing and building of live fish carriers for national and international customers serving the fish farming industry world wide. Our yard offers newbuilding, rebuilding and services, for nearly all types of vessels up to 100 metres length.
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Boa Offshore AS worldwide marine operations
Offering Offshore Support With a history of providing offshore services dating back over 30 years, BOA Offshore AS is part of the family-run BOA Group. The company since its establishment in 1975, has had a presence in a number of maritime sectors across the world. Headquartered in Trondheim, Norway and has its fleet and employees dotted across the world’s oceans offering a wide range of services. BOA Offshore AS is part of the “BOA Group”; a cluster of subsidiary companies that all offer different services, and have spread the BOA name from Scandinavia to the States, courtesy of BOA Marine Services Inc. The Houston based branch was set up to complement the Group’s existing vessel operations through subsea installation and offshore construction services by providing engineering, construction and contracting services related to fixed and floating offshore platforms and subsea field developments.
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Today the company’s most profitable market area is offshore support vessels. In order to capitalise on this, the company recently decided to streamline the services the company offers and ultimately, reduce the diversity of its fleet; an action that was taken by the company in an attempt to focus the lion’s share of its work on providing services to the offshore energy industries. Today we have three core business areas, these three areas are tugs, barges and offshore support vessels.
Meet the Fleet The BOA boasts 19 barges, eight tugs, two offshore construction vessels (OCV’s) and two SBL vessels on its books. The OCV’s, which were built in 2004 and 2007 have been chartered to with great success to all the oil majors since being added to the BOA fleet. BOA’s two SBL vessels are the world’s first custom built vessels for seabed logging operations to detect hydrocarbons beneath the seabed and since they were delivered in 2008 and 2009, have been chartered to EMGS for seabed surveying worldwide.
The tugs that the company own operate mainly along the Norwegian coastline and Norh Sea, offering harbour assistance, towage and rig move assistance. With regards to the barges, major offshore contractors such as Saipem, Technip and Subsea 7 are important customers for BOA. We have a good reputation for all these years of being in the market and this gives us the upper hand in winning contracts. We offer good quality, good services and this at competitive prices. We are also capable of giving added value to the customer by the numerous of services We provide compare to our competitors. Our inhouse Engineering Department has long and wide experience from marine operations, transport engineering, vessel designs and project management. The department can provide services like; stability calculations - ballast procedures (load-out/load-in), motion response analysis, wave statistics for determination of design sea state, bollard pull calculations, seafastening/ grillage design, risk analysis, lifting operations, ship and barge designs, mooring analysis and various manuals (transport manuals etc.)
Future Reputation and unique services are important in order to secure future work. Just as crucial is maintaining an up to date fleet. On the vessel side, either you exist or you don’t, because the Charterers need to ensure that you have the latest technology available. So in 2007 BOA started a rigorous new-building programme which included the order of the aforementioned SBL vessels and Tugs, in addition two VS491 anchor handling tug suppliers (AHTS) and two VS495 multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSV).
Boa Offshore AS Pir 2 13 A, Kai 9, NO-7010 Trondheim Tel.: +47 73 99 11 99 Fax: +47 73 99 11 98 office@boa.no www.boa.no
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Basically We can offer a complete package of documentation for heavy lift transports.
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DIMO AS BESPOKE ENGINEERING SOLUTION
DIMO AS - a supplier and manufacturer of Hydraulic systems and equipment to Offshore, Marine and Land-based industry. Our goal is to offer innovative and cost effective solutions to our customer wishes.
Products In relation to our expertise and our market area, we further expanded our extent of marine products. In addition to being a complete supplier of hydraulic we also want to offer our customers an expanded range of components and equipment. Our products are key components for new construction as well as sailing ships. Our strength lies in our ability to solve problems, the choice of systems and components and maintain a custom inventory to ensure prompt delivery.
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Dimo’s engineers undertake service and maintenance in all hydraulic equipment for customers. Systematic maintenance and condition controls can be established through service agreements. We have a 24/7 emergency service phone. We will develop our component stock in line with customer requirements and a common assessment of the criticality and impact of business interruption. Dimo Hot Oil Flushing Unit
• Periodic maintenance • Overhaul and repair of hydraulic equipment • Oil analysis • Flushing • Commissioning • 24/7 service
Parker Distributor As a Parker distributor we deliver a wide range of hydraulic components, hydraulic hoses, pipes & fittings.
DIMO AS Strandgata 157, NO-6060 Hareid Tel.: +47 993 62 030 (24 h.) office@dimo.no www.dimo.no
Eidesvik Offshore ASA Offshore Supply
Your partner in shipping
Celebrating 10 years of LNG-powered shipping! In 2003, Eidesvik Offshore launched the world’s first LNG-powered offshore vessel, opening a new era of reduced NOX and CO2 emissions. With five LNG-powered ships, we are proud to still have the largest fleet of offshore vessels running on natural gas. Every day, Eidesvik Offhore is doing its utmost to lead the way with advanced, environmentally-friendly maritime technology.
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MV “Viking Energy” The world’s first LNG-powered supply vessel
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MV “Viking Queen” Supply vessel with Avant design, powered by LNG
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“Viking Prince” “Viking Princess” Our fourth and fifth LNG-powered supply vessels
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Eidesvik Offshore ASA NO-5443 Bømlo Tel.: +47 53 44 80 00 Fax: +47 53 44 80 01 office@eidesvik.no www.eidesvik.no
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MV “Viking Lady” 500 kWh fuel cell propulsion installed
MV “Viking Lady” Supply vessel powered by LNG and fuel cell
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Erling Haug AS The Lifting KnowHow
- A safe connection since 1936 Erling Haug AS has since 1936 provided customers in Norway and internationally a wide range of products and services. We are based in central parts of Norway. Our main office is placed in Trondheim, and we have branch offices located in Kristiansund, Harstad, Sandnessjøen and Hammerfest. The market sectors we operate in is Industry, Aquaculture, Maritime and Offshore.
THE LIFTING KNOWHOW Through many years we have excellent us by providing innovative solutions to our customers within lifting, mooring and marine equipment. With highly skilled employees we provide service and technical support to our customers.
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firmapost@haug.no
Erling Haug AS P. O. Box 6200, NO-7486 Trondheim Tel.: +47 73 53 97 00 firmapost@haug.no www.haug.no
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Our main products: - Steel Wire Rope - Fiber Rope - Mooring - Lifting Equipment - Anchor Handling - Fire and safety - Personal Protection Equipment
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Farstad Shipping ASA Supply vessels Farstad Shipping ASA is a public Norwegian company owning and operating offshore support vessels. The company’s head office is in Aalesund and the shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Farstad Shipping is one of the leading supply shipping companies in the world within our defined segment of larger and more advanced offshore supply vessels. We are a value-driven company with focus on safety, quality and efficiency in our services.
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Our core values: - Safety Conscious - Value Productive - Reliable - Inclusive - Visible & Transparent
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Our values express the attitudes and the culture which Farstad Shipping’s employees stand for. Our core values provide clear guidelines for the priorities on which the company’s development is based. They also provide important guidelines for how our employees shall perform their duties and for how we provide our services to our customers. In order to reach our goal to be a leading supply vessel company, we depend on having competent and knowledgeable people to run our business safely and efficiently. A modern and competitive fleet is a prerequisite for this.
Newbuild Far Sleipner tbn (SUBSEA/IMR)
We have a modern and competitive fleet consisting of 59 vessels. As part of our fleet renewal we have 6 newbuilds for delivery in 2014 and 2015. The past two years we have sold 6 of our oldest vessels and have after this a value-weighted average age of the fleet of approx. 7 years. During the past 25 years, we have invested in and contracted vessels worth approximately NOK 22.5 billion. Contracting of new tonnage is based on our customers’ requirements together with our own requirements for a safer and more efficient operation. The people of Farstad Shipping are our most important resource. Competent and dedicated people at all levels of the organisation are the secret behind our success and the continuing improvement of the quality of our services. Safety and the development of our employees’ skills form the basis of all our operations and activities.
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Farstad Shipping has nearly 40 years’ experience in operating offshore service vessels. Combined with close collaboration with suppliers in the maritime cluster, we have been proactive in the development of safer and more efficient ways of performing the jobs. This commitment has built Farstad into one of the leading players in our industry. Farstad Shipping is, and shall be a preferred employer, and this is to be achieved through focus on Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), competence development, welfare efforts as well as the opportunity to acquire comprehensive experience. We need people with a variety of theoretical and practical backgrounds to our vessels and offices around the world. Operating offshore vessels requires a considerable effort by people with various backgrounds and training. Farstad Shipping invites you to create your career with us, within several alternative disciplines. You stake out your own course, and we help you advance and offer you an exciting workplace with a secure future where you are valued, followed up and invested in. Trainees & Cadets
Farstad Shipping ASA Notenesgt.14 P.O. Box 1301, Sentrum, NO-6001 Aalesund Tel.: +47 70 11 75 00 Fax: +47 70 11 75 01 post.aalesund@farstad.com www.farstad.com
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Fiskerstrand Verft AS/Fiskerstrand BLRT AS Competitive and reliable yards
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Fiskerstrand Verft AS has a rich tradition The yard was first established as Fiskerstrand Slipp & Motorverksted in 1909.
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From its humble beginning, Fiskerstrand Verft AS has evolved to be at the leading edge of development. Our strength lies first and foremost in our ability to combine traditional knowledge and team spirit with modern technology in efficient co-operation. At the forefront of development Fiskerstrand Verft AS offers a wide range of different services including maintenance, repair work and conversions of vessels, newbuildings and related services, tailored to selected client categories. A key element in our business plan is to develop the company’s strategic core. This entails flexibility, wide-ranging shipbuilding skills and advanced equipment for troubleshooting, machining, repair and preventive maintenance work. Newbuildings are based on outfitting of hulls. The customer focus is Europe and the development and building of an innovative concept for small and medium-sized vehicle and passenger vessels shall be given priority. A competitive and reliable future Over the last years Fiskerstrand Verft AS has strengthened its position on the international markets. To extend its capacity and capability to meet higher demands, Fiskerstrand Verft AS and Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania established the Norwegian registered company Fiskerstrand BLRT AS. Fiskerstrand BLRT AS. The two ship yards have been working closely together for ten years. It was only natural that the two yards be recognized as a competitive European player for larger and more challenging projects.
The objective for this new union is obvious. With greater capacity and effective project organizing we are capable of taking on several and various tasks. By taking full advantage of our collective resources and coordinating our newbuilding activities, Fiskerstrand BLRT AS is a stronger player in the international markets. The new acquisition, Western Baltija Shipbuilding, extends the groups capacity and open new opportunities in the field of specialized, modern shipbuilding. Fiskerstrand BLRT AS has developed a flexible, effective, and complimentary collaboration model. The new company is responsible for sales, contract agreements, financing and carrying out projects. This new competitive edge secures future work and development for both Fiskerstrand Verft AS and Western Baltija Shipbuilding. Multi Maritime AS In 2010 Fiskerstrand BLRT AS bought the ship design company Multi Maritime AS in Førde. After 15 years of successful collaboration between the two companies it has led to developing and building of close to 30 ferries with Multi Maritime design. Together the two companies have developed a new standard for Norwegian ferries in the years to come. Multi Maritime AS works closely with its clients at every stage – from first idea, through project development, design and construction to implementation. They designs most types of vessels, but the three main categories are: Ro-Ro passenger vessels, Icebreakers, offshore service- and heavy lift vessels, Cargo ships for coastal and short sea services. Multi Maritime AS continues as an independent ship design company, and may serve existing and new customers with unchanged strength and confidentiality.
Fiskerstrand Verft AS / Fiskerstrand BLRT AS Risevegen 23, NO-6035 Fiskarstrand Tel.: +47 70 19 93 00 Fax: +47 70 19 93 01 firmapost@fiskerstrand.no www.fiskerstrand.no / www.fblrt.com
Fras® Technology AS Knowledge of clean fluid systems
FRAS® Technology AS (Fluid system Reliability Availability and Safety) was established in 2005 and is based on 40 years of experience in the hydraulic industry. The company offers unique and complete solutions for advanced machine diagnostics and maintenance. FRAS® own a fluid sampler (a bottle in a container), that is part of the system, which means that the samples can be collected while the system is under pressure. Tests show that this gives reproducibility and unambiguous results which are not influenced by the person collecting the sample. The system was patented in 1990 and given the trademark DynaSamp®. Today 1400 DynaSamp®s are installed in ships, power plants, offshore rigs and in the process industry. DynaSamp® is the only sampler that is type approved by Lloyds Register of Shipping. Based on the DynaSamp® technology, FRAS® Technology and partners have developed a future-oriented solution for remote monitoring of fluid systems, DynaView®. By combining DynaSamp® and other new technologies, FRAS® Technology will be able to monitor the “health” of almost any fluid system, online.
Fras® Technology AS Norderås, Kongeveien 30, NO-1430 Ås Tel.: +47 64 97 06 40 Fax: +47 64 97 06 41 mail@fras.no www.fras.com
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Why FRAS methods: Effective condition monitoring requires both accurate sampling of the lubrication system and effective analysis of the debris in the sample. Inaccurate or inconsistent sampling can easily lead to erratic trending results, while ineffective sample analysis can miss critical faults.
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Grieg Star Grieg Star owns one of the world’s largest open-hatch fleets. Presently we run 30 of these ships, and 2 new vessels will be delivered within 2014.
We also operate a fleet of bulk carriers, equipped with grabs. This fleet operates worldwide carrying a large variety of bulk cargoes. Our long-term commitment, financial strength and competent people are important to deliver quality and to maintain our position as a world-class shipping group. We emphasize skills, knowledge and innovation. Our continuous research to improve vessels and cargo handling equipment has given us a leading role within our segment.
Safety of the crew, environment, cargo and vessels is our highest priority. Highly qualified Philippine seamen man our vessels. A high return rate among the crew is emphasized to ensure familiarity with vessels and operational standards. Sustainability and environmental care is always at the core of our operations. Our vision is to have no harmful emissions to air and sea. Our subsidiary Grieg Green offers environmentally friendly recycling of vessels. Building on the group’s vast knowledge and experience, customers are provided with a hands-off, highly competitive and safe way to recycle vessels that are no longer needed in service.
Grieg Star P.O. Box 781 Sentrum, NO-5807 Bergen Tel: +47 55 57 69 50 www.griegstar.com
Oslo office: P.O. Box 513 Skøyen, NO-0214 Oslo Tel: +47 23 27 41 00
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Grieg Star enjoys a special position in the transport of forest products. Our open hatch vessels are designed for fast handling of pulp and paper. Large gantry cranes and removable tween decks add substantial flexibility. Steel, aluminium and other metals are important cargoes for us, and windmills, turbines and machinery constitute a fast growing segment of our cargoes.
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Havila Shipping ASA A supplier of offshore vessel services to the oil industry
“A story of seamanship, entrepreneurship, growth and progress achieved through a focus on solid earnings, safe operations and human resources: Havila Shipping ASA is a leading supplier of quality assured supply services to the international offshore industry.
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Havila Shipping operates 27 vessels within subsea construction, anchor handling, platform supply and multifield rescue recovery services. Headquartered in Fosnavåg, Norway, and with offices in Brazil and Asia, the company can draw on more than 30 years experience in offshore supply through its main shareholder Havila AS. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Ticker [HAVI]”
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Havila Shipping ASA P.O. Box 215, NO-6099 Fosnav책g Tel.: +47 70 08 09 00 Fax: +47 70 08 09 01 office@havila.no www.havila.no
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Höegh Autoliners Deep sea transportation since 1927
With a fleet designed for maximum flexibility, we are able to cater for a wide variety of cargo. Our customers range from global vehicle manufacturers to producers of high and heavy construction equipment and other rolling and non-rolling stock. Höegh Autoliners is also a leading carrier of second-hand vehicles.
Acting global - thinking local Höegh Autoliners´ focus is always towards our customers and we consciously position ourselves as close to our primary markets as possible. As a result, we operate through around 20 local offices worldwide, along with a network of dedicated agents, that offer our customers professional local competence and knowledge.
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In-house ship management is a unique part of our service, provided by our own Höegh Fleet Services. This is an integrated part of our total product deliery to all customers. Our seafarers are trained at reputable universities and academies, resulting in world-class competence.
Environment Höegh Autoliners is committed to economic growth, social responsibility and minimising our impact on the environment. We believe in the value of sustainable development and continually work towards enhancing our performance and utilising the most energy efficient solutions at all times. Höegh Autoliners is ISO 9001 certified and our shipmanagement is ISO 14001 certified. To learn more about Höegh Autoliners, please visit our website: www.hoeghautoliners.com
Höegh Autoliners is a global leader in Ro/Ro (Roll On/Roll Off) deep sea transportation services. The company owns and operates around 60 PCTC vessels (Pure Car and Truck Carriers) in a global trade system, making around 4,000 port calls yearly.
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Höegh Autoliners Drammensveien 134, P.O.Box 4 Skøyen, NO-0212 Oslo Tel.: +47 21 03 90 00 www.hoeghautoliners.com
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Island Offshore
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Leader in Advanced Marine Operations
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The Island Offshore Group is a leading provider of services to the offshore industry ranging from Platform Supply and Anchor Handling to Advanced Subsea Operations including Increased Oil Recovery (IOR) and Light Well Intervention (LWI). Our fleet consists of twenty three high quality vessels, which are currently operating in Mexico and West Africa and in the North Sea. When the newbuilding program is completed the fleet will consist of: – 15 Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) – 2 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels (AHTS) – 5 Sub Sea Support Vessels (SSSV) – 4 Well Stimulation Vessels (VSV) – 3 Riserless Well Intervention Units (RLWI) – 1 Semi Submersible Drilling Unit
Light Well Intervention Services Island Offshore have three vessels in operation providing a complete service of well intervention to obtain increased oil recovery. Main contractors are Statoil, BP and Shell. FMC, Aker Kvaerner Well Service and Oceaneering are sub suppliers to Island Offshore in this venture.
Anchor Handling Vessels Island Offshore are operating 2 large anchor handling vessel. The vessels are highly versatile with moonpool and heave compensated A-frame enabling a variety of light construction work in addition to regular anchor handling.
Island Offshore is operator of 15 plattform Supply vessels where most of them are operating on long term contracts in the North Sea.
Subsea I&M Vessels 7 vessels in the Island Offshore fleet are in the segment Subsea I&M. The vessels perform a broad range of subsea related services and are equipped for worldwide operation.
Island Offshore St책lhaugen 12, NO-6065 Ulsteinvik Tel: +47 70 00 86 00 Fax: +47 70 00 86 01 www.islandoffshore.com
Lagerveien 23, NO-4033 Stavanger Tel: +47 51 81 71 00 Fax: +47 51 81 71 01
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Maritimt Forum /NOK 150 billion The maritime industry creates value NOK 150 billion per annum. Foto: W채rtsila/Magne Lang책ker
/100,000 people work Today, 100,000 people work in the maritime industry. Photo: Odfjell
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Maritime clusters alone contribute 12% of all added value in Norwegian business and industry, when the oil and gas sector is excluded. Photo: Havila
/Focus on innovation Skilled maritime personnel, shipping companies with an appetite for risk ventures, high-tech equipment and an extraordinary capacity for innovation are what make the maritime industry unique. Maritime Forum Norway Maritime Forum Norway represents the entire maritime sector in Norway. We have about 750 members. Among them are shipyards, seafarer organizations, educational institutions, ship-owners, the financial sector, maritime organizations and the maritime industry.
Maritimt Forum R책dhusgata 25, P. O. Box 1452 Vika, NO-0116 OSLO Tel.: +47 22 40 15 50 hege.solbakken@maritimt-forum.no www.maritimt-forum.no
NorLense AS Setting the standard of Oil Spill Recovery NorLense is one of the world’s leading companies within the development and manufacturing of Oil Spill Emergency Equipment and Inflatable, high pressure Tents. During many years of experience NorLense holds a very high degree of expertise and an excellent reputation within oil protection, preparedness and training. NorLense will work with you every step of the way to a full oil spill recovery system that fits your needs. From design, choice of equipment, training of personnel and even on-scene command at your request. • S elf-Inflatable Boom Systems The NorLense R and S series of oil containment booms are single-point inflation booms with automatic inflation. Self-inflation implies no crew members in front of the winder during deployment and recovery. This alone represents a major contribution to HSE as the risk of incidents is dramatically reduced. Further benefits of NorLense’s self-inflation products are: •O ffshore Oil Boom The offshore booms are stored on reels and deployed and retrieved by one person. The boom inflates automatically, and 400 meters can be deployed in 10-20 minutes. The boom’s high fluidity in water enhances its ability to obstruct and control oil during clean-up operations. • C ostal Oil Boom This self-inflating boom has a particularly rapid deployment time – 400 meters in 4 minutes – making it perfect where speed is essential, such as with tankers, terminals, refineries and harbours.
Oil booms from NorLense are delivered to customers around the world, and some 80% of all oil booms in use for first-line
NorLense has quality assurance certification ISO 1400:2004
NorLense AS Fiskebøl, NO-8317 Strønstad Tel.: +47 76 11 81 80 Fax: +47 76 11 81 89 firmapost@norlense.no www.norlense.no
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•H arbour Oil Boom NorLense’s harbor booms are manufactured with freeboard containing expanded polystyrene, so no air filling is required. The booms are delivered in 25-meters sections and are easy to connect to require operational length.
preparedness along with training courses in Norway are supplied by the company. Other NorLense products include Silt Curtain, Oil Trawl and absorbents. • Quality Assurance & Testing The booms are constructed from the best oil-resistant coated fabric on the market, with quality proven through long-term, full-scale testing in the north of Norway, as well as laboratory tests in according with NorLense’s own strict standards. More than 300 deployments have been documented without the need for replacement of the inflation elements.
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Norwegian Shipbuilders A forum for every kind of Yard job Norwegian Shipbuilders is the joint sales and marketing organization for more than 20 competing shipyards located along the coast of Norway. Our role is to assist shipowners, and to find them the best offer for any kind of shipbuilding work. The member yards have specialized in their fields for generations and have extensive expertise in all aspects of shipbuilding, from newbuildings to conversions and repairs. They can refer to a long list of satisfied owners. The organization’s main job is to make all the services of its members available and to act as a coordinator during all phases of an assignment. Finding the right yard for the job Detailed knowledge of all its member companies gives Norwegian Shipbuilders the necessary insight to recommend which of the yards are best suited to undertake a specific assignment to the maximum benefit of the client. The organization can thereby save the clients the work by connecting them directly with those member yards which have the best expertise and capacity for the job in question.
Specialist in modern shipbuilding Norwegian Shipbuilders is staffed by a group of people with long experience from shipping and shipbuilding. Founded in 1945 as the West Norway Shipbuilders Association, its name was changed in 1990 to Norwegian Shipbuilders Sales and Marketing Organization. The purpose was to reflect the industry’s own request – to convert the organization into a pure sales and marketing body. Over the years, a good and lasting collaboration has been built with shipping companies world-wide. This co-operation has given the member yards detailed knowledge of the requirements which modern vessels must meet. The organization makes its knowledge available to everyone who is thinking of building, converting or repairing ships. The Board consists of the shipyard’s CEOs Norwegian Shipbuilders belongs to the member yards themselves, and its objective is to look after the member’s interests. Its board consists of shipbuilding chief executives, who draw up guidelines for the organization’s activities.
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Competition ensures the right price Each yard works independently and on its own terms during the tendering procedure, in full competition with the other members. Norwegian Shipbuilders feels a great sense of responsibility for ensuring that each client is offered a good product at the right price, delivered at the agreed time. This reflects the view that satisfied customers are the best reference.
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All types of vessel The member yards cover new building, conversion and repair of most types of vessel. Norwegian Shipbuilders can therefore offer most kind of merchant vessel, fishing vessel, offshore unit or other specialized vessel adapted to meet individual requirements. For many years the member yards have had their hulls built abroad. The staff of Norwegian Shipbuilders has developed a high standard of expertise in assisting the member yards in contracting these hulls from yards within Europe. For that purpose a tailor made contract has been developed by the organisation. No job is too demanding A number of special vessels built for challenging applications have been delivered to ship-owners world-wide. Feedback has indicated that these vessels have fully met the demands. As a result Norwegian Shipbuilders has a number of regular customers who have built a large proportion of their fleets at its members’ yards. By serving quality-conscious customers, the organization has acquired top-level shipbuilding expertise. No job is too demanding. The more complicated an assignment is, the better.
Norwegian Shipbuilders Strandgaten 5, P.O. Box 231, NO-5804 Bergen Tel.: +47 55 30 17 50 Fax: +47 55 30 17 51 mail@nssm.no www.nssm.no
Opstad Shipping Has operated a number of vessels back to the1960`s
Opstad group of companies have a tradition in operating ships back to the 60`s and have operating offshore on a world wide basis since 1999.
We are continuously seeking to improve Our Organization, knowledge and fleet in order to improve the services provided.
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Opstad Shipping Julsundvegen 14, Inngang 5, NO-6412 Molde Tel.: +47 71 24 52 00 Fax: +47 71 24 52 01 post@opstad.biz www.opstad.biz
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We have developed Our organization including quality assurance and maintenance systems based on requirements, experience and long time tradition.
Our Head office is located in Molde.
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The Storesund Group
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a multidiscipline supplier within the Marine, Oil and Gas industry
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The Storesund Group Storasundvegen 305, NO-4260 Torvastad Tel.: +47 480 37 424 / +47 926 89 444 Fax: +47 52 70 21 21 post@smarine.no storesund-gruppen.no
Vaagland
A modern shipyard - known as a reliable supplier of quality vessels since 1927 Vaagland Båtbyggeri (Vaagland Shipyard), founded in 1927 in Halsa municipality, is a solid, traditional family business owned by second- and third-generation Vaaglands. Stability and continuity have characterized the history of the shipyard.With highlyskilled colleagues and good partners, Vaagland Båtbyggeri has earned an excellent reputation in the market – winning great confidence and longterm customer relationships.
The company is development oriented, focusing on the construction of advanced specialized vessels up to 90 metres for fishing, cargo traffic and seismic – all developed in collaboration with challenging customers, skilled contractors/ sub-contractors and consultants.
HOLM Kristiansund
Vaagland NO-6683 Vågland Tel.: +47 71 55 99 00 Fax: +47 71 55 99 01 vaagland@vaagland.no www.vaagland.no
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Construction and outfitting are carried out in modern indoor facilities and a 90 x 17 metre dry dock.This gives our employees good working conditions and ensures the requisite quality and finish of our products.
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Volstad Maritime AS Winning Through Continuous Improvement Volstad Maritime AS is a privately owned shipping company with its corporate headquarters located in the city of Aalesund, Norway. The company was founded in 1952 when it built its first fishing vessel, and has since evolved into an international operator of ships with a wide range of services from seismic operations to offshore construction, trenching and diving support. The current fleet consists of 8 seismic and specialized offshore support vessels that operate world-wide. Technical and commercial management is performed through its subsidiary Volstad Management AS, also located in Aalesund.
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The company currently has 2 additional vessels under construction with scheduled delivery in 2014 and 2015.
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Volstad Maritime AS Klaus Nilsensgt. 6, P.O. Box 1137 Sentrum NO-6001 Aalesund Tel.: +47 70 10 49 50 Fax: +47 70 10 49 60 office@volstad.com www.volstad.com
Westcon Yard AS OKTAN Stord — Foto: Øyvind Sætre
Ship building and repair
Ship repair Ship building Rig repair HELGELAND
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Westcon is a leading provider of the best and most innovative solutions, services and products within onshore and offshore, energy and maritime industries. Our business areas: Yards, Lifting Techniques, Power and Automation, Design and Engineering and Geo/Seismic.
westcon.no
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Westcon Yard AS — N-5582 Ølensvåg, Tel: +47 53 77 50 00
Westcon Yard AS NO-5582 Ølensvåg Tel.: +47 53 77 50 00 westcon@westcon.no www.westcon.no
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WESTCON YARD consists of four modern shipyards, each of which are equipped to carry out the most demanding vessel and rig projects. We also deliver offshore, – both Top-Side and Subsea. The defining traits of Westcon Yard are efficient mobilization of personnel and resources, and the ability to complete projects on time.
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Vågan Havnevesen KF
Welcome to Lofoten Islands and Svolvær harbor Lofoten and Vesterålen’s largest port. - The locus of Lofoten/Vesterålen region Northern Norway’s main service port.
• Four shipyards with arcaded halls • 115 m dry dock • New marina in the eastern harbor • Ro-Ro facilities
• Bunkering facilities • Receiving facilities for pelagic and groundfish • Cruise Port • Service fishing equipment • Pilot and rescue base
Vågan Kommune vagan.kommune.no
Vågan Havnevesen KF vaganhavn.no
Call: +47 760 67990 - www.vaganhavn.no Vågan Vågan
Vågan Havnevesen KF
Havnevesen KF
www.servicehavn.no
Vågan Havnevesen KF Fiskergata 23, NO-8301 Svolvær Tel.: +47 76 06 79 90 Fax: +47 76 06 79 91 E-mail: vaganhavn@vagan.kommune.no E-mail: havnevakt@vagan.kommune.no
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• Several hotels, flats for rent, restaurants, stores, ship brokers and banks • Coastal Express, airport, express boat, bus, car rentals
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Aeron AS
Aeron is a total contractor of Heating, ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC/R) systems to the global marine and offshore industry.
Aeron makes shipbuilding even more attractive through providing specialised products and services tailored for modern quality ships.
Aeron is a company in AF Gruppen ASA, that is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. AF gruppen ASA is one of Norway’s leading contractor and industry group. Aeron is a part of the business field of Offshore in AF Gruppen. The AF Group is divided into 6 business areas: property, building, civil engineering, environment, energy and offshore.
We offer complete Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning system packages comprising:
With more than 30 years of experience in the HVAC business, AERON has developed a high quality product range specially designed for shipboard environments. Years of experience have made us a reliable company with a good track record.
Pilot studies / Analyses Design & Engineering Equipment delivery Installation/Supervising Commissioning/Testing Operator Training After Sales services
You will find more technical information in our product catalogue at our web site www.aeron.no www.afgruppen.com
Aeron AS Nulandsvika 8, NO-4400 Flekkefjord Tel.: +47 38 32 78 00 Fax: +47 38 32 78 01 adm@aeron.no www.aeron.no
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AERON MARINE HVAC systems are designed to ensure optimal climate solutions for personnel, cargo, machinery and instruments on board all types of ships. We want to be involved at all stages of the building process and for the entire lifespan of installed systems.
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Agenturhuset Waste treatment equipment
Balers and garbage compactors meeting
Revised MARPOL Annex V “Regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships”
HSM V-Press 605. Bales 40-500 kg.
NP30S. Baler and waste compactor, same machine with or without plastic bag
Agenturhuset is a leading company in the field of waste treatment equipment.
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We are total suppliers of waste solutions, and exclusive representatives for Europe’s most advanced producers.
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Our clients include leading chains in a number of sectors, such as shopping centres, stores, hotels, restaurants, manufacturing, the fishing industry, shipping, property companies, oil companies, and municipal and government authorities and institutions. Our solutions mean, above all, that our clients no longer pay for the transport of air. In addition, the client’s working environment is improved while sorting at source helps to increase the volume of recycled waste. We have been in this business a long time, and it is with some pride that we can report that compactors supplied in the eighties are still making our customers happy!
Full range presscontainers for cardboard, wet and dry waste. Working process 1. Simple and continuous filling via the large-dimensioned filling chute. 2. Collection, crushing and compaction of the waste by a rotating special roller. 3. The highly compacted waste is in a PE bag, fitted before, with a standard pallet underneath, and can be removed easily with a hand-operated lift truck. 4. The waste bundle, ready to be used, can be comfortably driven to the collection site.
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Please see our website for more information: www.agenturhuset.no References from the Seven seas, please contact us:
Agenturhuset Salg AS Industriveien 6, NO-1473 Lørenskog Tel.: +47 22 26 23 21 Fax: +47 22 27 53 83 kontor@agenturhuset.no www.agenturhuset.no
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Alfsen og Gunderson AS Tank dryers, cargo hold dehumidifiers, inert gas dryers, Ex dehumidifiers, lay-up Alfsen og Gunderson AS (AG) has since the 1960´s, supplied the maritime sector with air dryers (dehumidifiers) based on sorption technology. Other activities are water treatment, pumps, heat treatment, dust and gas filtration, and powder handling. Cargo hold dehumidifiers Dry cargo are particularly vulnerable to damage from moisture. For example, when shipping newsprint from cold to warm climates, cargo temperature can “lag behind” and humid air from the outside can cause condensation in cargo holds, thus damaging the cargo. The same problem can result from differences in daytime and nighttime temperatures. Designed to control and monitor the air humidity in cargo holds, AG’s cargo hold dehumidifier system features a sorption dehumidifier, a circulating air fan and a control/monitoring system to ensure that cargo arrives dry and undamaged.
AG-S tank dryers provide efficient drying and reduced lay-time for chemical tankers.
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AG dehumidifier systems protect dry cargo as newsprint against damages and claims.
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Tank dryers for chemical tankers AG-S tank dryers are designed for installation on chemical tankers for efficient drying of tanks after cleaning, resulting in reduced lay-time. Made of corrosion-resistant materials, AG-S tank dryers are delivered with airflows from 2,000 m3/h to 20,000 m3/h, and with fan pressures, regeneration medium and other parameters based on customer requirements. AG can also supply block-, bleed- and check valves for dry air piping from safe to hazardous area.
Drying during surface treatment AG supply mobile, heavy duty drying equipment, either as 10ft containers or with robust frame. They are used during surface treatment jobs at yards, and also in ballast tanks at sea. Dry conditions are maintained until the first layer of paint is applied. The dryers can be located several hundred meters away from the tank (hose connection) and dry conditions are achieved in tanks even when the ship is at sea.
Inert gas dryers AG has introduced inert gas dryers for LNG and LPG vessels, drying the inert gas to a dewpoint below minus 45oC. Improvements compared to conventional dryers are considerable reductions in weight and required installation space.
AG Inert gas dryers require only 50% of the installation space!
Dehumidifiers instead of coating in cofferdams / voids. AG install dehumidifiers in void spaces, cofferdams, thruster rooms and fore peak stores. This is completely replacing corrosion protective coating systems inside. The results are safe and easy monitored corrosion protection, and substantial cost reductions.
Dry air gives the best protection during lay-up. AG supply cost efficient and reliable dehumidifiers for lay-up of vessels. Reduced and controlled relative humidity protects all steel, machinery, electronics, textiles etc. Humidity damages such as corrosion, condensation, mold growth, and reduced insulation resistance is eliminated.
Seibu Giken rotors AG dehumidifiers utilize the high-quality Seibu Giken SSCR silicate rotor to ensure low life-cycle costs.
Ex-dehumidifiers AG also deliver EX / ATEX dehumidifiers for hazardous areas Ex dehumidifier installed on Adriatic LNG
The sorption rotor is the heart of our dehumidifiers.
20ft ATEX drying container for zone 1, used at Ormen Lange. Customer: Linjebygg Offshore.
See our website for more info:
Alfsen og Gunderson AS StĂĽlverksv. 1, NO-0661 Oslo P.O. Box 6052 Etterstad, NO-0601 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 70 77 00 Fax: +47 22 70 77 01 post@ag.no www.ag.no
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Atlas Copco Compressor Technique Scandinavia SERVING THE MARINE INDUSTRY WITH COMPRESSED AIR AND GAS
SETTING THE STANDARD IN MARINE COMPRESSED AIR AND GAS With a comprehensive product offering, Atlas Copco is a trusted partner to the marine industry. We provide reliable equipment for many challenging applications along the entire marine value chain. We know our business – and we know yours. Based on our company’s early roots in compressor techniques, we have built our expertise and expanded our product portfolio over decades of research and development, while focusing on customer interaction. We have grown to become a premier, reliable end-to-end partner in the marine industry.
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TOTAL MARINE CAPABILITY Atlas Copco has designed a wide range of standard marine air system products to create a compressed air system for your specific needs. Our Marine Air System compressors and gas generators offer our customers industry-leading performance and premium energy savings throughout the equipment’s lifetime. Integration of components such as refrigeration air dryers or filters ensures maximum performance with the smallest possible footprint. Moreover, our Marine Competence Center can design special products in line with additional customer specifications. Rounding out this offering are our state-of-the-art control and monitoring systems which ensure optimum performance and low cost of ownership. We have experience with all relevant marine standards . Our equipment is type approved, designed and built in accordance with well-known classification societies and complies with ISO 1217 standard.
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GLOBAL SERVICE AND SUPPORT NETWORK Atlas Copco employs marine air specialist all around the world . We put as much care into service and support as we do into development, design, manufacturing and testing of our products. This service and support is available to you, wherever you operate, through our global network of sales companies and distributors. We stay behind you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with more than 1800 service technicians ready to support you.
Your trusted partner in Marine Applications Atlas Copco Compressor Technique Scandinavia Berghagan 5, NO-1405 Langhus Tel.: +47 64 86 08 60 Fax: +47 64 86 02 39 kjell.hognes@be.atlascopco.com www.atlascopco.com/marine
Aukra Maritime AS Maritime cranes & Davit´s – service & maintenance
Aukra Maritime supplies innovative davit solutions and marine cranes by HS. Marine. We deliver ship and offshore cranes with the world´s widest range of models raging from 5 to 1000 tm capacity. All davits and cranes provided by Aukra Maritime are specifically designed, masterly built and assembled to give our customers top quality.
TAILOR-MADE CRANES HATCHES & DAVITS
Aukra Maritime AS Nautnes, NO-6480 Aukra Tel.: +47 71 17 32 00 post@aukramaritime.no www.aukramaritime.no
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Approved by: Det Norske Veritas
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BacSan & PoolSan Scandinavia AS Disinfection with BacSan containing silver and copper ions A controlled amount of silver and copper ions kills algae, fungi and bacteria and removes old biofilm from the inside of pipes, heat exchangers and shower set. A preferable preventive measure against Legionella. BacSan is approved by the FSA used as preventive treatment agent in drinking water as long as dosing is performed in accordance with the requirements of drinking water clause. (See the FSA’s website and / or the National Public Health Institute of funds approved for the treatment of drinking water on ships and offshore installations, revised January 2012). The BacSan dosing unit can in addition to controlling the dosing of active mineral ingredients also control pH and soften the water to make water more comfortable for the users on board. The use of BacSan will not give any smell or taste to the water.
BacSan Dosing Unit • Simple installation • Easy to use – (Plug & Play) • Accurate dosing • Covers waterflow up to 1400 m3/h • World-wide service and maintenance by Grundfos
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BacSan & PoolSan Scandinavia AS Sleppenvegen 16, NO-2005 Rælingen, Norway Tel.: +47 99 55 88 36 post@labolo.no www.bacsan.no
Bauer Hydraulics
About Bauer-Nilsen AS Bauer-Nilsen AS was established in 1925 for the production of central pressure lubricators. Expansion led to the design and production of high pressure hydraulics. Today, with more than 50 years of experience in hydraulic design and manufacturing, Bauer-Nilsen produces an extensive range of high-pressure hydraulic equipment for the shipbuilding sector as well as for offshore and land-based industry. Since the 1920s our products have always been recognized for their high quality and excellent performance. Nearly 90 years later we can proudly state that nothing has changed – we make no compromise on quality or performance.
· Hydraulic cylinders for marine cranes and heave compensation systems · Hydraulic motors for marine applications
- Size range 1.8 to 32.6 l/rev
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Bauer Hydraulics P. O. Box 114, Kolstøneset, NO-4265 Håvik Tel.: +47 52 70 77 70 Fax: +47 52 70 77 99 bauer@bauer.no www.bauer.no
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Brunvoll AS Thruster Systems Brunvoll AS has more than 100 years of experience in marine propulsion and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of thruster systems.
1. Brunvoll Rim Driven Thruster (RDT) 200 - 900 kW 2. Brunvoll Tunnel Thruster 75 - 3500kW 3. Brunvoll Retractable Azimuth Thruster 500 - 3000kW
The company has delivered and installed over 8000 thrusters on more than 3000 ships including fishing craft, ro-ro ships, cruise ships, tugs, offshore support ships and vessels for dynamic positioning. Azimuth Thrusters Brunvoll azimuth thrusters provide main or auxiliary, inboard or out board propulsion and manoeuvring with 360° turn, using controllable or fixedpitch propellers. Drive & Control Systems The company offers complete drive and control systems individually tailored to each vessel. As a total system supplier, Brunvoll has full knowledge of all components in the installation. Thus, service and support can be obtained from a single responsible supplier.
Ship’s Gear & Supplies
Brunvoll conventional tunnel thrusters are available from 100 kW to 3500 kW with controllable or fixedpitch propellers. The company offers noise suppression technology for tunnel thrusters which results in noise reductions of 12–15 dB(A).
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Brødrene Dahl
BRØDRENE DAHL AS PO Box 6146 Etterstad NO-0602 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 72 55 00 Fax: +47 22 64 25 59 E-mail: post@dahl.no Website: www.dahl.no
Brødrene Dahl AS (BD) was established in 1917 in Norway and is today Norway’s largest piping wholesaler. BD works within the areas of HVAC, sanitation systems, industry, tools and refrigeration. The company has more than 50 outlets nationwide, approximately 1,000 employees, and the sales fi gures for 2012 are about EUR 825 million. BD is a part of the Saint Gobain Group, established in France in 1665, which is one of Europe’s leading industrial groups. Maritime Industry The industry department at BD works closely with many Norwegian ship builders and shipowners. It is the biggest company in this field in Norway and supplies most of the shipyards in Norway with pipes, fittings, valves, actuators and valve control systems. The materials can be delivered in different type of material qualities, i.e. carbon steel, stainless steel or copper nickel.
immediate supply materials when and where it is needed.
The company’s main stock is located in Oslo, and in Ålesund BD has a stock of goods especially designed for the maritime industry. In addition, the company has two stocks of goods located in Romania, one in Tulcea and one in Braila to take care of the local yards and other industrial customers. In 2009 BD also opened a stock of goods in Vung Tau in Vietnam for the Vietnamese market.
Catalogue BD’s Industrial & Shipbuilding catalogue can be found online – www.dahl.no – and this document has been described by users as “the bible in sourcing the correct materials for shipbuilding and repair”. Although today many believe that electronic access is the only solution, BD is also aware that many customers prefer the printed copy of the catalogue.
BD also supplies these materials to shipowners when repair jobs must be done, anywhere across the globe. The advantage by using BD is its ability to
Brødrene Dahl P.O.Box 6146 Etterstad, NO-0602 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 72 55 00 Fax: +47 22 65 78 60 post@dahl.no www.dahl.no
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If a ship is repaired or constructed in countries where sourcing correctly classified materials can be a challenge, (BD only uses materials from manufacturers approved by the major classification companies) BD can help with special
standards and material qualities for immediate deliveries.
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Clean Marine AS Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) Clean Marine: reducing emissions from shipping •
As of January 2015, there is a limit of 0,1% sulfur in ship’s exhaust gas when trading inside the Emissions Control Area (ECA). From 2020/2025 there is a global limit of 0,5 % sulfur.
• With an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) installed, vessels can continue burning heavy fuel oil instead of the more expensive distillate fuel and still comply with the air emission regulations. •
Clean Marine is dedicated to sulfur emission cleaning only and offers a proven, unique EGCS designed for the maritime industry. The company was founded in 2006 and more than 25 MUSD has been invested in development and testing of the EGCS. The Clean Marine employees have deep maritime and process expertise and are supporting installation, operation, maintenance and service globally.
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It is the only system currently on the market with true multi-stream exhaust gas handling. This means that all exhaust sources onboard - including boilers - are served by one common EGC unit without encountering an increase in back pressure.
of water (including low alkaline and saline water) in either mode and without loss of efficiency. The Clean Marine EGCS also meets the current pH limit for washwater discharges with good margin.
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The Clean Marine EGCS is a cost-efficient option. Assuming a conservative USD 300 per metric ton price difference between marine gas oil and high sulphur fuel oil,- and 100% of operations inside an emission control area (ECA) - payback time on the investment would be about a year.
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A Clean Marine EGCS is operational and fully certified onboard the bulk carrier MV Balder owned by Torvald Klaveness, which was recently the first vessel in the world to operate this type of system in the U.S. Emission Control Area (ECA)
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Clean Marine will also supply EGCS for two shuttle tanker newbuildings built at Samsung Heavy Industries for AET Tankers in 2013/2014. The system supplied to AET will clean both sulfur and particulate matter emissions from two main engines, five auxiliary engines, and three boilers. In total, a single Clean Marine EGCS unit will manage 10 exhaust sources.
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Clean Marine welcomes the opportunity to assist ship • Clean Marine offers a hybrid system that can operate in owners and yards in solving their emissions challenge. both open- and closed-loop mode. Caustic soda is added Visit our website or contact us for more information! to seawater, which means vessels can operate in all types
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Clean Marine AS Strandveien 15, NO-1366 Lysaker Tel.: +47 21 04 33 11 Fax: +47 21 01 40 33 sales@cleanmarine.no www.cleanmarine.no
Combimix
Strong & Lightweight Floor levelling for marine environments Our aim is to build lighter ships by developing lighter offshore floor levelling products.
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Our strong and lightweight products flow extremely well and can be applied in thinner layers. Altoghether reducing the total weight by approximately 70% compared to similar products. We use recycled glass instead of natural sand. This is both eco-friendly and reduces weight. The combination of low weight, high flow rate and fast drying time makes the working process more time- and cost efficient. Combimix is a Swedish company developing and manufacturing mineral based construction products. Combimix is one of the leading producers in Scandinavia of Calcium Aluminate-based self-levelling underlayments. We have since our inception 2001 recruited people with substantial experience. The combination of experience and a pioneering spirit characterizes the company in everything from product design, environmental concern and customer service. All manufacturing is done according to quality standards ISO9001 and ISO14001 environmental standard.
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Combimix Tuenveien 77, NO-2000 Lillestrøm Tel.: +47 63 88 22 50 info@combimix.no www.combimix.no www.combimix.com
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Lightweight technology is eco-friendly.
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DECCA Straight Line Wipers The world’s most reliable windscreen wiper system
Decca straight line wipers OUR MISSION
Since our first prototype in 1992, our mission has alway been to deliver equipment and service thatsatisfies our customers. We strive to build relationships with our customers that are founded on our core values of honesty, cooperation and communication. Delivering a quality product is only part of a good business relationship. We support our customers not only with the best wiper systems but also
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Short delivery times Competitive prices Excellent customer service
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See your nearest Decca distributor and experience the difference. On behalf of Decca Wiper Systems AS, thank you for your interest in our products.
Kind regards
Johannes Wergeland General Manager DECCA WIPER SY STEMS AS
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THE HEAVY DUTY ALTERNATI VE Decca straight line wiper systems are built in Norway and engineered to survive the rigors of the North Sea. With unique technical design features and built with only high quality materials, Decca wipers meet the demand for efficient and reliable wiper operation in extreme weather conditions.
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Decca Wipers installed on the “The World”.
Decca Wiper Systems AS Idrettsvegen 103, NO-5353 STRAUME Tel: +47 55 11 23 00 Fax: + 47 55 11 23 01 sales@deccawiper.com www.deccawiper.com
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Modern shipbuilding design takes full account of visibility requirements. Larger wheelhouses with an omni-directional view are part of this trend. As a result, there is an increase in window area that must be kept clear in all weather conditions. Decca straight line wipers are designed to meet these demands with reliable and efficient operation in heavy rain, storm conditions, sleet, and even snow.
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Deltapump AS Pumps, knowledge, and years of experience
Deltapump AS continues the business of Delta Pumpefabrikk AS, which has been manufacturing DELTA gear pump since 1920. The pump components are produced using up-to-date and modern machinery with high quality standards. The installation of the pumps is still the result of workmanship and is carried out by fitters with years of experience. The DELTA gear pump is currently supplied mainly to companies in sectors such as offshore, shipping, fisheries, aquaculture, industry, construction, and agriculture.
Our pumps Production of the Delta gear pumps takes place in modern CNC-controlled machines, but installation will always need craftsmanship. Extensive experience and a knack for the industry ensure that all the pumps are of the highest quality. Delta gear pumps are characterised by a simple and robust construction.
The following characteristics generally apply to Delta pumps: • They are self-priming • They are resistant to dry running
• Optional installation - Easy to maintain • Can be supplied with inbuilt, adjustable safety valve • Can be supplied with certificates • Carry the CE mark • Pumps can be delivered within 2 days • We use motors delivered by: ABB – SEW – Lønne – NordGear - Siemens – Danfoss - Gast Deltapump AS P. O. Box 4003, NO-5506 Haugesund Tel.: +47 52 70 43 70 Mob.: +47 40402887 (24 hours) post@deltapump.no www.deltapump.no
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Frank Mohn AS
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Framo Cargo Pumping System
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Anything liquid Load any types of cargoes. Spend less time on cargo Efficiently alter between operations. several types of cargoes. The Framo cargo pump can handle any type of cargo. This might be oil products, biofuels, chemicals, acids, edible oils or special cargoes likes molasses and slurries. Cargoes with special properties like being viscous or volatile will require heating or cooling.
A cargo handling system which is able to perform a quick and safe discharge and drain of any cargo against any terminal back pressure is strongly preferred. Vessel efficiency will depend on a quick cargo discharge including stripping and tank cleaning, enabling the vessel to be prepared to receive a new cargo. Reduced turn around time in port is increasing annul turnover.
A Framo pump is specially designed in order for the operator to discharge and drain/strip the cargo tanks in a safe and reliable manner without the risk of any heat build up or without the need for personnel to enter a most hazardous environment.
In combination with our special design cargo heaters you can get the Efficient Tank Cleaning notation enabling you to change between dirty and clean cargoes without any intermediate loadings.
positioned globally support locally quality pumps made in Norway Head Office: Frank Mohn AS P.O.Box 98 SlĂĽtthaug, NO-5851 Bergen Tel: +47 55 99 90 00 Fax: +47 55 99 93 80 marine@framo.no www.framo.no
Subsidiaries abroad: Rotterdam, Houston, Singapore, Dubai, Tokyo, Busan, Shanghai and Rio de Janeiro
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The Framo cargo pump design has A Framo pumping system has no limitation to what kind of liquid it can proven to be superior to others in giving you a quick and safe handle. performance regardless of cargo, specific gravity, viscosity or discharge head.
A cargo pumping system must be able to discharge, drain and clean the cargo tanks in an efficient manner with limited slop, in order to make the vessel ready to receive a new cargo.
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Gas & Diesel Power AS Always in front
Gas & Diesel Power has been a pioneer in the development of marine gas engines. Advanced technology and a skilled staff make us an attractive supplier for anyone looking to use gas engines in ships, for propulsion or auxiliary use. With its origin dated back to 1946, the company has been a key supplier of marine engines for the Norwegian shipping markets for many decades. Since 1985, the mother company, DIESEL POWER has been distributor of Mitsubishi engines in Norway and has supplied more than 1100 marine engines. During the most recent years, a considerable part of the activities has been related to marine gas engines for ships. As a consequence, a separate company, Gas & Diesel Power, has been established to marketing the Mitsubishi Marine Gas Engines.
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Worlds first At Gas & Diesel Power we are proud to have played a key role in the development of the first LNG powered car ferry. M/F Glutra. The ship was commissioned in January 2000 and has been in operation since. Experiences gained from this project have certainly contributed to the increased use of gas engines on ships.
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The environmental choice Gas & Diesel Power operates in any part of the world where particular emphasis is placed on preservation of the local environment. Skilled and experienced staffs are continuously looking to improve our products and services. They also thrive on challenges from demanding customers looking for improved performance. Through co-operation with first class global manufacturers, Gas & Diesel Power is able to offer marine gas engine packages combining clean emissions with improved operational economy. Gas & Diesel Power – a pioneer in marine gas engines - More than a decade’s presence in the marine gas engine market - Strong in-house knowledge about gas engine performance - Extensive experience in commissioning gas engines - Supplier of complete marine gas engine packages Product Range - Marine gas generating sets for auxiliary and electric propulsion 300 - 1000 kW - Propulsion gas engines for CPP and water jet 300 – 1000 kW
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Gas & Diesel Power AS Industriveien 1, NO-3430 Spikkestad Tel.: +47 31 29 19 40 Fax: +47 31 29 19 58 firmapost@dieselpower.no www.gaspower.no
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Gasnor AS – the Small Scale LNG story Gasnor has pioneered the market for natural gas in Norway. The company started up supplying natural gas to Norwegian industry through a local pipeline network in the Haugesund area on the western coast of Norway. In this region Gasnor currently delivers natural gas to all kinds of customers, from industry to housing and buses/ cars.
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Gasnor was early to recognize that if natural gas was to be used as fuel in ships, and if industry out of reach for pipeline also should be able to convert to a cleaner and more environmentally friendly fuel, it would be necessary to introduce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). LNG is a more appropriate form of storage and distribution over greater distances with difficult topography. Gasnor opened its first LNG production plant in April 2003, and has since then built two additional production facilities. The largest production site is at Kollsnes where gas from the Troll field comes onshore.
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Until the summer of 2012, Shell was a minor owner in Gasnor. Gasnor is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. The acquisition of Gasnor is regarded as an important step for Shell towards creating a downstream LNG sales business. LNG as a transport fuel will be a reliable new addition to Shell’s innovation led product mix. The first ship to be powered by LNG in Norway is a coastal car/passenger ferry named “Glutra” who was put into traffic back in 2000. Based on the operational experience with this ferry, the ship owner “Eidesvik Offshore” decided to build a Platform Supply Vessel operating on LNG. By July 2013 there are nearly 40 various types of ships operating on LNG in Norway. Gasnor currently deliver LNG to a growing fleet of natural gas-powered ships and major parts of Norwegian industry. In the area of LNG fuel, Norway is the world leader, and there is great international interest in the
concept that Gasnor has developed. New ships are under construction designed to be powered by LNG and in the coming years we will se more and more ships like tugs, PSV’s, cruise ferries, freight carriers and tankers operating along the Norwegian coastline. The reasons for the development of Norway as a world leader in LNG fuel for shipping are various, but the initiative and the risk that Gasnor took in establishing LNG production and infrastructure is essential. The bunkering procedures are designed with simplicity and safety in mind and Gasnor has carried out more than 60000 transfers of LNG without incidents. Shell brings additional safety rigor through decades of experience in operational safety.
On January the 24th 2013 the European Commission launched a proposal for a directive regarding “Clean Power for Transport” where LNG plays an important role. The proposal is to establish LNG bunkering terminals in 139 major harbours in Europe and filling stations for LNG trucks with no more than 400 km distance along the TEN-T corridors in the EU. This underlines the role that LNG is expected to play in diversifying and making the transport sector more environmentally friendly. The directive is expected to come in force by the end of 2013 and will be a strong driver to speed up the use of LNG as a fuel. The goal for Gasnor and Shell is to be a leading supplier of LNG into this market.
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Gasnor AS P.O.Box 63, Helganesveien 57, NO 4299 Avaldsnes Tel.: +47 815 20 080 gasnor@gasnor.no www.gasnor.no
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Grobi AS Specialists in grinding technology Grobi AS was founded in 1985 and has been developing and producing custom-designed grinding equipment and installations for shipyards, offshore- and steelwork industry since 1994. Our grinding equipment provides excellent results in edge-finishing and radiusing while remaining environmentally friendly and economical. Grobi AS have developed and delivered grinding systems to all the major offshore industries in Norway. In the later years, there have also been delivered grinding systems to; the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany and USA. The Grobi Company, is within their niche, a leading supplier of equipment for high productivity, better working environment and operating reliability. Grobi will analyze your requirements, design, build, and install a turn-key solution for your grinding needs. Each machine is thoroughly tested in the workshop before being delivered.
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Grobi grinding machines enables Your operator to round sharp edges of metal stock, flame-cut flats and plates. Rounding, deburring, beveling, radiusing, removing primer, rust and elimination of the hard zone are performed in an efficient process, allowing an improvement in throughput and profits.
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Grobi AS P.O. Box 247, NO-2831 Raufoss Tel.: +47 61 16 05 10 grobi@grobi.no www.grobi.no
Halton Marine HVAC solutions for Marine, Navy and Oil & Gas industry Halton is passionate about indoor environments. We offer business enhancing solutions for comfortHalton is passionateand about indoor environments. We Demand offer business enhancing solutions for comfortable, energy-efficient safe environments for companies that value wellbeing and productivity based ventilation is M.A.R.V.E.L. able, customers energy-efficient and safe environments fordevelops, companies that value wellbeing and productivity of their and personnel. Halton Marine and markets reliable, – a new manufacturers award winning solution. of their customers and personnel. Halton Marine develops, manufacturers and markets high-quality ventilation solutions specifically designed for marine, navy and offshore applications. With up to 50% lower exhaust airflow reliable, high-quality ventilation solutions specifically designed forthe marine, navy and offshore applications. rates, combination of the Capture Jet
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TM and M.A.R.V.E.L. technologies represent The scope of Supply the greatest energy saving potential in The scope of Supply A good indoor air quality in demanding conditions results from galleys today. The system automatically A good indoor air quality in demanding conditions results from paying attention to many details and their successful adjustment. adjusts the exhaust flow rates to the real paying attention to many details and their successful adjustment. Halton provides you with industry leading solutions and services. cooking status, hood specifically. The need Halton provides you with industry leading solutions and services. The main products include but are not limited to: H0(120) Fire of supply air volume and the speed of the The main products include but are not limited to: H0(120) Firefan vary accordingly. dampers, A0(60) Fire and gas dampers, Non-return dampers, dampers, A0(60) Fire and gas dampers, Non-return dampers, Pressure-relief dampers, Flow-control dampers, Blast dampers Pressure-relief dampers, Flow-control dampers, Blast dampers and Droplet separators. The main HVAC solutions include inteland Droplet separators. The main HVAC solutions include intelligent cabin and galley ventilation systems. The company also ligent cabin and galley ventilation systems. The company also manufacturers a wide range of airflow management and air dismanufacturers a wide range of airflow management and air distribution products. tribution products.
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Halton Marine Oy Pulttikatu 2, 15700 Lahti, Finland Tel: +358 20 792 200 Fax: +358 2 792 2060
Contact person inperson Norway Halton Marine Contact Norway Halton Marine Oy Oy Contact person in in Norway Contact person in Norway Janne Wiers Pulttikatu 2, 15700 Lahti, Finland Janne Wiers Pulttikatu 2, 15700 Lahti, Finland Janne Wiers Janne Wiers Kattuglebrotet 25e,5099 5099 Bergen +358 20 792 +358 2 792 2060 Kattuglebrotet 25e, 5099 Bergen Tel: Tel: +358 20 792 200200 Fax:Fax: +358 2 792 2060 Kattuglebrotet 25e, 5099 Bergen Kattuglebrotet 25e, Bergen Tel: +47 91 72 89 45 haltonmarine@halton.com www.haltonmarine.com Tel: +47 91 72 89 45 haltonmarine@halton.com www.haltonmarine.com Tel: +47 91 72 89 45 Tel: +47 91 72 89 45 janne.wiers@halton.com FI22223934 janne.wiers@halton.com VAT VAT FI22223934 janne.wiers@halton.com janne.wiers@halton.com
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Flow-control dampers • Blast dampers • Droplet separators • Intelligent cabin and galley ventilation systems
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H0(120) Fire dampers • A0(60) Fire and gas dampers • Non-return dampers • Pressure-relief dampers
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John Dahle Skipshandel AS Lifting Equipment, Fall Protection, Marine Supplies
How would you like a service minded supplier with high competence within lifting equipment, fall protection and marine supplies? Always available: +47 51 64 69 90
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For over 90 years, John Dahle Skipshandel AS has been an important supplier to a market in constant change. A good system for HSE and quality control, a high level of competence and, not least, a conscious relationship to our own quality policy, has made us one of the region’s biggest players within several of the areas in which we operate. We have a clear picture of who we wish to be:
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John Dahle Skipshandel AS should be the most sought after supplier of products and services within lifting equipment, fall protection equipment and consumption articles to oil and shipping related operations, along with a well-developed network of dealerships in Norway. The company should be perceived as a pioneer amongst both employees and within the market generally.
You can read more about our products on: www.john-dahle.no
Would you like to receive a copy of our extensive catalogue?
You will receive a copy within a few days.
John Dahle Skipshandel AS Kontinentalvegen 24, NO-4056 Tananger Tel.: +47 51 64 69 90 Fax: +47 51 64 69 81 post@john-dahle.no www.john-dahle.no
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KAESER Kompressorer AS
Image: ESD 442 Series:: ESD Motor power: 200 to 315 kW FAD:: 23.33 to 49.40 m³/min Standard pressure: 8 to 14 bar(g)
Images: AIRCENTER 22, CSD 125 T Series: AIRCENTER, SM T to DSD T Motor power: 5.5 to 132 kW FAD: 0.90 to 23.70 m³/min Standard pressures: 8 to 14 bar(g)
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Service air
Dependable assistant for every voyage Compact and powerful
Space on ships is at a premium, which is why KAESER developed these compact powerhouses. They may seem small in the machine room, but make no mistake, their performance is second to none.
AIRCENTER systems are compact, all-in-one compressed air packages comprising a KAESER rotary screw compressor, an energy-saving refrigeration dryer and an integrated air receiver. The AIRCENTER SK 22 has a footprint of only approximately square metre.
Premium efficiency IE3 motors
Reliability you can count on
The use of premium efficiency IE3 electric drive motors plays a key role in ensuring maximum efficiency of the on-board compressed air production process at all times.
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KAESER rotary screw compressors are highly resilient when it comes to extreme operating environments. Even in hot machine room conditions they continue to operate efficiently and dependably. Models suited to ambient temperatures up to 50 and 55 °C (standard: +45 °C) are available.
KAESER Kompressorer AS Verpetveien 38, NO-1540 Vestby Tel: +47 64 98 34 00 Fax: +47 64 98 34 01 info.norway@kaeser.com www.kaeser.no
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KGK ASKGK Norge AS KGK Norge Norge AS
supplier of transmission for all type of ve a supplier of transmission for alla type of vessels a supplier of transmission for all type of vessels The ZF Marine Group, with headquarters in The atItaly, ZF ZFMarine Group, with headquarters at ZF The ZF Marine Group, with and headquarters Friedrichshafen, Germany Padova, suppliesItaly, transmissions for all types ofPadova, vessels Padova, supplies transmissions for all types ofItaly, supplies transmissions for all types of in a power range from 10 to 16,000 kW. The vessels in a power range from 10 to 14,000 kW. The vessels in a power range from to 14,000 kW. The manufacturing locations are in10Italy, Germany, The manufacturing locations are in Italy, Germany, USA, Netherlands, Brazil, China Taiwan. manufacturing locations areand in Italy, Germany, USA, Brazil, China and Taiwan. Brazil, China and Taiwan. The Pleasure Craft range includes lightweight, compact transmissions for all installation configurations, both single and 2-Speed. The Pleasure Craft range includes lightweight, The Pleasure Craft range includes lightweight, compact compact for allcompact, installation The Fast transmissions Craft range includes high transmissions for all installation performance transmissions for special applications configurations, both single and 2-Speed. configurations, both single and 2-Speed. in megayachts, defense craft and high-speed ferries. The high Fast Craft range includes compact, high The Fast Craft range includes compact, The Commercial Craft range includes heavy duty, performance transmissions for special applications performance transmissions for special applications deep ratio transmissions for all types of workboats megayachts, defense craft and high-speed ferries. asmegayachts, well as large gearboxes suitable for in mediumin defense craft and high-speed ferries. speed Diesel installations typically installed in seagoing cargo vessels and tankers. The duty, Commercial Craft range includes heavy duty, The Commercial Craft range includes heavy
seagoing cargo vessels and tankers. seagoing cargo vessels and tankers. In addition, ZF Marine offers a full range of propellers (fixed pitch) together with associated shafts, seals and bearings, also surface-drive In addition, ZF Marine offers a full range of In addition, ZF Marine offers a full range of systems and CANbus compatible, electronic control propellers together (controllable and fixed pitch) together systems. (controllable and fixed pitch) propellers
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ZF supplies a full range of types thruster systems, deep ratio transmissions for all types of workboats deep ratio transmissions for all of workboats produced at ZF Krimpen, Netherlands. Azimuth, as well as large gearboxes suitable for mediumgearboxes suitable mediumas well as large retractable deck mounted, thrustersfor and several speed in Diesel installations typically installed in more types andinstallations models. speed Diesel typically installed
with also associated shafts, seals and bearings, also with associated shafts, seals and bearings, The KGK group is representing ZF marine products surface-drive systems and CANbus compatible, surface-drive in Norway andsystems Sweden. and CANbus compatible, electronic control systems. electronic control systems. For details and more information, please visit www.zf.com or www.kgk.no For details, visit www.zf-marine.com For details, visit www.zf-marine.com
KGK Norge KGK Norge Caspar Storms vei 19, NO-06 Caspar Storms vei 19, NO-0664 Oslo 22 88 46 80 Tel: +47 22 88 46 80 Fax: +47 22Tel: 72 +47 09 02 E-mail: kgknorge@kgkno.no E-mail: kgknorge@kgkno.no Web: www.kgknorge.com
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Thruster Systems ZF Marine HRP has more than 30 years of experience in building azimuth thrusters. The company has designed, produced and commissioned various types of thrusters, for a multitude of applications around the world, bringing ZF Marine HRP the reputation of a reliable and renowned thruster supplier. All thrusters are developed, designed and produced in house and built in accordance with high quality standards, guaranteeing the reliability of the product.
Well mounted steerable azimuth thruster units to be placed below deck
Retractable Thrusters mostly used as auxiliary or back up propulsion specially designed for offshore applications like OSVs and PSVs
Deck mounted thruster units placed on deck, with containerised prime mover
Tunnel thrusters for stern-and bow thruster applications
KGK Norge Caspar Storms vei 19, NO-0664 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 88 46 80 Fax: +47 22 72 09 02 firmapost@kgk.no www.kgk.no
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Shallow Draught Thrusters
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Kongsberg Maritime AS Maximizing performance – by providing ‘The Full Picture’
With more than 4,000 employees across 58 offices in 18 countries, Kongsberg Maritime is among the world’s leading manufacturers of offshore and marine technology, developing innovative and reliable control and automation solutions to maximize performance – by providing ‘The Full Picture’. Our products are tailor made to suit the needs of each client, while also ensuring the same high quality across our entire product range. Our portfolio covers systems for dynamic positioning, navigation, automation and surveillance, satellite and underwater positioning, process automation, hydroacoustics, and simulation and training.
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We support exploration, field development, production and maritime transport by enhancing efficiency and safety throughout the whole maritime technology spectrum.
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Exploration From innovative seismic streamer control systems and advanced underwater positioning technology through to cutting-edge hydroacoustic survey equipment and sophisticated Underwater Vehicles, we serve the oil & gas exploration and scientific research sectors, including vessels for drilling such as anchor handling and offshore support vessels, with the most accurate and reliable technology solutions available today. Field development Kongsberg Maritime systems enable vessels to navigate safely and stay on station for critical operations with incredible accuracy. Our DP and position reference technology is recognised as technically superior and we are chosen to support the most
complex and innovative offshore vessels, including pipelayers, subsea installation and offshore support vessels with our systems and expertise. Production Kongsberg Maritime hardware and software is designed to enhance production and minimise downtime. We provide integrated system deliveries, including engineering and system integration, and our information management system (IMS) enables enhanced information sharing and better insight into operations for offshore and shore-based teams as well as process automation technology. Our solutions are used to maximise efficiency and profits at oil & gas fields world-wide. Maritime transportation Our technology ensures safe and efficient passage anywhere in the world. From the first marine automation system in the early 1960s to our current generation of integrated automation and control systems, the distinctive ‘K’ logo can be found on the bridge and in engine control rooms on all vessel types, from LNG and oil tankers, bulk carriers and RoRo ferries to cruise and passenger ships, coastal vessels and luxury yachts. In addition, our global customer support team is ready to provide assistance 24/7, minimizing the cost and waiting time for the client.
Kongsberg Maritime AS Kirkegårdsveien 45, P.O. Box 483, NO-3601 Kongsberg Tel.: +47 32 28 50 00 Fax: +47 32 28 50 10 km.sales@kongsberg.com www.kongsberg.com
KROHNE Skarpenord Tank monitoring and alarm · Monitoring of fuel consumption and bunkering Based in Norway, KROHNE Skarpenord handles all marine-related activities within KROHNE. This includes sales and marketing, engineering and system design, research and development, aftersales, service and spare parts. Our highly knowledgeable team is always up-to-date with the newest technology and sailing installations. The marine market is a global market without borders. More than 50 years in the marine business mean KROHNE Skarpenord knows what it takes to deliver high-quality products to demanding ship operators and yards anywhere in the world. An exclusive network of sales representatives and service agents represent KROHNE Skarpenord in all the main global shipping hubs and shipbuilding countries.
CARGOMASTER® – The all-in-one tank monitoring system CARGOMASTER® is the complete solution for tank monitoring and alarm. The system is well proven and is installed on all kinds of vessels. Combined with the high precision cargo tank level radar OPTIWAVE 8300 C Marine, the system offers unique benefits for tanker operators.
The EcoMATE® system monitors flow in fuel lines and includes reporting functions. Combined with our OPTIMASS flowmeters with high accuracy and no maintenance, the system offers reliable measurements of fuel consumption and bunkering.
KROHNE Skarpenord Stromtangveien 21, NO-3950 Brevik Tel.: +47 35 56 12 20 support@krohne.no www.krohne-skarpenord.com
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EcoMATE® – System for monitoring of fuel consumption and bunkering
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Luminell Introducing a new generation of powerful floodlights made for extreme environments Luminell AS is a provider of premium visibility solutions for demanding environments. Luminell’s focus is to solve challenges connected to powerful illumination and to increase safety, efficiency and profitability for its customers. Luminell has developed the RLX series LED floodlights, and has delivered visibility to several offshore vessels, fishing vessels, large onshore and offshore cranes, drilling rigs, industry areas and many others.
– reliable floodlight solutions – The RLX floodlight series has been developed for outstanding performance in the most demanding environments. Sealed, solid and compact construction, powerful light distribution and excellent thermal design are all features that cause it to be a long lasting and reliable light source. Premium light quality, no maintenance and low total cost of ownership keeps crew and ship owners satisfied. The RLX series is high quality LED floodlights designed and manufactured in Scandinavia. No compromises have been made.
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The Luminell-team looks forward helping new and existing customers to solve problems and fulfill demanding requirements for the floodlight needs.
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Full standby rescue illumination
Aft maindeck on AHTS
60m to 140m high tower crane
Luminell AS Myrabakken Næringssenter, Bygg 2, NO-6010 Ålesund Tel.: +47 70 10 10 70 info@luminell.com www.luminell.com
Marin Teknikk AS Ship design & engineering Marin Teknikk AS is a ship design and engineering company located on the west coast of Norway. Together with our daughter company MT Poland we have approximately 65 highly skilled employees. In addition, a base of 60 engineers is available through sub-suppliers, making a daily workforce of 125 naval architects and engineers. Marin Teknikk has a proven successful track record for the design of a wide range of different types of vessels since the establishment in 1981. Our experienced staff is specialized in design and use of advanced modern ship design technology. Improvement of our staff’s technical abilities is a continuous and on-going process. As a result, ship owners worldwide select our designs for a new generation of offshore and fishing vessels. Marin Teknikk’s naval architects and marine engineers offer well proven design and good solutions for the various vessel categories. MT is known for high flexibility and innovation by doing specialized tailor made vessels adjusted to worldwide operation. REFERENCES More than 30 years of experience gives us a unique platform to design and develop the most advanced offshore vessels in close cooperation with customers worldwide. During these years we have designed, together with ship-owners worldwide, more than 100 different vessels. As an independent consultant, Marin Teknikk is able to choose the latest reliable technology, solutions and products available in the market for your new vessel.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR AN EXTENSIVE OVERVIEW OF OUR AWARDED DESIGN. www.marinteknikk.no Marin Teknikk AS Dragsund, NO-6080 Gurskøy Tel.: +47 70 08 34 00 Fax: +47 70 08 34 01 post@marinteknikk.no www.marinteknikk.no
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KEY FACTS: Well proven design High safety level Reduced fuel consumption Reduced exhaust emission Low noise & vibration level Environment-friendly vessels Excellent speed and sea-keeping characteristics Based on the latest rules & regulations
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Marinfloc AB By marine engineers, for marine engineers
Waste Water treatment Marinfloc is the leader in innovative systems for treatment of waste water on ships and offshore units. We have treatment systems for drill slops, bilge water, sewage and oily sludge. All our systems has been developed on board ships by engineers – for engineers.
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for a clean sea Marinfloc AB Industrivägen 10, SE-472 95 Varekil Tel.: +46 304 606 300 Fax: +46 304 100 51 sales@marinfloc.com www.marinfloc.com
Mecmar AS Specializing in the design and delivery of tailor-made exhaust gas systems
Mecmar AS is a pioneering engineering company specializing in design and delivery of tailor-made exhaust gas systems for the marine market. Mecmar systems have been delivered worldwide in high speed catamaran vessels, high speed monohull vessels, car ferries, offshore service vessels, offshore platforms and naval vessel installations. Gas turbines and medium and high speed diesel engines are configured with Mecmar systems in propulsion, auxiliary and power generation applications. The system flexibility is specifically suited to electrical propulsion systems.
System Characteristics Mecmar exhaust systems are specifically designed with seawater injection as the core feature. The technology has specific benefits to the environment, the personnel onboard and the ship builders. Systems are adaptable to suit many different installation configurations and can meet very specific customer requirements particular to a specific market sector. It is possible to marry a Mecmar system with other technologies such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and waste heat recuperation.
lighter systems that are easier to handle during construction and takes up less space onboard in compact installations compared to conventional exhaust systems.
SCR with Urea or Ammonia The SCR process depends on Ammonia as a catalyst to achieve nitrous oxide reduction. Mecmar offers solutions with either Urea injection to produce the Ammonia catalyst or with direct Ammonia injection, which is more suited to space and weight constrained vessels since the storage capacity is much less demanding and direct injection has a lower maintenance demand. Noise Reduction Injected seawater has a significant dampening effect. This contribution allows more compact silencer designs whilst still achieving good overall attenuation for the system over the total engine power range. Mecmar designs always
utilize a flexibly mounted system where mounts are selected according to a detailed shock and vibration analysis to ensure a minimum transfer of structure borne noise between the exhaust system and the ship structure. Safety Low surface temperatures on the exhaust lines minimizes the risk of flash fires in case of fuel or oil leaks. It also reduces the potential of burn injuries to personnel working in cramped machinery spaces. Installation Mecmar design philosophy includes a focus on ease and efficiency of installation. All components are supplied complete and ready for installation, including all fasteners, bulkhead penetrations and mountings. Clear installation instructions and other logistic products are part of the delivery. Experience has shown that this approach of a high degree of completion leads to significant cost and schedule benefits for the shipbuilder.
Mecmar AS Røtingavegen 1, NO-5216 Lepsøy Tel.: +47 56 30 41 30 Fax: +47 56 30 41 49 mecmar@mecmar.no www.mecmar.no
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Space and Weight Seawater injection cools the exhaust gas, reducing the volume to be handled downstream. This leads to more compact and
Pollution Control Sulpher Oxides are reduced when exposed to seawater. The seawater injected into the exhaust gas also wash out particles and reduces the visual effect of an exhaust plume. Analysis of exhaust samples indicates significant reduction of a range of known pollutants on the seawater injection principle alone when compared to conventional dry exhaust systems. When combined with SCR technology Nitrous Oxides are almost completely removed.
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Meson Marine valves and actuators
The Meson group is specialized in marine valves and actuators, we are both producers and stock-keepers which gives us many competitive advantages. Warehouse Meson has one of the world´s largest stocks of marine valves and actuators. From our central warehouse we supply worldwide daily, we have stocks of DIN, ANSI and JIS standard valves. We also have valves on stock with class certificate ready for shipment. Projects Together with the other members in the Meson group we supply total solutions with valves, actuators and control systems.
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We have and are presently supplying valve control systems for some of the world´s most advanced ships and rigs.
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Special Executions and Solutions Another specialty of ours is the flexibility and knowledge to make custom fit solutions. In our workshops we design and produce special made valves and valve solutions which immediately can be installed and assist our customers.
Meson AB Kullsgårdsvägen 27, SE-31234 Laholm Tel: +46 430 295 00 Fax: +46 430 171 91 meson@meson.se
Meson AS Narverødveien 40, NO-3113 Tönsberg Tel: +47 33 32 49 00 Fax: +47 33 32 49 01 www.meson.se
Monitrols a/s Maritime & Industrial Instrumentation Monitrols a/s is a supplier of instruments and systems for marine, offshore and onshore industry. Our main markets are shipbuilding and ship equipment manufacturers. Monitrols a/s was awarded the contract for supply of tank gauging system for the Norwegian Frigates built by Navantia in Spain. One of the world’s largest fishing vessel the former MFV Atlantic Dawn is equipped with Tank gauging system from Monitrols a/s in 2000. Computer based display with electronic level transmitters fitted. Monitrols a/s represents several major manufacturers of instrumentation in Norway. In co-operation with the manufacturers service departments Monitrols a/s can perform service on ships all over the world. PSM Instrumentation Ltd. is Monitrols major partner and specialist in level gauging. Monitrols supplies high quality level switches for bilges, tanks and flooding of deck.
Main Products: • Level transmitters • Level switches • Level indicators • Complete tank gauging systems • Water ingress detection systems for bulk ships • Pressure gauges • Pressure transmitters
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Monitrols a/s P.O. Box 270, NO-3301 Hokksund, Norway Tel.: +47 32 70 09 85 Fax : +47 32 70 09 75 post@monitrols.no www.monitrols.no
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Nederman AS Nederman is one of the world’s leading companies supplying products and services in the environmental technology sector. The company’s products and systems are contributing to the creation of clean and safe working environments focusing on clean air, recycling and environmentally friendly transport management.
Nederman’s offering on the market encompasses everything from the design stage through to installation, commissioning and servicing. Sales and marketing are carried out via subsidiaries in 26 countries as well as agents and distributors in over 30 countries. Nederman develops and produces in its own manufacturing and assembly units in 8 countries. In April 2010, Dantherm Filtration, with its primary focus on industrial air filtration, was acquired. The Group was floated in 2007 on OMX Small Cap list; it has circa 1500 employees and a turnover of circa 2 billion SEK.
Over the years Nederman has become an considerable supplier for both Shipping an on-/offshore market. Customer friendly solutions for applications regarding health, safety and environment is our main target, and is reach by providing the hole “value chain” from;
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Nederman AS Haavard Martinsensvei 19, P.O. Box 26, Haugenstua NO-0915 OSLO Tel.: +47 22 79 02 10 Fax: +47 22 79 02 15 nederman@nederman.no www.nederman.no
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Nederman products and systems are contributing to the creation of clean and safe working environments focusing on clean air, recycling and environmentally friendly transport management.
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Nogva Motorfabrikk AS NOGVA – 100 years of advances Nogva is a leading supplier of specialised propulsion and marine auxiliary systems in Northern Europe. We have a proud history of continuous innovation and progress ever since the first semi- diesel engine was produced in 1913. From being the local «village-smith», we have moved to become an international technology enterprise yet still with an inherent focus on quality and innovation.
NOGVA – A global partner We have always been close to our customers and the primary users. It has been natural for us to listen to their needs and wishes as part of our innovation processes. In the middle of a large maritime cluster, we have been able to «follow» the customer out on the banks, and quickly understand what is demanded from engine systems when operating under harsh conditions. Although we established ourselves by serving the local fishing fleets, we are now an authorised and reliable partner for both offshore and supply, the aquaculture industry, as well as other commercial vessel types. Many fleets are today operating on a global scale, and they orient themselves 360 degrees for deliveres to the value chain, and we intend to follow our customers wherever they choose to operate or steam.
NOGVA - A reliable and trusted partner One of our core values at Nogva is trust. To be a trusted partner to the customer is a merit we always strive to achieve. We can only deserve the customer`s trust by going the extra mile and by taking our obligations seriously.
NOGVA – A leading quality player
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At Nogva we aim at a market leading quality level on service and support, as well as having a market leading delivery rate for engines, spare parts and service orders. This is reflected in the way we run our business:
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1. Nogva delivers complete solutions, modified and tested • Leads to faster delivery time • One point of contact will ease planning and follow up 2. Nogva keeps in-house storage of spare parts and base engines • Fast reaction when service is needed • Ensures the right parts are ordered the first time The way we run our business can reduce the operational downtime for your vessel, and will contribute to reduced risk in the project. What is more, Nogva will be here not only today but also tomorrow. Through 100 years of continuous advances, we can guarantee a healthy and secure partner for long-term relationships, a fast and reliable service partner, and a contributor to faster pay-back on your investments.
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Nogva Motorfabrikk AS NO-6280 Søvik Tel.: +47 70 20 84 00 Fax: +47 70 20 84 10 firmapost@nogva.no www.nogva.no
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Norwegian Electric Systems EXCELLENCE IN ELECTRIC AT LUFTFOTO
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TOTAL SYSTEM INTEGRATOR OF ELE C TRIC A L M A RIN E AN D O F F SHO R E P R O P U L SI O N
Get your vessels ready for the future with our Quadro Drive® frequency converters. You will be at the forefront in dynamics, flexibility and “green energy saving”. Our products are designed for marine and offshore applications, with a high level of reliability and long life. The pictures at the top shows some of Norwegian Electric Systems` deliveries and new contracts.
WHY CHOOSE US? With our system you will achieve:
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Best technical solutions Cost saving designs High reduction in CO2 and NOx to the atmosphere High fuel saving Great vessel dynamics
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the NES corporate movie and the Grand Canyon Project Animation
EXCELLENCE IN ELECTRIC
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SIEM OFFSHORE - VARD DESIGN CLV01
FAFNIR OFFSHORE - HD832 MKII
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SYSTEM CALCULATIONS ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SWITCHBOARDS NORWEGIAN ELECTRIC MOTORS NORWEGIAN ELECTRIC GENERATORS NORWEGIAN ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS QUADRO DRIVE ® FREQUENCY CONVERTERS B.O.S.S. ® (Black Out Safety System) R.A.S. (Remote Assistance System) COMMISSIONING 24/7 SERVICE
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Norwegian Electric Systems Janaflaten 10, NO-5179 Godvik, Bergen, Norway Tel.: +47 55 61 30 00 nes@norwegianelectric.com www.norwegianelectric.com
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Optimarin AS
Through years of experience the Optimarin Ballast System has become one of the most sold systems for environmental treatment of ballast water. Today Optimarin focus on continuous improvement while keeping in mind that such systems should be simple and flexible. NO CHEMICALS: As a pioneer in the ballast water industry Optimarin has developed an optimal solution for ballast water treatment. The OBS is based solely on pre-filtration and UV irradiation for efficient removal and inactivation of marine organisms. The OBS is one of the few treatment options that does not require or generate any chemicals or biocides in its treatment and cleaning process.
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SIMPLE & FLEXIBLE: The Optimarin Ballast System has a small footprint and weight and is easy to install on board existing vessels as well as on new builds. The customer may choose either a pre-assembled skid mount or a modular system that can be tailored into any vessel. By using 3D scanning in existing vessels the OBS will be installed with an optimal solution, saving both space and time. The OBS accommodates a wide range of ballast water flow capacities and can handle flows up to 3000 m³/h, and even higher upon request.
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STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS: The modular OBS is using standardized components for all flow configurations. All UV spare parts can be used for any system configuration which provides simple procurement and logistic operation for both owners and operators of large and diverse fleets. The OBS comes with one of three filters types: Boll & Kirch, FilterSafe and Filtrex. Our customers will have easy access to spare parts such as UV lamps, filter elements, etc. supplied by our partners around the world. EASY MAINTENANCE: The simple and reliable design with few movable parts makes the OBS one of the systems that requires the least maintenance and ensures operational reliability. The patented UV chamber made of coppernickel, high water flow and high UV intensity makes the UV lamps and the internals of the UV chamber selfcleaning and ensures a long service life. A self-cleaning UV system combined with the automatic back-flushing filters results in a minimal requirement for system cleaning and maintenance for the ship crew. OPTIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION: OBS is certified to adjust the power consumption according to the UV intensity. The system will automatically optimize the power usage depending on UV intensity which is based on the water quality during ballasting. The extensive treatment capability of OBS has shown that the OBS is capable of meeting both IMO and USCG regulations as well as the more stringent California standard.
Optimarin AS Sjøveien 34, NO-4315 Sandnes Tel.: +47 51 11 45 33 info@optimarin.com www.optimarin.com
Oshaug Metall Propeller blades – still hot on delivery Sometimes things get urgent. An offshore vessel lies idle with a broken propeller, or a propeller manufacturer requires a new prototype at short notice for a test project. These are the kind of challenges that Oshaug Metall is tuned to deal with effectively. From ‘cold start’ to ready-to-use product in a couple of weeks. SHORT LEAD TIME Because Oshaug Metall can produce patterns, manufacture near net shape castings, and provide final machining of propeller blades, it has unique control over both quality and lead times. When this is combined with skilled professionals in the workplace, it makes for a flexible and efficient production line. It also gives Oshaug an advantage in what is currently a demanding market. It allows us to accept a number of orders with short delivery deadlines without affecting the delivery times of existing orders. In certain cases, Oshaug Metall can deliver a complete set of propeller blades from ‘cold start’, e.g. from pattern manufacture to installation-ready, in 2 weeks. And the company is aiming at further reducing its lead times in the future. PREFERED SUPPLIER Oshaug Metall is a 3rd generation manufacturing business located in Molde, producing NiAl bronze propeller components for vessels. The company’s widely respected quality components are marketed under its own Copperstorm® brand. The components are used by the world’s leading propeller producers and their most demanding propeller installations. Oshaug Metall counts every propeller producer in Scandinavia amongst its customers. Military vessels, oil service vessels, cruise ships and super yachts regularly use Copperstorm propeller components. As the only all service provider of propeller blades in Scandinavia, we design, execute, oversee and monitor every detail in the whole production process ourselves.
Oshaug Metall AS Grandfjæra 20, NO-6415 Molde Tel: +47 71 20 11 00 Fax: +47 71 20 11 01 mail@oshaug.no www.oshaug.no
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SUPERIOR COMPONENTS Nickel aluminium bronze (NiAl bronze) is one of the prime engineering alloys in the world and is the material of choice for high performance ship propellers. This complex and high alloy bronze represents, technically speaking, one of the most challenging alloys for the foundry engineer. For more than 80 years and over three generations, Oshaug Metall has developed and tuned its metallurgical and foundry expertise to today’s unrivalled level of refinement in the production of high integrity NiAl bronze castings. For the customer, the company’s dedication to excellence in the production of this delicate alloy means a consistent supply of superior propeller components in cast NiAl bronze.
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PG Marine Group – Ing Per Gjerdrum AS
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PG Marine Group – Ing Per Gjerdrum AS P.O.Box 154, Nye Vakaas Vei 14, NO-1395 Hvalstad Tel.: +47 66 77 56 00 Fax.: +47 66 77 56 01 pg-pumps@pergjerdrum.no www.pg-marinegroup.com
Saint-Gobain Weber Saint-Gobain Weber, Europe’s leading manufacturer and supplier of materials and solutions to the Building and Marine industry, is owned by and part of the worldwide operating group Saint-Gobain. The Weber Marine Premix range leads the world in production of pump able cementitious self-leveling floor screeds. WEBER MARINE FLOORS Weber supplies functional and durable floors specified for ships and oil platforms requiring all from fire insulating constructions with non-combustible materials, sound insulating constructions to primary deck coverings. Floors and decks on marine applications are subject to extreme stresses, such as knocks, vibrations and tremors, and shrinkage. Failure to adhere are common industry challenges. By installing a Weber Marine Floor you avoid these issues. Weber Marine Flooring systems are built layer by layer to provide the optimum solution for each individual client’s requirement. Pump able self-leveling floor screeds allow you to achieve the flattest, smoothest and thinnest floors possible, performing to exact standards even in highly demanding environments. The decisive benefits of the Weber range of marine solutions are the efficient properties of the solutions speed of application and access. The weber range of products is pump able, reducing the time needed for screeding, installing primary deck covering of 300 - 500 m² per hour, walk able after 1–3 hours and laying floor covering after 1 - 3 days.
They are pre-mixed at the manufacturing plant, and boast the following benefits: - Factory blending to ensure consistent quality - Machine mixing, guaranteeing optimum consistency - Choice of delivery in bags, bulk or pump trucks - Pump able form to minimize downtime and enhance ergonomics - Rapid drying time, meaning floors are walk able after one to three hours - High strength / low thickness mix to minimize loss of floor to ceiling height - Self-compacting and self-leveling; ready to surface finish after one to three days The Weber range of Marine Systems satisfies the requirements stipulated by the authorities and the leading classification societies. All our marine products and solutions are design approved by DNV. The wide range of Weber Marine Systems is developed to cover complete chain of customer requirements within the industry. ACCREDITED WEBER MARINE FLOOR CONTRACTORS Weber train partners and contractors to perform an excellent quality for the client’s satisfaction. The contractors are regularly re-certified by Weber to receive the latest information concerning developments of products and concepts. This is part of our quality control programme and contractors are: - Experienced, skilled and educated - Trained and approved by Weber - Theoretical and practical training - Independent local companies in close cooperation with Weber
MARINE FLOOR CONTRACTOR
Certified contractors by Saint-Gobain Weber are Accredited Weber Marine Floor Contractors (AWMFC).
Saint-Gobain Weber Brobekkveien 84, P.O. Box 216 Alnabru, NO-0614 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 88 77 00 Fax: +47 22 64 54 54 info@weber-norge.no www.weber-marine.com
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Scanjet Marine AB Tank Management Systems
Tank Management Systems MULTIPURPOSE MONITORING & CONTROL SYSTEM
Scanjet Group Scanjet is an experienced supplier of tank management equipment including tank level gauging and well known for being the world’s leading producer of tank cleaning equipment and anti-pirate water cannons. The leading product range for marine and offshore applications For any marine and offshore application, the Scanjet Group in Sweden and in Korea design and produce a full range of fixed and portable tank cleaning equipment, marine protection systems (anti-pirate water cannons), high level alarm, vapour emission control systems and tank level gauging equipment suiting any type and size of tank using alternative technologies. New 2012 catalogue!
After sales and Service Scanjet can provide users with a skilled and efficient worldwide network of sales and service representatives. Service kits are rapidly available and easy to order. Spare parts are produced in our own Scanjet factories and are available within 24 hours. Water Driven Gas Freeing Fans
Marine Protection System -MPS - In line with IMO recommendation
Automated Cargo Level Monitoring and Alarm Systems SC F150W
Tank cleaning Equipment For any Marine or Offshore application
SC 30T
SC 40RT
SC 45TW/SC 15TW
SC 30TP
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Scanjet Marine AB P.O. Box 9316, SE-400 97 Göteborg Tel.: + 46 31 338 7530 Fax: + 46 31 338 7540 office@scanjet.se www.scanjet.se
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Scanunit AB
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Rigging and Maintenance Solutions for Shipping and Industry
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Scanunit is Scandinavia’s leading supplier of comprehensive lifting and maintenance solutions in the maritime and industrial sectors. Scanunit offers all services in this area. Using us as your total supplier means reduced environmental impact, shorter lead times and improved cost-efficiency. Onboard Service We carry out maintenance, repairs and installations around the world such as hydro-blasting 2500 bar, painting, license welding, HRS, installing and repairing pipes steel as well as GRE from Future Pipes Industries, cleaning engine rooms and fuel tanks, service and repair of hyraulic equipment – while the vessel is engaged in trade or during a temporary stop. Through meticulous planning and follow-up, we can guarantee that the job will be done with minimal downtime.
Equipment We install lifting, loading and deck equipment with an emphasis on quality and safety. For rapid delivery, we have everything from hooks to over 100 tonnes of wire in stock as mooring ropes, dyneema ropes from Samson Ropes Inc. lifting hardware from Crosby, Pewag, and fall protections. We install new hawsers and wire in existing system, but also deliver and install entire new winch and crane systems. Manufacture Scanunit is a specialist in the design, construction and testing of lifting equipment for shipping. Our own LASTO pallet forks and lift yokes are of the highest quality. In our workshop we also design and manufacture a wide range of steel and aluminium products, from components to complete installations. Inspection and classification Scanunit is approved by the Swedish Maritime Administration for carrying out surveys, load testing and classification of all lifting equipment on board, and approved by The Swedish and Finnish Maritime Administration as well as RINA andLloyds, for inspection and service of lifesaving equipment. We are service station for Schat-Harding, Hatecke and Global Davits in Sweden. Gothenburg branch In addition to our head office, workshops and warehouses in Helsingborg, Scanunit’s Gothenburg branch offers rigging and welding workshops and storage facilities enabling us to be quickly on board ships calling at this port.
Our skill - your benefit Scanunit is one of Sweden’s fastest-growing companies. With a turnover of SEK 120 million for 2011, Scanunit was named a ”gazelle” for the last six years by the business and financial newspaper Dagens Industri. Our employees are our strength. Today Scanunit comprises about 60 permanent employees, but also hire 100-130 people on an annual basis. Together we work to maintain the highest quality in all areas. Our guiding principle is: ”Our skill - your benefit.”
Scanunit AB Västra Tallgatan 32, SE-252 29 Helsingborg Tel.: +46 42 37 33 50 Fax: +46 42 18 42 35 info@scanunit.se www.scanunit.se
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Broad experience Knowledge, commitment and farsightedness are the basis of our work. We are dealing with human safety – which is priceless – and valuable material goods. So we must know what we are doing. Therefor we have brought together the best people in their respective fields, and with our experience we work together with the customer to achieve the optimal solution. Our approach is long-term; our philosophy is that it is most important to win not only the current order, but the next.
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Schaeffler Norge AS
With its product brands INA, LuK, and FAG, Schaeffler develops and manufactures precision products for everything that moves – in machines, equipment, vehicles as well as in aviation and aerospace application.
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The globally active group of companies is a leading manufacturer of bearings worldwide and a renowned supplier to the automotive industry. The company generated sales of approximately 11.1 billion Euros in 2012. With over 76,000 employees worldwide, Schaeffler is one of the largest German and European industrial companies in family ownership. With 180 locations in over 50 countries, Schaeffler has a worldwide network of manufacturing locations, research and development facilities, sales companies, engineering offices, and training centres.
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Schaeffler’s Norwegian sales office is located in Oslo and we offer and deliver solutions to most sectors of the Norwegian industry. Schaeffler Norway has a long experience within bearings for marine and oilfield applications, and deliver both standardized and customer customized solutions. Our technical department in Oslo will, together with our technical experts and product specialists at Schaeffler Technologies in Germany search to find the best solution for our customers needs. Schaeffler has developed plain bearings especially suited for marine applications. The Schaeffler portfolio also include maintenance products; monitoring and reconditioning of bearings. Schaefflers portfolio for marine applications: • Bearing arrangements in pinion, propeller shafts and transmissions • Plain bearings for rudder applications • Condition monitoring of bearings - such as temperature and vibration • Reconditioning of bearings
Bearings for marine applications X-life represents premium products from the brands INA and FAG and gives completely new design opportunities. The use of state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies has resulted in a better, more uniform surface over the whole contact face between the rolling elements and raceway. As a result, there is a significant reduction in the stress conditions present on the rolling elements and mating track under identical loads. This means; reduced friction and lower bearing temperatures, less strain is placed on the lubricant, a higher basic dynamic load rating and a higher basic rating life. Consequently, the operating life of X-life bearings is considerably longer under the same operating conditions. On the other hand, higher loads can be applied while maintaining the same rating life values. With their optimized characteristics, X-life bearings open up completely new application prospects such as downsizing of the bearing support. Furthermore, the improved price/ performance ratio ultimately increases the overall cost-effectiveness of the bearing support. INA plain bearings with ELGOTEXÂŽ WA are resistant to sea water and have been specially developed for use as rudder and stabilizer bearings in marine applications (ex. heavy shipbuilding, high speed ships, tugboats), for which they are also certified according to MCM-0112 by Germanischer Lloyd. Split spherical roller bearings for ship shafts are principally used where the replacement of unsplit spherical roller bearings would require costly additional work, involving the removal of gears or couplings, the dismounting of drives or the dismantling of shaft power trains. The use of split spherical roller bearings reduces the downtime of machinery and plant. Condition Monitoring The main advantage by using condition monitoring on rotating parts like bearings, is the possibility to detect and discover any damage in the bearings at a very early stadium, and be able to follow the change and development over time. Being able to arrange a planed stop at a convenient time saves money and reduce downtime at the machine.
Bearings in marine applications
Split bearing and housing unit
Axial Spherical Roller Bearings E1 X-life
Radial Spherical Roller Bearings E1 X-life
Schaeffler Norge AS Grenseveien 107 B, P.O.Box 6404 Etterstad, N-0604 Oslo Tel.: +47 23 24 93 30 Fax: +47 23 24 93 31 e-mail: info.no@schaeffler.com Web: www.Schaeffler.no
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ELGOTEXÂŽ WA - Plain Bearings in marine applications
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Seut Maritime AS CARGO VALVES & CARGO PUMPS
Deep Well Cargo Pumps for chemical and (Oil). Product tankers Hydraulicly driven for maximum safety and performance.
SA5 upgrading
Whenever you require security when blinding and pumping • Liquids. • Oils. • Solvents. • Chemicals. • Gasses. • Steam and water.
Seut Maritime AS Sørkilen 8, NO-1621 Fredrikstad Tel: +47 936 67 387 Fax: +47 69 34 50 60 torbjorn@seutmaritime.no www.seutmaritime.no
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Seut blind flange valves A product based on quality, efficiency, simplicity. Easy to operate and reliable in use. Suitable for: • Ships. • Rigs and platforms. • Refineries. • Terminals. • Chemical and petrochemical industries.
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SOhome AS
SOhome as is a company with focus on the Maritime Offshore IT infrastructure . SOhomeand AS is a company with focus on the Maritime IT sector.
AtFrom Norshipping in 2011 company launched new the start inthe 2004, SOhome ASthe has developed cablinga solution BERGEN CABLING. All products developed position in the marked as arethe DNV major approved supplier and have an of environmental control. Maritime LANLatest –
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4 pair copper at Cat.7 level including 2 Singlemode fibers in standard ISO/IEC 11801 Structured theCabling same cable. Visit us at: www.sohome.no Solutions.
Our DNV approved cabling solution with a class F system Warranty has grown with more than 100% each year and has made SOhome as Europe’s major supplier of Maritime LAN Cat. 7 Compliance Statement
No. 2010-314
We deliver Maritime LAN to most of the shipyards in Norway. Screened Permanent Link, Class EA (Cat.6A) for 10GBASE-T
Company SOhome AS Sandviksboder 77C Norway
Permanent Link Identification (2 connector model)
Horizontal cable: Bergen cabling maritime LAN P/N BC-10-001 S/FTP category 7 cable
Connecting Hardware: Telesafe Compact Connector RJ 45 P/N 2623 Category 6A, screened, solid wire Generic cabling standards, cabling components standard • ISO/IEC 11801 2nd edition: 2002 • ISO/IEC 11801amendment 2: 2010 • EN 50173: 2007 • ANSI/TIA-568-C.2, Category 6A
We also deliver our solutions to offshore constructions and ship owners worldwide. Technical report DELTA-N312889, DANAK-19J2384
Manufacturer code 2384A
Certificate valid until 7 March 2012
This product has been tested by DELTA EC Cabling Group and complies with the electrical requirements of the above specified standards and "Terms and conditions for use of the EC VERIFIED marking on generic cabling products”, DQP231006. The product takes part in a maintenance of certification schedule, which implies that DELTA EC Cabling performs a sample test of the product once a year.
Hørsholm, 7 December 2010
Erik Bech Test Manager
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DELTA Venlighedsvej 4 2970 Hørsholm Denmark
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Claude Videt Project Manager
Tel. +45 72 19 40 00 Fax +45 72 19 40 01 www.delta.dk/cable
Other activities Design of Maritime LAN Training and installations Supervising for fiberoptic offshore Distribution of fiberoptic solutions and pre-terminated fiber cables Onshore and Offshore Building and supplying IT-racks and UPS systems Hook up solutions for communication between oil platforms
TEST Reg. no. 19
Bergen Cabling
SOhome AS Sandviksboder 77 C, NO-5035 Bergen Tel.: +47 55 31 27 00 Fax: +47 55 31 27 01 per@sohome.no www.sohome.no
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Sotra Anchor & Chain AS Anchor & Chains Sotra Anchor & Chain is known as the largest stockiest of anchors and chains. We keep stock of more than 10 000 tonnes brand new and second hand anchors and chains in all sizes, types and qualities. Our products are certified by DNV, LRS, ABS, BV, GL, NKK and CCS. From our yards in Norway, The Netherlands, Scotland and China we can manage immediate delivery from stock, and delivery to every port of the world. From its yards in Norway, Scotland, The Netherlands and China the company supply high quality anchors and chains to the market in Europe. Frequently export over-seas to customers in Asia, North- and South America, Africa and Australia. SOTRA ANCHOR & CHAIN has become known as the world`s largest stockist of anchors and chains. The company have today more than 10 000 tonnes brand new and second hand anchors, chain, shackles and accessories for supply within shipping, offshore, aquaculture, shipyards and even to decoration market. In Norway the company has yards with its own deep water quay facilities and can load / unload direct into vessel 24h/7days. Great flexibility allows us to
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Sotra Anchor & Chain AS Vindenes, NO-5363 Ă&#x2026;gotnes Tel.: (+47) 5632 6850 Fax: (+47) 5632 6860 sales@sotra.net www.sotra.net
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STADT STASCHO NO LOSS LNG-or diesel-electric propulsion
STADT - Technology for the future
POWER TECHNOLOGY
The sustainable technology has proved huge advantages compared to traditional PWM-technology. STADT STASCHO has no electric losses and eliminates the electric disturbances. This technology is perfect for full-electric ships.
STADT ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM NO LOSS AC DRIVE
No transformers - No loss drive - No PWM
For civil and military vessels Through the development of the STASCHO, STADT has put great effort in designing a converter system that can serve without major maintenance for more than 25 years. This has been possible by eliminating most of the DC components with limited life time typically found in PWM drives.
STADT STASCHO drives supplies sinusoidal voltage and current to the electric motor and back to the main switchboard. This gives very low harmonic disturbances without using transformers or filters.
Sustainability • Reliability • Partnership •
Fuel- and emission-reduction up to 60 %
Battery power is optional.
- Specify STADT STASCHO, it will pay off.
Find us on: facebook.com/stadt.as linkedin.com/stadtas
STADT AS Molovegen 2, NO-6083 Gjerdsvika, Norway Tel: +47 70 02 58 00 info@stadt.no www.stadt.no
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Major savings can be achieved by using the STADT STASCHO in ship propulsion system. This is possible due to optimal operation of generator sets, and the no loss electric ACmotor control for the propellers. Pollution from CO2, NOx, SOx is reduced equally.
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TeamTec AS Incinerators and stripping ejectors TeamTec is the leading manufacturer of marine incinerators and stripping ejectors. The company’s environmental friendly operations are located in Tvedestrand, a popular holiday resort and harbour on the southern Norwegian coast. Top notch quality TeamTec assigns top priority to quality in design, production and documentation. The company’s quality assurance system is certified according to ISO 9001:2008, and quality improvement is implemented as a continuous process. TeamTec incinerators TeamTec is the market leader in the marine incinerator market with more than 10 000 units sold since 1972. TeamTec incinerators provide safe, efficient and environmentally friendly waste management, for both solid and liquid waste, with very low operational and maintenance costs. The wide range of TeamTec incinerators covers capacities from 189 000 kcal/h to 1 290 000 kcal/h. Skid-mounted and containerized incinerators can be tailor made on customer request. All TeamTec incinerators are of a modular construction and can, if required, be delivered as a flat-packed unit for assembly and installation on board the vessel – no parts are bigger than a normal ship door. Sludge tanks and diesel oil tanks are a part of the wide range of extra equipment. TeamTec incinerators are in compliance with IMO and maintain type Marine incinerators approval from all major class societies.
warranty when used for liquid phase only. The company has continuously improved and perfected the design for use of ejectors on ships and will provide qualified advice and sizing expertise.
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Other TeamTec ejector types and products TeamTec also supply other ejector types and products related to specific purposes i.e. mud mixing, degassing, vacuuming and evacuation of air, gas. TeamTec’s design and production of ejector types is flexible in accordance with customer requests. TeamTec after sales – worldwide service and spare parts TeamTec provides comprehensive after sales service for all TeamTec products worldwide. TeamTec offers spare parts, commissioning, repair service, pre-installation survey, service agreements, training and general technical support. TeamTec provides prompt and professional service with maximum cost-effectiveness, and a combination of experienced and highly qualified engineers and extensive know-how guarantees that the company’s customers will receive the highest level of client care.
TeamTec stripping ejectors TeamTec stripping ejectors are efficient, liquid-driven jet pumps for stripping cargo tanks, ballast tanks, cargo holds, engine rooms and other applications for which a centrifugal pump is insufficient. TeamTec has supplied over 70.000 ejector deliveries over the years, and today TeamTec stripping ejectors have become an important part of modern new buildings. TeamTec stripping ejectors are made of high-grade bronze alloy with a Monel or AISI 316 nozzle and carry a twenty-year
TeamTec AS P.O. Box 203, NO-4902 Tvedestrand Tel.: +47 37 19 98 00 office@teamtec.no www.teamtec.no
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TeamTec bilge and grey water injection solutions TeamTec water injection system for TeamTec incinerators is an efficient and automated disposal system for contaminated water. The system reduces operating issues related to OWS, increases sludge burning capacity and reduces NOX emissions. Older incinerator models can easily be upgraded with TeamTec’s certified water injection upgrading kit. No additional support fuel is needed.
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Teknotherm
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Cool down the global warming
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MERCHANT MARINE Teknotherm has for many years been among the leading suppliers of refrigeration systems to the worldwide merchant marine. Our range of products covers your total need for any kind of refrigeration installation on board a modern vessel.
FISHING FLEET Teknotherm has for years been a leading supplier of refrigeration systems to the world’s fishing fleet. Teknotherm provides a full range of high quality, tailor made refrigeration systems for the demanding fishing industry at sea. Teknotherm refrigeration systems comply with all major classification societies and standards.
SERVICE Fast and reliable service – whereever you are Teknotherm Service provides service engineers to execute repair, overhaul and warranty work on all types of refrigeration plants installed on merchant marine- or fishing vessels. Teknotherm Marine A/S manufactured plants preferably use Bock-, Carrier-, Mycom- Bitzer or RefComp-compressor types.
Teknotherm Marine AS P. O. Box 87, Sørliveien 90-92, NO-1788 Berg i Østfold Tel.: +47 69 19 09 00 Fax: +47 69 19 09 01 admin@teknotherm.no www.teknotherm.com
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In our workshop we do tailor-made units with compressor, motor, pulleys, suction trap, oil separator, gauges and safety switches mounted on a frame, as replacement for old compressors with expensive/inaccessible parts.
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Thermal Tec AS Innovative energy solutions Thermal Tec AS is a Norwegian company built on an old base. It is the result of a merger of Norwegian and German partners. By this merger we have over 30 years experiences in the Norwegian Marine and Offshore Market and we can look back on a history of more than 120 years in engineering, producing and supplying steam and hot water boilers and industrial plants according to Norwegian and German quality standards. We deliver heating systems for offshore, marine and land based applications in highest quality and reliability. We guarantee worldwide service. We have delivered Steam and ORO Heating Systems for more than 70 vessels during the last years, being built in Norway, Europe, The Far East, and South America. Our company is considered a leading supplier of such equipment for marine and offshore applications. Our Tank Heating System for ORO operations is in accordance with the Norwegian Clean Sea for Operating Companies (NOFO). The system will also meet other operator´s requirements. Our main marine customers and cooperating partners are shipyards, ship-owners and naval architects worldwide.
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For land based industries our customers are power plants operators, breweries, chemical industry, food, beverage and fishing industry.
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Thermal Tec AS is proud of being your supplier of
INNOVATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
• Oil and gas fired Steam generators • Electrical Steam Generators • Electrical Steam and Hot water boilers • Oil recovery heating Systems (ORO) • Thermal oil heating system • Nitrogen generators • Oxygen Generators • Supplying of valves, heat exchangers, feed water tanks. • Hot water tanks, regulating equipment.
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Thermal Tec AS Kurudvegen 55, NO-2322 Ridabu Tel.: +47 62 58 59 30 thermaltec@thermaltec.no www.thermaltec.no
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Timm Marine Ropemaker Oslo
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New TimmStrong HMPE ropes
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Mooring, towing, lifting and services
Great ropes for tough conditions delivered worldwide! Call us today at +47 23 17 49 00! post@timms.no
www.timms.no Timm Marine AS P.O. Box 6382 Etterstad, NO-0604 Oslo Tel.: +47 23 17 49 00 Fax: +47 85 03 39 84 post@timms.no www.timms.no
Treade AS Reliable Marine valve supplier Treade AS, the ONLY supplier of the Original Blind Flange Valve designed in 1965. • • • • •
Full segregation between different fluids. Double shut off in one position. Drainage of valve body. Visual inspection. Easy to operate and reliable in use.
Applications: • Crude oil product. • LPG and LNG carriers. • Chemical Tankers. • Rigs. • Refineries. • Terminals. • Chemical and • Petrochemical industries. Wherever you require security when blinding: • Chemicals • Oils • Solvents • Gases • Water • Steam saturated The only solution approved for 100% segregation between tanks accepted by all Classification Societies (All IACS members) DNV and BV type approved
Visit our website for more information www.treade.no
Treade AS Freskoveien 5, P.O.Box 135, NO-1601 Fredrikstad Tel.: +47 69 36 76 60 Fax: +47 69 36 76 61 treade@treade.no www.treade.no
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Treade AS also delivers complete valve solutions.
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Norway AS Sealings • Antivibration • Composite Bearings • Circlips • Disc Springs Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Norway AS is the Norwegian sales and marketing company of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (TSS), one of the world’s foremost experts in polymer sealing technology.
TSS supply customers worldwide with world class standard sealing solutions and custom-manufactured components, as well as Orkot ® Marine Bearings, especially suited for shipping and marine applications.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Norway AS is also distributor of Chr. Bauer disc-springs and original SEEGER® circlips. Our skilled team can provide you with information, technical documentation and help you to find the right solution for your application.
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From our unrivalled product portfolio, we also develop and provide standard or customised antivibration components and systems (METALASTIK® & NOVIBRA®) to improve safety and comfort in marine applications.
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Metalastik® type Cushyfloat™ The Cushyfloat™ mounting is a general purpose unit designed to provide effective isolation of vibration and noise arising from both static and mobile equipment.
Metalastik® type Cushymount™ Designed principally to provide high levels of isolation against vibrations arising in heavy rotating machinery. Metalastik® type DX mountings ”DX” mountings complement the other two mounting types in the range and provide an extended shock deflection capability of up to 100 mm in the vertical direction. This allows nonruggedised equipment to be used in military marine applications. The DX mounting can be used as a single element in confined spaces.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Norway AS Brobekkveien 40, P.O. Box 188 Økern, NO-0510 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 64 60 80 Fax: +47 22 64 87 96 tssnorway@trelleborg.com www.tss.trelleborg.com/no
Trustper AS Anti Corrosion Program for Sea Water Ballast Tanks RUST & SCALE REMOVAL VERSUS STEEL PRESERVATION IN SHIP BALLAST TANKS Development of the “New Work Method” Concept vs. Trials and Achievements made. 1. Treatment results at the end of several vessels trial time proved out satisfactory for pre-cleaning, removal of multiple scale and rust layers followed by temporary protection on top of cleaned sound, but oxidized steel. The part goal achievement STEP I and STEP II had been proved out satisfactory with results being reflected in TRIAL vessels survey reports. 2. The general spray rate of low pressure application, within a ballast tank providing free access is estimated to 600 m2 / hour, consuming 90 Lt. (Adjustable Multi Nozzle) 3. The Concept Part: “STEP III” however had to be worked out by independent 3rd party. The main purpose for such trial was to achieve result seen “equal” to ISO 8501 – 1 C Sa 2, or better. During 2006, “Det Norske Veritas” (DNV) had worked out a Product & Test report, which proved that product dedicated by Concept: “STEP III” had achieved pre-cleaning degree seen equal to ISO 8501 – 1 C Sa 2. Facts reflected above enable the New Work Method to compete with other pre-cleaning methods known to date in a very cost efficient way! 4. Based on subject result it had been proven to make it possible to apply a “surface tolerant” epoxy – hard paint coating, onto a “rusty” pre-treated surface being transferred into a ready clean spec-surface for long time paint protection after completing the rinsing work procedure with a water based alkaline high foam chemical cleaning application, this in order to remove remaining oxide together with the integrated “CSR” coating. 5. Prior to dry docking the Owner would have the opportunity to implement “STEP I” as the ultimate pre-cleaning program in order to loosen up and remove multiple scale layers and rust from surface saving time or even days in dry dock. It is very important however to emphasize that both “CSR “ Soya-base + “CoatscaleRemover II” abbreviated “CSR II” Contains Linseed Oil (Both Green Products in compliance to “MSDS’s”) provides in addition good steel surface preservation properties between 18 and up to 36 months +. 6. When “CSR II” is applied on top of a Hard Paint / Epoxy system, or partly disintegrated Paint system, the life span will reach to extend up to 36 months prior to estimate necessary renewal / upgrade – The 2nd life span extent is estimated to be done in the same manner as carried out 3 years earlier. 7. “CSR II” property related to heat resistance opens up treatment onto Steam pipes and alike. Reduced cost over time is a key success factor for repeated orders from Owners whom have learned how to play the “preservation game”.
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Trustper AS c/o Helleroy & Co. DA Jernbaneveien 4, P.O. Box 76, NO-1401 Ski Tel.: +47 95 18 91 16 per@trustper.com www.trustper.com
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TTS Group ASA Marine and Offshore Industry TTS Group is a global enterprise that designs, develops and supplies equipment and services for the marine and offshore industries. TTS is one of the top three largest suppliers in its specialized market segments. With a worldwide workforce of around 1100, TTS has subsidiaries in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Italy, Czech Republic, Greece, USA, China, Korea, Vietnam and Singapore. The Headquarter is located in Bergen, Norway. Innovative solutions TTS work closely with customers to devise intelligent and innovative solutions, through design, assembly and testing of equipment that increase the efficiency of operations at sea and in ports. TTS has a worldwide network of branch offices, service stations and agents and provides after sales service covering major shipping regions in the world. Market Segments TTS operates within the marine markets cargo access, deck equipment, offshore and heavy lift, port & logistics and services/aftersales. From RoRo equipment such as doors, car decks and ramps, through hatch covers to cranes, winches and equipment for cruise ships and mega yachts, the focus of TTS is on creating and delivering solutions that allow vessels to operate to their full capacity at all times.
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The Offshore and Heavy Lift segment offers all types of cranes, primarily focused on heavy lift and offshore cranes, including advanced Active Heave Compensated cranes. For
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ports and shipyards, TTS has a product portfolio ranging from innovative linkspans through to some of the world’s most forward-looking solutions for moving goods around ports, shipyards and industrial sites, including heavy load handling solutions. TTS’s global service network has been set up to inspect and maintain all types of TTS equipment. With qualified, experienced engineers in key locations worldwide, TTS can offer support to your equipment wherever it is at short notice. Far East Operations TTS has a unique position in the Chinese market due to a successful Joint Venture collaboration with the mighty China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Together, TTS and CSSC own three companies that operate within the markets of cargo access, deck equipment and offshore handling equipment. TTS is the Norwegian company with largest operations in China.
TTS Group ASA Folke Bernadottes vei 38, P.O. Box 3577 Fyllingsdalen NO-5845 Bergen Tel.: +47 55 94 74 00 info@tts-group.no www.ttsgroup.com
VENTIQ Maritime tank vent valves Ventiq AS supplies advanced and innovative tank venting solutions to shipyards and ship owners worldwide. This includes project management design, consulting and problem solving. With its own modern R&D facilities where testing, including reality flow measurements, valve behaviour tests, endurance fire testing, corrosion, freezing, hydraulic and flashback tests are performed, the company is able to be at the forefront to improve the technique and the security for maritime ventilation systems.
Each Ventiq product is designed, developed and manufactured to deliver maximum value to the customer. This involves cutting total cost through competitive pricing, increased operational simplicity, the highest levels of reliability and easier, far less frequent maintenance.
Ventiq AS Industriparken, NO-6083 Gjerdsvika Tel.: +47 70 02 65 40 Fax: +47 70 02 65 50 office@ventiq.com www.ventiq.com
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With the end user in mind and the introduction of the high velocity pressure/vacuum valve VQHV-ISO, Ventiq has succeeded in improving the quality and safety of liquid cargo venting. High velocity pressure vacuum valves from Ventiq are designed to prevent passage of flames into cargo tanks and also to prevent excessive over- and under pressure from occurring, in a safe, simple and reliable way. Thereby the valve ensures that structural damage to the tanks during the loading, discharging and transport of the liquid cargo does not happen. Its internal design is such that the danger of oscillation and hammering, are eliminated. Valve functions can be checked by using a single lever, and vent disc position indicators are built in. Function and safety are strongly emphasized in the Ventiq design and manufacturing process. The experience gained has been incorporated into a wider scope of supply and has made Ventiq a highly competent supplier of maritime tank venting equipment. With its proven technology Ventiq is the preferred choice for ship owners that are quality conscientious.
Tank vent products from Ventiq product are designed, developed and manufactured to deliver maximum value to the customer. This involves cutting total cost through competitive pricing, increased operational simplicity, introducing the highest level of reliability, with the added benefit of easy maintenance. Each Ventiq product is designed, developed and manufactured to deliver maximum value to the customer. This involves cutting total cost through competitive pricing, increased operational simplicity, introducing the highest level of reliability, with the added benefit of easy maintenance.
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W. Giertsen Services AS is a leading provider of: W. Giertsen Services AS is agent in Scandinavia for Peck & Hale, one · Lifting / Rigging equipment Ropes of the world leading manufacturer of container securing equipment. We manufacture type-approved offshore lifting set from W. Giertsen Servicesand ASSteel is a Wire leading provider of: · Crane ropes If you have a securing requirement, whether for standard cargo or for steel wire rope, and are certified by DnV for 2.7-1 Offshore • LIFTING EQUIPMENT · Wire Slings securing that demands an expert solution, come to W. Giertsen Services • LOAD HANDLING · Wire Sheaves andcontainers, baskets and so forth. The advantages of this Peck & Hale. We offer: that Expertise the customer receives a single certificate and • MOORING EQUIPMENT · Mooring equipment • are Technical guaranteed a lifting set that conforms 100 % to the • ANCHOR HANDLING EQUIPMENT · Anchor handling equipment • is Product Development · Cargo and load handling equipment • norm. Quality Products • SPOOLING SERVICES · Engineering and Design • Diverse Manufacturing · Test & re-certification of lifting equipment Superior hold Service certification from Norsk Sertifisering AS as a In addition, we deliver technical services related to the • We · Spooling services Competent Body, and carry out periodic inspections of above product areas. For more than 60 years, P&H have offered value as a full service lifting devices accordance with the new regulations We deliver to the professional markets in above the maritime, In addition, we deliver technical services related to the product manufacturer in thein Defense, Transportation - Maritime, Rail, Air, laid down by the authorities industry both in Norway and Truck areas. offshore We deliver and to theland-based professional markets in the maritime, offshore - and related Material Handling industries. Peck & Hale are proud internationally. and land-based industry both in Norway and internationally. of their global reputation and are committed to offering a bold new Our knowledge of productsofand markets are times adapted Our knowledge products andat all markets are atto all standard in Cargo Securing Systems into the 21st Century. our customers’ specific needs requirements of both needs domestic times adapted to ourandcustomers’ specific and Certificates and Certified services: and international markets. We set very high demands on safety and • Quality Assurance certified acc. to ISO NS 9001- 2008 requirements of both domestic and international markets. quality. This characterizes all of the company’s products and activities. We set very high demands on safety and quality. by Bureau Veritas. This includes Sales, Design and Our products and our personnel are certified in accordance with any production of Lifting and Lashing equipment This characterizes all of and relevant regulation and standards Ourthe high company’s standard is a products guarantee to activities. personnel are certified our customers, so Our that products they at all and timesour should be addressed with the in • Type approved by Det Norske Veritas to design, produce and certify DNV 2.7-1 Offshore lifting set for utmostaccordance with any relevant current rules. confidence and understanding.
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W. Giertsen Services AS W. Giertsen Services AS Nygårdsviken 1, P.O. Box 78, NO-5164 Laksevåg Nygårdsviken 1, P.O. Box 78, NO-5164 Laksevåg Tel.: +47 55 94 30 50 Tel.: +47 55 94 30 00 Fax: +47 55 94 31 45 Fax: +47 55 94 31 10 e-post Services@giertsen.no www.giertsen.com www.giertsenservices.no
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Alu Design & Services bridge chair solutions of choice
At Alu-Design & Services, we offer pilot and operator chairs to marine, navy, offshore and commercial vessels. All of our products are manufactured according to the most stringent quality requirements with focus on innovation and customization to suit customer needs. Modern design aesthetics, ergonomics, user friendly features and high quality production techniques are defining characteristics of the Alu Design & Services products. We cover all segments of the shipping industry worldwide, and we are very pleased that so many companies have recognized the usability, quality and value of our products. No matter whether you call it a pilot chair, helm chair, navigator chair or operator seat, we have the chair for your vessel.
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Electrolux Professional Laundry machines for ship/offshore
The Electrolux range of laundry equipment includes normal and high spin washer extractors, barrier washer extractors, hydro extractors, tumble dryers, flatwork ironers, finishing equipment and payment systems. Backed by long experience and deep process know-how, our products are designed and built to high quality and safety standards and with respect for the environment.
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Whatever your demands are on a laundry system, wherever you are located, you can count on us – before, during and after the installation.
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Electrolux Professional AS P.O. Box 115 Økern, NO-0509 Oslo Risløkkv 2, NO-0508 Oslo Tel.: +47 810 33 320 Fax: +47 22 63 54 38 els.info@electrolux.no www.electrolux.no/laundrysystems
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Glava AS
WE KNOW NORWAY INSIDE OUT GLAVA® MARINE/OFFSHORE Storms, sea and cold. GLAVA’s products have been developed and tested for the tough conditions at sea and on the Norwegian continental shelf. We know all about the stringent requirements for tough environments. Our expertise and our insulation products are used to give more comfort, lower energy consumption, a high level of fire safety andgood sound insulation on board ships and on platforms.
ULTIMATE The ultimate product for the marine segment, where low weight and high fire resistance are essential.
ULTIMATE ROLL/SHEET Approved for use as comfort and fire insulation on ships.
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GLAVA® supplies to building, marine/offshore, acoustics/ ceilings and the HVAC industry. Our products have been developed and tested for Norwegian conditions, Norwegian building practice and Norwegian regulations. Our competence and logistics help make us Norway’s leading total supplier in our industry.
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Glava AS P. O. Box 4461 Nydalen, Sandakerveien 24 C, NO-0473 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 38 67 00 Fax: +47 22 38 67 77 post@glava.no www.glava.no
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ScanMarine AB Your outfitting partner!
ON TIME, ON BOARD, ON BUDGET! ScanMarine is an exclusive interior and outfitting turnkey contractor for the worldwide marine and offshore industry. We are ready to meet the challenges of newbuilding, conversion and refurbishment contracts for all types of vessels and oil rig quarters whilst paying as much attention to minor assignments as to larger projects.
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We meet not only quality, technical and cost requirements, but we also offer innovation, reliability and experience, and last but not least, skills of turn-key services. Specializing in interiors, our well-experienced craftsmen manufacturing custom made joinery, fittings and furniture, have given ScanMarine an excellent reputation for customer service, quality and Photo: Lars Mongs, Isabella, Viking Line reliability. We are flexible, and offer standard products and services, as well as special made solutions and products fulfilling our customer’s individual wishes.
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With reference to ScanMarine´s background as a well known turn-key contractor we assure that only high quality suppliers are engaged in order to build interiors with the highest of standards, at the most economical prices and always delivered on time. ScanMarine was formed in the 1980´s by members from the Swedish shipyards, such as Kockums, Öresundsvarvet and Götaverken-Arendal. Photo: Lars Mongs, Stena Saga
Full turnkey We are proud of being able to offer a full turnkey package from the first conceptual ideas, design, planning and complete drawing phases, material and procurement, to manufacturing, project management and finally, approved installation. ScanMarine is able to handle all different outfitting disciplines: insulation, piping, ventilation, electrical works, and interior such as; bulkhead/ceiling panels, doors, toilets, furniture, floor coverings, manuals, spare parts - all to a full turnkey installation. All our products and installations are designed and manufactured according to the customer’s specifications. Engineering & documentation ScanMarine’s staff employees are responsible for the project documentation, including AutoCAD drawings. We are experts on planning and coordination between all technical systems, and integration of these to the interior.
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Project management and coordination Our project managers have long experience of leading projects with extremely short delivery time, therefore we are specialized on effective coordination of works on board. Insulation Starting from the naked hull ScanMarine has the knowhow to carry out all kinds of insulation works, which are complying fully with fire-and thermal regulations. Piping ScanMarine is a competent partner in piping works. From developing complex piping schemes at the drawing table to complete working installations on site for all different piping systems.
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Ventilation ScanMarine ventilation package preferably comes with the turn-key package assuring that the ventilation system is fully integrated in the design concept. Electrical installations ScanMarine takes care of all necessary electrical installations from power distribution boards onwards to the fully enlighten interior. Interior When it’s matter of sophisticated tailor-made interiors, ScanMarine has a network of interior designers and entrepreneurs who can accomplish almost anything you might ask for.
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Visual turnkey or limited services ScanMarine can carry out both minor and major newbuilding, conversion and refurbishment contracts for all type of vessels and offshore living quarters.
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ScanMarine P. O. Box 190, NO-7102 Rissa Tel.: +47 738 544 05 Fax: +47 738 544 06 scanmarine@scanmarine.se www.scanmarine.se
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In addition to the full turnkey concept for newbuildings and refurbishment projects we are flexible and ready to adapt to the client’s needs for a certain project. Thereby we are for example prepared to make partial refits, deliver materials or consultancy services. No assignment or role for a certain project is too small to us!
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Vestnes Vestnes Ocean AS
Vestnes Ocean is a family owned company with many years of experience in both domestic and international business. The new and modern Vestnes Ocean headquarter is located in Florø, a small fishing town in western Norway.
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Vestnes Ocean has delivered complete interior solutions to more than 40 vessels, such as chemical tankers, juice carrier, coast guards and offshore supply vessels, since the start up of interior outfitting in 1989. Vestnes has
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also had much success in rebuilding projects. Vestnes Ocean has established a land based interior department which focuses on specialized furniture for
Ocean can be trusted to deliver top quality interior design on time due to their extensive knowledge and experience in fitting, quality requirements and standards.
A Scandinavian supplier of forward interior solutions; Vestnes Ocean is supplier of total accommodation public areas such as office spaces and hotels. It is a distributor of furniture for several well-known manufacturer, including Kinnarps and Savo. Vestnes
Turnkey supplies of accommodation includes: Part of the engineering Colors, materials and slotions Documentation of solutions, certificates and Green passport Insulation, both accommodation and technical areas Floating floors and deck underlay Top floors, vinyl, carpets, tiles, etc. Wall and ceiling systems Door systems Bathroom Galley and laundry equipment Curtain and accessories Both material supply and instillation
Vestnes Ocean AS Leirvåggata 1, P.O. Box 409, NO-6901 Florø Tel: +47 57 75 20 60 Fax: +47 57 75 20 61 www.vestnesocean.com
The Willy Furniture Collection Designed by Ralston and Bau design studio, Willy’s unique furniture collection was inspired by the shape of the killer whales and was developed exclusively for the modern offshore environment.
efficient way. The textile used in the furniture is made of water repellent fabrics and is built to last in worst conditions. The textile reflects also far less sound than hard surfaces which makes for a more quite environment
The shape and corners of the furniture allow for more floor space and a modern look. The furniture is not only functional, but also additional storage can be found in the least expected places. The Willy collection allows the cabin space to be utilized in the best and most
Complete solutions for the modern ship Vestnes Ocean is now the exclusive agent of Streamo marine flooring from Gerflor for the Norwegian maritime market. The Streamo collection also offers complete solutions for handrails, PVC skirting and PVC nosing.
“For the good life onboard”
Vestnes Ocean AS Leirvåggata 1, P.O. Box 409, NO-6901 Florø Tel: +47 57 75 20 60 Fax: +47 57 75 20 61 www.vestnesnorway.com
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At Vestnes Ocean it is important that we listen to the people that use and enjoy our interior and accommodation solutions every day. This way we can produce the very best interiors to create a feeling of being at “home” while away from home.
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Alf Lea & Co. Brannvern
Alf Lea & Co. Brannvern is strategicly situated in the city of Haugesund, on the west coast of Norway. Here we have the sales department, offices, stores, a well-equipped service shop and manufacturing facilities for CO2 installations.
Our company is approved by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyds Register (LR) to carry out services and certifications of most types of fire extinguishers and installations on ships, offshore oil rigs and in the industry.
Alf Lea & Co. Brannvern has been working with sales and services of fire extinguishers and equipment for ships and industry since 1950, and we have obtained a considerable experience during this time.
Our specialities among others includes CO2 total flooding systems for ships. We manufacture our own CO2 installations with DNV type approvals, and deliver custom made solutions to satisfy nearly any needs.
In these years, we have represented some of the main suppliers of fire protection equipment beside our own manufacturing of CO2 installations for ships and industry. During these years we have experienced great confidence from our customers, and we intend to continue to satisfy our customers in the future.
We have experienced service technicians who carry out installation of fire extinguishing systems, fire extinguishers and safety signs on board ships. Our U.S. Sister Company Lea Machine Services Inc. is located in Florida in order to better serve our cruise ship customers.
Alf Lea & Co. Brannvern is today a supplier with a complete range of fire protection equipment, safety equipment and fire extinguishing systems. In particular, we would like to mention the following manufactures that we are the sole Norwegian importer from: Kerr Fire Fighting Chemicals, U.K. Amerex Corporation, U.S.A. Getz, U.S.A. Brandax, Sweden.
927 South 21st. Avenue Hollywood, Florida 33020 Phone: (954)927-9811 Fax: (954)925-0421 E-mail: mail@leamachine.com WEB: www.leamachine.com
Our deliveries to shipping, industry and fire departments are extensive. Fire protection on ships is one of our specialities, and we have for many years delivered «ready made» installations for ships
Business hours: Monday – Friday: 8.00 – 16.00 Saturday: closed 24-hour service available by appointment.
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Alf Lea & Co. Brannvern - Tollbodgaten 3, NO-5527 Haugesund, Norway Alf Lea CO 72 Brannvern Tel.: +47 52 70 44 70 - Fax: +47& 52 77 19 Tollbodgaten 3, NO-5527 Haugesund mail@alflea.no - www.alflea.no Tel.: +47 52 70 44 70 Fax: +47 52 72 77 19 www.alflea.no mail@alflea.no
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Autronica Fire and Security AS Protecting life, environment and property
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Autronica is a leading innovator, manufacturer and supplier of fire safety equipment and marine safety monitoring equipment. The products ensure safety in applications at sea worldwide and are developed in close co-operation with Classification Societies and Research Institutes. Autronica’s systems are relied on to provide protection for thousands of ships worldwide; this experience means that our customers can rest assured that an Autronica fire safety system really will protect life, environment and property.
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Autronica Fire and Security AS – established in 1957 – is an international company headquartered in Trondheim, one of the largest cities in Norway. The company is owned by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and employs more than 380 people with experience in developing, manufacturing and marketing of fire safety equipment. Total turnover is approximately NOK 825 million.
AutroSafe SelfVerify Autronica’s flagship is the AutroSafe fire detection system. The necessity of reducing high maintenance costs and increasing fire security encouraged Autronica to invest considerable time and effort in developing this system. AutroSafe ensures optimal detection through its self-testing technology, SelfVerify. By checking all detectors, interfaces, connections and cables to alarm output every single day, the system is a pinnacle of fire safety. Not only does the system test whether a detector is capable of provoking an alarm, it even verifies the sensitivity of every detector with a calibrated signal, thus ensuring that each detector always responds to the correct alarm level. If any irregularity occurs, the display on the fire alarm panel will accurately pinpoint the source of any problem. From Safe to Dual Safety The AutroSafe fire detection system helps ship owners to meet the stringent SRtP guidelines. The dual safety technology enables redundant control of the loop. If the primary loop fails, the secondary loop control will take over, and fire detection is thus maintained. This is vital in an on-going emergency.
Various Suppression Systems for Total Protection Autronica delivers low-pressure water mist fire extinguishing systems for protection of accommodation and public areas, high risk areas and engine rooms with less water consumption. The FlexiFOG suppression system is easy to maintain, uses less power and weighs less. FlexiFOG is approved by all major classification societies and IMO. Autronica also offer gas suppression systems like CO2, Novec and Argonite for machinery spaces, cargo and pump rooms etc. Customer-specified Gas Detection Solutions Autronica is also the supplier of Omicron Gas Sampling System which can be used in all spaces where gas detection is requested. Our systems can handle several gasses simultaneously. The company also delivers Vapour Alarm systems and other Alarm systems. All systems may be delivered as customer-specific solutions and of course type approved. Autronica offers a world-wide network on services and spares through a single point of contact.
It is also possible to integrate the AutroMaster ISEMS which is a graphical safety and emergency management system, giving you the opportunity to view real-time status information during an emergency – giving full overview and saving time when most needed.
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Autronica Fire and Security AS P.O. Box 5620, Haakon VII’s gate 4, NO-7483 Trondheim Tel.: +47 73 58 25 00 Fax: +47 73 58 25 01 info@autronicafire.no www.autronicafire.com
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Aviation and Survival Support AS TRUST YOUR EQUIPMENT As a local agency, distributor and stockiest with more than 30 years’ experience Aviation and Survival Support AS offers a highly qualified Life Support Services covering Sea, Air, Land and Defense Survival applications. Aviation and Survival Support already plays an active role in supplying high tech equipment to the Norwegian Maritime Industry, Offshore and Navy platforms. By teaming up with the most recognized and market leading manufacturers we will protect your Investment and safeguarding your Staff and Visitors, providing unparalleled protection and life support, enhancing performance in the most extreme environments.
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Communication Solutions Emergency Beacons (PLB) Harness and Restraint Systems Immersion Suits & Thermal Protection Life Preservers Life Rafts Oxygen Systems Pilot Flight Equipment (PFE) SAR Drop Kits
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Air Beam Shelters Hyperbaric Stretcher Medical Oxygen Generation Special Products
Aviation and Survival Support AS Søndre Kullerød 4A, NO-3241 Sandefjord Tel.: +47 33 45 09 10 Fax: +47 33 45 09 11 sales@a-ss.net www.a-ss.net
Fire Fighting Systems AS Leading by technology – Performance through quality
Fire monitors 300 cu m/hr - 3600 cu m/hr
Fire Fighting Systems AS Tykkemyr 27, NO-1597 Moss Tel.: +47 69 24 49 90 ffs@fifisystems.com www.fifisystems.com
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Frydenbø Marine AS Liferafts, MES, Rescue Boats, Davits a.o. Lifesaving Appliances Frydenbø Marine AS is a company in the Frydenbö Group with its headquarters in Bergen, Norway. The company is a major distributor of Evinrude outboard engines and boats of various brands, diving equipment and lifesaving appliances. Frydenbø Marine AS represent major international manufacturers, such as BRP, Survitec and Zodiac International.
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The company supply: • Inflatable Liferafts with capacities from 4 to 151 persons • Marine Evacuation Systems (MES) with evacuation heights from 1.5 to 9.3 m. • Rescue Boats and FRBs with Evinrude E-Tec outboard engines • Rescue Boat Davits • Survival Suits, Life Jackets, Pyro Techniques a.o. LSA.
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During the last decade a number of novel marine evacuation systems have been developed to meet new and more stringent requirements for the safety of passengers at sea. Survitec has always been in the forefront of this development and supply a variaty of different systems today.
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Frydenbø Marine AS Verpenveien 30, NO-3475 Sætre Tel.: +47 99 27 88 00 marine@frydenbo.no www.frydenbo-marine.com
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Marin Supply Optical & Audible Signal Devices
Visual & Audible Signal Devices
The right signals... Over the course of more than 35 years in the industry, Marin Supply has become known as Scandinavia’s leading supplier of warning signals and accessories for the industrial, marine and offshore markets. This has enabled us to gain an in-depth knowledge of our products and their applications, and also helps us to provide our customers with great advice and good quality at the right price. A major part of Marin Supply’s turnover comes from signalling, which span a complete range of audible and visual products from small buzzers and indicator lights to pneumatic horns and bright flashing lights for use inside, outside, and in hazardous areas. These systems have been proven reliable on numerous installations.
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Alarm sounders, sirens, xenon strobes, rotating beacons, buzzers and combination units, obstruction lights and heliport beacon in both industrial and in flameproof (Ex) executions.
The company’s other business lines consist of Peppers Ex cable glands of various types and materials, cable ties, bands, as well as explosion proof junction boxes and switchgear. Within our part of the market, we try to be a one-stopshop supplier for everything related to warning and alarm equipment. We offer a very wide range of products and brands within this sector enabling us to cater for different requirements, and if necessary deliver customized solutions. We are able to offer fast deliveries to clients, thanks to our fairly large local equipment stocks.
Ex CABLEGLANDS & ACCESSORIES
STRAPPING & BUNDLING
Cable Ties and fixing sytems in stainless steel, coated stainless steel and nylon.
Flameproof cable glands in brass, nickel plated brass, stainless steel and aluminium.
Marin Supply is also particularly proud of its long-term relationships with both customers and suppliers, some of which go right back to the company’s foundation in the 1970s. This demonstrates how the business works to support and serve its partners and clients in a highly satisfactory manner. Yet, even with such a reputation, Marin Supply continues to refine and develop the services it offers today. In this respect Marin Supply are introduing new lines in explosion proof warning equipment from our partner E2S. Manufactured from lightweight and cost effective glass-reinforced polyester (GRP), the GNEx family offers outstanding corrosion resistance for use in the harshest environments both offshore and onshore. The units are launched with ATEX and IECEx approvals; other approvals such as UL, GOST R and InMetro will follow soon.
Some higlights: GNExS1-R Radial Alarm Sounder / Horn The flameproof GNExS1-R alarm sounder with a unique radial horn is suitable for Zone 1 & Zone 2 applications - certified to ATEX and IECEx. The unique radial horn on the compact divice distributes the warning signal omni-directionally. Sound level ouputs are up to 117dB(A) at 1 metre with a choice of 45 alarm tones and 4 remotely selectable stages. The GNEx range features enclosures manufactured from GRP (glass reinforced polyester), moulded in natural red, but also available in other colours. The omni-directional horn is high impact, fire retardant ABS. All models have two M20 cable entries, large termination areas containing in & out terminals and an ingress protection of IP66/67. BExH120-R/BExDH120-R ‘Belltronic’ Ex Bell It is suitable for Zone 1 & 2 applications and authentically reproduces the traditional sound of a electromechanical bell whilst providing a significantly higher level of performance and reliability.
New catalouge out now! Order it on info@marinsupply.no
The digitally stored bell recording is output via a class D amplifier achieving sound levels exceeding the performance of a mechanical bell whilst offering a continuously rated signal. The radial horn design not only physically emulates the traditional bell it also replicates the distribution of the audible signal.
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Marin Supply AS Nedre Vei 8, Bygg 155, NO-3183 Horten Tel: +47 3308 3308 alarm@marinsupply.no www.marinsupply.no
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A key feature and benefit of the new design is that the flame paths use a large screw thread instead of the usual spigot joint, making it much easier to disassemble, saving time and money during installation.
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Matre Maskin AS Matre Maskin AS develops and produces mechanical products to the global offshore industry. Firefighting equipment is the main product, and they are a major supplier of foam proportioners and deluge nozzles for the oil and gas industry and the marine market. More than 50 years of experience from maritime environment is reflected in each quality product. Other products: Foam proportioner • Balanced Pressure Foam Proportioners • Turbine In-line Foam Proportioners • Foam Inductors Pumps • Bilge pumps • Cooling-water pumps • Specially adapted pumps Calibration equipment • Thermo calibrator • Pressure calibrator Certified quality Matre Maskin is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. All delivered products are of high quality and are verified by fully functional tests.
Matre Pop-Up System Matre Pop-up System is a fully automatic Deck Integrated Fire Fighting System (DIFFS) for helideck landing areas. When the system is activated, a series of nozzles will be lifted up by water pressure to effectively spray the whole of the safe landing area with a water/foam mixture.
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Matre Pop-up System is in accordance with CAP 437.
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Features: • Major spill fires will be extinguished in less than 15 seconds • A crucial time-saving compared with traditional fi-fi systems. Matre Pop-Up Nozzle for helideck. Major spill fires will be extinguished in less than 15 seconds. A crucial time-saving compared with traditional fi-fi systems.
Matre Maskin AS Brubakken 52, NO-5420 Rubbestadneset Tel.: +47 53 42 77 44 Fax: +47 53 42 78 92 company@matre.no www.matre.no
Norsafe as NORSAFE WORLD-LEADING PROVIDER OF:
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Lifeboats, freefall lifeboats, rescue boats, work boats and davits Service 24/7/365 – Service telephone: +47 35 05 63 33 Inspections Re-hooking Fleet Service Agreements (FSA) Upgrades according to regional regulations Training through Norsafe Academy, STCW95/OLF & OPITO Spare parts Return and recycling of outdated lifeboats
Norsafe develops, manufactures and supplies marine lifesaving appliances for all types of ships and offshore installations, and has since 1903 produced more than 23 000 lifeboats. The Norsafe Group currently has 830 employees and has its headquarters in Arendal, Norway. Norsafe owns manufacturing companies in Norway, China, Greece and Mexico as well as sales and service offices in Singapore, South Korea, USA, Japan, Brazil and Holland. Norsafe Group also has a network of 45 service stations distributed in every part of the world, with telephone service available 24/7/365. Through Norsafe Academy, the company offers courses and training, STCW95/OLF & OPITO. Mako 655 rescue boat with davit
Norsafe AS P.O. Box 115, NO-4852 Færvik, Tybakken 90 Tel.: +47 37 05 85 00 Fax: +47 37 05 85 01 mail@norsafe.com www.norsafe.com
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Svakstrømspesialisten AS Svakstrømspesialisten AS was founded in 1979 as a supplier of audiovisual security and signalling products for homes, industry, defence, marine and offshore. From our OEM brand manufacturers we supply an extensive standard and Ex range of: Sirens Beacons Warning light Traffic light Aviation obstruction marking Airport vehicle warning beacons Speakers Bells Buzzers Horns Chime bell Door phone Intercom Video Surveillance and recording Smoke and gas detectors Access control LED spotlights and strip lights Weatherproof switches and sockets Wireless heating control
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Supplier listing: Klaxon, Moflash, Cooper Fulleon, MEDC, Honeywell (Friedland), Karl Jautz, Commax, DFx, Videx, HomeControl
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Svakstrømspesialisten AS Prof. Birkelandsvei 24C, NO-1081 Oslo Tel: +47 23 05 98 98 rolv-andre@svakstromspesialisten.no www.svakstromspesialisten.no
Tee AS Manufacture of the Drain Lock Expansion Plug
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Tee AS Lervik 1, NO-4480 Kvinesdal Tel.: +47 915 37 900 / +47 901 14 934 mail@drainlock.no www.drainlock.no
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Autic System AS Supplier of systems solutions
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Autic System AS Stoltenbergs gate 48, P.O. Box 2099, NO-3110 Tønsberg Tel.: +47 33 30 09 50 Fax: +47 33 30 09 55 autic@autic.no www.autic.no
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Data Respons Embedded solutions
Data Respons is a full-service, independent technology company and a leading player in the embedded solutions market. At Data Respons we believe a smarter solution starts from inside. We provide products, R&D services and embedded solutions at all levels of complexity to different customers in a wide range of market segments. Our culture & history characterises a tremendous thirst for knowledge, the will to succeed and a burning passion for embedded solutions, resulting in a customer-focused approach with a strong corporate culture built on shared attitudes and values. Our customers have a global leading position within their industry. Some may offer technologically complex products to end-customers worldwide. Others may be subject to strict government requirements and regulations.
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Our three business areas enable customers to choose a form of collaboration that suits their needs.
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SOLUTIONS Data Respons develops and delivers custom solutions by combining engineering expertise with standard computer products from leading suppliers. Our goal is to provide smarter solutions and to strengthen our customers’ competitiveness. We are often involved in several phases of the solution’s lifecycle, thus becoming a long-term and strategic partner for our customers. SERVICES Data Respons offers experienced specialists with a broad range of development expertise. Expectations for new functionality and increasing complexity and technological content demand that we can provide high-level engineering services to meet our customers’ needs.
PRODUCTS Data Respons has vast and up-to-date knowledge about standard embedded computer products from world-leading partners that covers all relevant industrial standards. Our close contact with many suppliers mean quicker access to products that fit the specifications, expectations and demands of our customers.
CERTIFIED MARITIME COMPUTERS AND DISPLAYS
Data Respons has cutting-edge expertise in the maritime industry and develops solutions for tough and challenging environments. Different markets have varying requirements in order for an embedded solution to work in a specific environment. Common to all of them is the fact that a solution must be adapted to suit the individual customer’s market. WHY DATA RESPONS In-house design expertise Know-how in maritime certification, environmental stress
factors and government requirements Years of experience delivering embedded solutions adapted
to maritime working environments to worldwide customers Provides rugged and tested products for offshore industry
Certified maritime computers and displays Video distribution over ethernet Control systems for broadband at sea Fibre-optical signal distribution Solutions for marine automation and control Video surveillance and monitoring Automated identification systems Sensor reference platforms High-tech vessel stabilisation
ESTABLISHED: 1986 VISION: A smarter solution starts from inside BUSINESS FORM: Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: DAT) ISO CERTIFICATIONS: Quality: ISO 9001:2008 Environment: ISO 14001:2004 Health and safety: OHSAS 18001:2007 EMBEDDED SOLUTIONS can be described as the computer brain of a machine, system or industrial end-product, and can be used in a broad range of industrial applications.
Data Respons ASA Sandviksvn. 26, NO-1363 Høvik Tel: +47 67 11 20 00 www.datarespons.com
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Euronav AS the Navigation Software Specialist Euronav have been providing innovative electronic charting and navigation products for the leisure and commercial marine Industry since the late 1980’s. We have become one of the most popular leisure software provider in Europe, with thousands of users navigating the globe with seaPro. We are also chosen by many leisure professionals including the Clipper Round the World Race yachts. seaPro Navigation Products: In the commercial market, seaPro is used aboard Workboats, Police vessels, Navies, Fishing vessels and Fisheries Protection agencies, Ferries and Commercial Ships for navigation and Oil Platforms for protection. seaPro supports both official ARCS raster and ENC vector charts for professional use. seaPro can network to other computers for multiple navigation stations and can also be used as an information repeater for example in the masters or officers cabin. Seapro Professional has also powerful tools suitable for offshore project planning, including detailed navigation planning to move offshore structures from construction sites to production site location.
Example Docking System
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Passenger Information System for Ferries, Cruise Liners, Tour boats & Superyachts PI3000 is a powerful and flexible multimedia PC based presentation system that provides passengers with voyage progress and general information over the vessels existing TV system. · Chart Display
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• Safety Videos • Route on charts • Etc
Euronav AS P. O. Box 195, NO-1325 Lysaker Tel.: +47 908 28 316 postmaster@euronav.no www.euronav.no www.euronav.co.uk
Jeppesen – a Boeing Company Transforming Global Transportation
Ship and shore, navigation and operations – united Jeppesen’s goal is to simplify the complexity of marine transportation by providing intelligent information solutions and integrated services. This means that you can rely on us for both navigational and operational solutions and to support you in managing the transition to ECDIS, SEEMP and e-Navigation.
The global shipping community’s quest for optimal safety, efficiency and operating margins is prompting ship operators and charterers to unify marine navigation and operational management. This is essential for achieving situational awareness, for monitoring vessel performance and for improving strategic decision-making, both bridge-side and ashore.
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Tell us how we can support you in transforming the way the world moves. • Fleet management • Voyage optimization • Chart management • Weather, piracy and other value-added data
Jeppesen – a Boeing Company Hovlandsveien 52, NO-4370, Egersund Tel.: Norway: +47 51 46 47 00 Global: +1 434 973 0622 Fax: +47 51 46 47 01 info.marine@jeppesen.com www.jeppesen.com
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There is no ultimate solution for integrated vessel and fleet management, but one thing is certain: it requires “i3”, Integrated Intelligent Information. The role of an “i3” provider like Jeppesen is to understand a ship operator’s business needs and to help it achieve optimized vessel and fleet management.
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Marine Technologies LLC Hovlandsveien 44, NO-4370 Egersund Tel.: +47 51 46 18 66 Fax: +47 51 45 18 67 contact-norway@mtllc.us www.marine-technologies.com
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NAVTOR A team with extensive experience in the professional maritime market.
With its head office in Egersund, NAVTOR has a team of personnel with extensive experience in the development, marketing, sales and support of official electronic charts and navigational information services for the professional maritime market. NAVTOR has a subsidiary in St. Petersburg manned by experienced technical experts specialized in the field of ECDIS kernels and maritime software development.
As carriage requirements for ENCs move towards an official IMO mandate, Smedvig saw the opportunity to establish
“Once the mandatory use of ENC came into force, the NAVTOR ENC Service proved to be a valuable solution for navigators on the bridge”
an e-navigation company to provide electronic navigation services for the distribution and updating of electronic charts and related maritime information. In Egersund, a coastal town south of Stavanger well known for its maritime electronic industry, Smedvig established NAVTOR in the summer of 2011 together with experienced personnel from the maritime industry, all with extensive experience in electronic chart production and distribution. The ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) will be the central navigation console aboard ships once the IMO mandate comes into force from July 2012. ECDIS manufacturers, data and information providers will meet the growing demand from the maritime industry and NAVTOR will join forces with these players to jointly develop and supply a fully automated cost-effective, user-friendly
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NAVTOR distributes AVCS from UKHO
electronic maritime navigation services. The ECDIS is the navigation information center on the bridge will also be able to offer and display more than electronic charts. Hence NAVTOR will provide additional services in
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combination with an innovative service for official ENC charts. Combining weather prediction and information, safe and economical routing and other relevant navigational information, NAVTOR will be the modern navigator’s prime source of digital nautical information.
NAVTOR is prepared for the ECDIS mandate A userfriendly and cost saving ENC Service compatible with all ECDIS systems Pay As You Sail
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NAVTOR P. O. Box 337, Torget 1, NO-4370 Egersund Tel.: +47 51 49 22 00 Fax: +47 51 49 22 00 www.navtor.com
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Pepperl+Fuchs AS Pepperl+Fuchs is the undisputed world market leader for intrinsic safety and explosion protection technology and one of the world‘s largest manufacturers of electronic sensors.
Intrinsic Safety
Fieldbus Human Machine Infrastructure Interface
THE COMPANY Pepperl+Fuchs is the undisputed world market leader for intrinsic safety and explosion protection technology and one of the world‘s largest manufacturers of electronic sensors. With the most comprehensive line of industrial automation products available today, Pepperl+Fuchs is uniquely qualified to provide solutions for hazardous locations and complex applications: Zener Barriers & Galvanic Isolated Barriers Hart Solutions
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Our heritage of innovation extends back to 1958, when Pepperl+Fuchs pioneered the inductive proximity sensor, and continues today with the world most comprehensive line of industrial automation products.
Pepperl+Fuchs has built up a worldwide leading position within the Oil & Gas industry and as demand continues to grow will continue to invest in the research, new development & support of new technologies suitable for the industry.
Established in Germany in 1945, the Pepperl+Fuchs Group have been setting the standard in quality and innovation for the world of factory and process automation for 60 years and have grown into a multinational company with a turnover in excess of 350 Million USD .
Our products & solutions are not only employed in the Oil & Gas industry, but in many others such as chemical, pharmaceutical, refining and the utilities.
Remote I/O Systems Operator Control & Process Monitoring (HMI)
Field Junction Boxes
Learn more at:
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Our well established subsidiaries in all major industrial countries enables us to satisfy the global needs of our customers and to individually offer complete solutions wherever and whenever they need us.
Widest range of sensors suitable for hazardous areas
Achilles JQS
Worldwide / German Headquarters Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH Lilienthalstraße 200 68307 Mannheim/Germany
Norway Pepperl+Fuchs AS Frednesoya 21 NO-3933 Porsgrunn
Tel. +49 621 776-0 Fax +49 621 776-1000 E-mail: info@de.pepperl-fuchs.com www.pepperl-fuchs.com
Tel. +47 35 57 38 00 Fax +47 35 57 38 49 E-mail: info@no.pepperl-fuchs.com www.pepperl-fuchs.no
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Fieldbus Interface devices
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Smart Automation Products, systems and services
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Integrated automation systems for all kinds of ships
Smart Automation AS is engineering, producing and delivering Integrated Automation Systems for all kind of ships globally. Several thousand vessels are sailing with our smart solutions. We supply products and know-how on the global market, and are heavily engaged in new building and rebuilding projects (retrofit and conversions). Our SMART Chief® product solutions
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integrate all functions in a user friendly way, and comply with the regulations and notations of all major classification societies. The company’s main office and factory is at Bømlo, Norway and it has representation office in P R China. We are offering service worldwide through our network of certified partners.
Smart Automation is one of five companies in the ALIGN group, a leading supplier of production equipment and safety critical products and solutions. ALIGN offers services ensuring continuous production, a perspective that safeguards optimal operations and lower life-cycle costs. ALIGN is a result of the demerger of Bjørge AS, which was carried out in December 2010. The ALIGN group is owned by Converto Capital and HitecVision. www.align.no
About SMART Chief ® II Alarm and Control System SMART Chief ®II offers a fully redundant system with two Master controllers and two independent communications lines from the various I/O modules/cabinets to the controllers. All components in the system can be changed with the system up and running. The SMART Chief® II is type approved by a. o. Lloyds register of Shipping and all systems are delivered only after FAT at our factory together with representatives from the actual classification society and some times also the owner is participating. About SMARTChief ® Power Management The SMARTChief ® Power Management is a fully configurable system that can be configured to control any plant combining engine generators incl. diesel, heavy fuel, gas and steam and fixed- frequency generators incl. shaft or turbine-driven installations. About SMART Pro Using SMART Pro projecting tool we always have full track of all changes in the system and we always maintain a 100% synchronized copy of the onboard system software in our database. SMART Pro also minimize the posibility for human typing error. About SMART Link With our SMART Link we can do service and repair of your system onboard the vessel from our own office as long there is a working connection onboard. This will reduce the time for service and cost of service engineer onboard.
Retrofit, Converion and Up grade of existing Alarm and Monitoring Systems Our retrofits are designed to improve maintainability, be cost effective, made easy for modifcation and expansion and to respond to new rules and regulations. Some highlits and benefits: • Hardware from stock by airfreight • No off-hire – installation during a normal port of call • Monitoring & Control • Configuration onboard during a normal port of call • Usage of existing sensors and cables • Configuration onboard during installation • Reduced maintenance • User-friendly, easy to operate • Configuration, alterations done by operator • Easy to expand / modify (tailor made) • Low cost maintenance • Increased reliability • Few spare parts and replacement by crew • Organization fitted to manager / owners needs • 24 hour service phone • Local representation world-wide • Remote on-line diagnostics and upgrade of software
It’s in our genes Innovative thinking has been part of Norwegian seamanship, since our ancestors built the viking ships a thousand years ago. Today Smart Automation AS are well known throughout the world for their unique marine solutions.
Norway Hollundsdalen Ind Park, NO-5430 BREMNES, Norway PR China Room 23B, 828 Zhang Yang Road, Pudong, 200122 Shanghai
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About you With continuous focus on innovation and the skills of all our people, we are able to offer you real value-add solutions. Your future is our future and as we promise to put your business first, Smart Automation AS is available for service all over the world through our own offices supported by a network of certified partners. Smart Automation AS is located on Bømlo, an island on the west coast of Norway renowned for its beauty and long, long history of seamanship.
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Telenor Maritime Radio maritim radio
Tailor-made maritime communication Telenor Maritim Radio has been selected as the supplier of complete maritime satellite communications solutions for the Fjord Line fleet.
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• VSAT • Inmarsat • Mobile broadband • VHF Data Combined with the optimisation unit SmartBox, our customers will receive a very cost-efficient and secure service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: TEL: (+47) 800 888 77 SALES.MRADIO@TELENOR.COM www.maritimradio.no
Telenor Maritime Radio P. O. Box 7150, NO-5020 Bergen Tel.: +47 22 77 43 50 sales.mradio@telenor.com www.maritimradio.no
Zenitel Marine A new generation of VINGTOR communication solutions
EFFICIENT, FLEXIBLE AND SAFE COMMUNICATION WITH HD AUDIO UTILIZING LATEST TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE
• Extreme Robustness
• Extreme Efficiency
• Extreme Networking
• Excellent System Management
• Extreme Scalability
www.vingtor.com
Zenitel Marine Bromsveien 17, P.O.Box 1068, NO-3194 Horten Tel.: +47 40 00 25 00 Fax: +47 22 37 85 32 sales@vingtor.com www.vingtor.com
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Ålesund Data AS Communication at sea Aalesund Data AS was founded in spring 1999 with the vision of assisting clients with the choice of IT solutions, installation, operation and support. Our vision is to be a leading supplier of ICT services and products for businesses, health-care and the maritime industry, both domestic and internationally. The main market is small and medium-sized companies, where Aalesund Data accepts all or part of the responsibility for our clients ICT system, plus of course the sale of all types of ICT equipment. Aalesund Data AS is a supplier of turnkey ICT solutions in addition to providing services as operating partner and system integrator for business customers. Aalesund Data AS is also an Application Service Provider, offering cloud solutions to our clients under the auspices of our own operations and own data center. Aalesund Data have a large client base in the maritime industry, both in Norway and internationally. Aalesund Data has extensive experience and expertise in maritime ICT, and provides complete IT solutions and system integration to vessels of all sizes. This includes integration of all types of solutions for the optimization of broadband capacity on ships, where our own branded caching proxy-server “iTrust Bandwidth Optimizer” is one of these solutions. A large proportion of the client-mass is health-related. These clients include physician offices, ER-offices, hospitals, and dental centers located throughout Norway. Aalesund Data has many years of experience and expertise in the field of health-related ICT, which can be very challenging.
Aalesund Data AS works both nationally and internationally, and we currently export our marine products to Asia, where we have close partners, and large clients, both corporate and government/military. More information on our corporate webpages at www.itrust.no and www.aledata.no
Ålesund Data AS Kongens gate 20, NO-6002 Ålesund Tel.: +47 70 11 42 00 Fax: +47 70 11 42 01 firmapost@aledata.no www.aledata.no
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Geographically located in the middle of a cluster consisting of large and small ship-owners, ship designers, shipyards and equipment suppliers, Aalesund Data AS is a member company of the Maritime Cluster in Moere, organized and supervised by the Norwegian Centre of Expertise: Maritime, a government funded organization. This business cluster produces some of the most innovative and advanced technology in the world, and consist of a large number of world-class manufacturers such as Rolls-Royce and Kongsberg Evotec. The cluster totals over 22,000 employees, and operates 40 % of the world’s modern fleet at sea. For more information on this cluster, see the website www.ncemaritime.no
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EY
We focus on the industry´s different needs and challenges. We have a highly dedicated group of people that specializes on the shipping and offshore industry. As a part of EY’s global network of industry specialists we are able to assist companies around the world. We have close cooperation with other EY offices in the world’s key shipping and offshore locations including New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai, Cyprus, Athens, Amsterdam, Aberdeen, London and Hamburg. Knowledge sharing is fundamental within EY. We have accumulated substantial know-how about the shipping and offshore industry, its markets and operations and the relationships between owners, banks, brokers, agents, suppliers, lawyers and other parties involved. Through our day-to-day work and through information letters, publications and seminars we actively share our knowledge with our clients. EY is a leading accounting firm in Norway, with 1 650 employees. We have a particularly strong position among listed and large companies. We believe that our accounting and tax competence and experience are the absolute forefront among the
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Ernst & Young AS Fredrik Gabrielsen - Assurance services - Bergen - Tel. +47 970 82 408 Espen Ommedal - Tax advisory services - Bergen - Tel + 47 55 21 34 70 Gunvor Aakvik - Tax advisory services - Oslo - Tel. + 47 24 00 27 28
Skipsteknisk AS
Skipsteknisk AS
Specialists in design of highly advanced ships
Independent Consulting Naval Architect and Marine Engineer Company Skipsteknisk AS is a free-standing, independent consultancy company in the field of ship design and engineering. The ST-design has a documented, strong reputation among the leading players in the market. Skipsteknisk designs highly advanced ships within
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SKIPSTEKNISK AS P.O.Box 36 Sentrum P.O.Box 36 Sentrum NO-6001 Ålesund, Norway Tel: +47 70 10 33 44 NO-6001 Ålesund, Norway www.skipsteknisk.no Tel: +47 70 10 33 44 www.skipsteknisk.no
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Utsira Servicesenter AS
UTSIRA SERVICESENTER AS was founded in 1998, and has been run from Norway’s smallest municipality Utsira ever since. Utsira Servicesenter AS is one of Norways leading companies dealing with maritime crewing, with a long list of clients both domestic and abroad. Our database contains more than 10,000 maritime candidates, and we’re usually able to retrieve suitable candidates within 24 hours of aquisition. We take great pride in dealing only with qualified personnel, and we check our candidates’ referances frequently and thoroughly.
with several oil companies, drilling companies and shipping companies. Utsira Servicesenter AS is MLC compliant, with certification from DNV. And also Achilles JQS qualified. As of today we have several fish rep.s for hire to vessels of seismic research, and most of our fish rep.s are ”frequent flyers” with Utsira Servicesenter AS. Other personnel for hire are DPO´s, offshore crane operators, ROV personnel and medics. We work for you, whenever you are in need. We give swift feedback, and our fish rep.s are always ready to sail.
MARITIME PERSONNEL FOR HIRE Utsira Servicesenter AS can obtain and hire personnel in most maritime categories. We have previously dealt
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Utsira Servicesenter AS P.O. Box 104, NO-5547 Utsira Tel.: +47 52750000 Fax: +47 52750001 post@utsira.com www.utsira.com
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Alex. Birger Grieg AS Shipbrokers – Port Agency – Bunkers The company was established in Bergen in 1891 by Alex. Birger Grieg. He was a close relative of the composer Edvard Grieg, with ancestors coming from Fraserburgh in Scotland. After three generations of family owner ship the company has become an internationally recognised shipbroker and ship’s agent, serving its Principals, Shipowners and Charterers worldwide. The company operates on an independent, non-exclusive basis and has therefore been able to remain highly competitive. With experienced and dedicated staff and network of agents, Alex. Birger Grieg offers quality, continuity and personal follow-up for all of its services all over Norway.
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Some of the specialist niche services provided, such as the shipment of heavylift cargoes and awkward loads, salvage and towage operations and bunkerpurchase and sales, have been developed to such a high degree that the customer receives a full turnkey service. The company has even managed the worldwide shipment and subsequent commissioning into service of over 65 new and second hand fast ferries.
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In 1993 the company formed an offshoot, named BERGEN AGENT AS, to act as the shore representative for the off-shore industry. Customers include engineering and construction companies and supply boat owners and operators. Together with a range of carefully selected sub-agents, the company is able to offer a full range of services to the offshore sector. • PORTAGENCY & -ASSISTANCE • BUNKERS • CHARTERING • HEAVY-LIFTS • OFFSHORE AGENCY & LOGISTICS
Alex. Birger Grieg AS P.O. Box 432 Nesttun, NO-5853 Bergen Street address: Rieber-Mohns veg 2, NO-5230 Paradis Tel.: +47 55 92 28 80 Fax: +47 55 92 28 88 mail@alexgrieg.no www.alexgrieg.no
Bratten Shipping AS Brokerage, Shipping and Trading
BRATTEN SHIPPING was establish in 1998. The Company is sole broker S&P but also assist shipping arrangement for vessel being sold by us if buyer need. Below is pictures showing vessel recently sold by us
Bratten Shipping AS P.O. Box 3542 Fyllingsdalen, NO-5845 Bergen Tel.: +47 55 15 02 30 Fax: +47 55 15 02 34 bjoern@braship.no www.braship.no
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Further details on our homepage: www.braship.no where you can find more than 788 vessel for sale sorted by typeâ&#x20AC;Ś.
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BSA Shipping Agencies ANS Competitive shipyards worldwide
SHIPYARDS BSA Shipping Agencies ANS, Oslo is a wellestablished company specializing in shipyard representation.
In co-operation with shipyards located worldwide, we are able to offer our clients competitive technical and commercial solutions for projects related to new buildings, conversions and repairs of ships and offshore support vessels as well for building of industrial and offshore structures.
For further information about our shipyards please see our web page
www.bsaship.com
OFFSHORE PROJECTS Sale and purchase and chartering of all types of
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- Flat top barges for accommodation and transport - Salvage, Towage and Heavy transport units - Dredging and Survey Vessels - Self elevating and Work Platforms
BSA Shipping Agencies ANS Bygdøy AllÊ 7, NO-0257 Oslo Tel.: +47 23 08 50 00 Fax: +47 23 08 50 01 bsagenes@online.no www.bsaship.com
Ervik Shipping AS Shipbrokers & Agents
Ervik Shipping is a shipping company in the port of Egersund. We were founded in 2000 and is the re-branded and consolidated company of Odd H. Torjusen, established in 1856. Our dedicated staff is ready to offer you service 24/7 for: • Shipbroking • Heavylift solutions • Shipagency • Customs clearance • Freight forwarding • Terminal handling • Base service for offshore mobilizations/ demobilizations Ervik Shipping is located at Kaupanes in Egersund. There are several berths available at our facilities. We have 250 square meters indoor storage available in our warehouse and 20.000 square meters available for outdoor storage. We have forklifts able to lift & transport all types of cargo upto 40 tons.
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Ervik Shipping AS Kaupanesveien 50, NO-4374 Egersund P. O. Box 2024 Eigerøy, NO-4378 Egersund Tel: +47 51 46 27 00 Fax: +47 51 46 27 01 post@ervikship.no www.ervikship.no
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OSO-Maritim AS A leading fishing boat and offshore broker in North Norway
Since OSO-Maritime obtained Achilles approval in 2010 we decided to enter the offshore oil marked as well, as maritime brokers.
Photo: Ingrid Åbergsjord, Andøyposten.
As one of the only brokerage firms in north of norway within purchases and sales of fishing vessels and offshore service vessels, we offer the following services:
• Financial assistance • Company formation • Industry permits • Sales Contracts/Deeds and other formalities • Market evaluations and estimations of values of different
We have long experience in ship brokerage for principals from all of Coastal Norway/Scandinavia. Our employees also have engineering competence and many years’ experience in ship managements. We also collaborate with respected ship consultants. You may obtain a Sales Prospectus by contacting our office.
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OSO-Maritim AS Sjøgata 16, P.O. Box 20, NO-8483 Andenes Tel.: +47 76 14 90 30 Fax: +47 76 14 90 31 Mob: +47 918 54 721 johan@oso-maritim.no www.oso-maritim.no
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The Norwegian Maritime Academy Your partner in Norway when it comes to safety courses and training for your offshore personnel, and ship crew. Norwegian Maritime Academy (Norges Maritime Utdanningssenter AS, NMU) Located close to Horten – a small city 1 hour south of Oslo, offer traditional mandatory training according to standards by Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, and the international convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for seafarers STCW. NMU’s new training facility for offshore and maritime personnel comprises of a brand new 1800-m2 “fire hall” and a swimming pool were personnel from offshore platforms and ships do all their fire, and search & rescue training.
Indoor swimmingpool with HUET an sea rescue. Main entrance to NMU straight ahead.
Our staff consists of the very best of Captains, engineers, fire fighters, ship officers, doctors and medical personnel and instructors with hands on ship and offshore oilrig experience. The swimming pool is heated and purpose made for Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET). In addition to HUET training, we also carry out full scale sea-rescue training with rafts in waves up to 1 meter in stormy and rainy conditions, all done in very realistic conditions!
Our new fire and rescue hall - will be 14001 EMS certified during 2014.
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The fire center has three large compartments, all equipped with various fire and personal equipment the participants can utilize during their training for “real time” scenarios. The fire center can occupied 75 people simultaneously, or split into smaller groups depending on training objective and requirement. A full size ships bridge with cabins, creeping channels and an engine room in addition to a full size helicopter-landing platform, will create extremely realistic fire and rescue training for course participants under supervising by our experienced staff.
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NMU’s main objective is to offer all our customers the best training and learning facilities under safe and skillful learning conditions. We are certified according to ISO 9001:2008 standards, and with our ultimate focus on “continual improvement”, we will during 2014 implement 14001:2004 Environmental management Systems standards EMS, and finally OHSAS 18001:2007 standards. NMU is located 32 km from Sandefjord airport Torp, 6 km from Horten, 12 km from Tønsberg and 97 km from Oslo.
Turning of raft in Swimmingpool.
9001:2008 ✔ 14001:2004 during 2014 18001:2007 during 2014 Norges Maritime Utdanningssenter AS (The Norwegian Maritime Academy) Raveien 205, NO-3184 Borre Tel.: +47 33 07 12 20 post@nmu.as www.nmu.as
Seagull AS Safety through knowledge
PRODUCTS & SERVICES RECRUITEMENT Be sure to recruit the right people with abilities and knowledge required to perform. CAREER PLANNING Retain crew by providing a career path with defined proficiencies for each rank.
RECORD KEEPING & ASSESSMENT Keep track of each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development and assess their acquired knowledge and skills. PROMOTION Identify candidates ready for promotion.
Seagull AS is the leading provider of e-learning for the marine industry offering a comprehensive library of more than 190 titles for regulatory compliance and improved seafarer knowledge. Our STCW and ISM code compliant training is used by 350,000 seafarers every year onboard more than 8,300 ships worldwide and we have issued over 50,000 approved onboard course certificates, making us the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest educational institution in the maritime industry.
Founded in 1996 by experienced mariners we have grown into a financially solid and dynamic company in partnership with leading shipping companies and ship managers to deliver a full range of assessment and management tools that ensure meeting and exceeding statutory requirements from IMO and other industry bodies.
Our mission is to enhance maritime competence by effective training and assessment solutions and deliver value through quality and excellence in customer service. Seagull AS Gamleveien 36, P.O. Box 1062, NO-3194 Horten Tel.: +47 33 03 09 10 Fax: +47 33 04 62 79 seagull@sgull.com www.seagull.no
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TRAINING Build a competent, efficient and safety minded crew through onboard and online e-learning and courses.
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Oslo ABS Europe Tel: +47 22 40 34 10 Rosenkrantz gt 21 NO-0161 Oslo www.eagle.org
Ålesund ABS Europe Tel: +47 46 89 64 32 P.O. Box 1527 NO-6025 Ålesund
Kristiansand Bergen ABS Europe ABS Europe Tel: +47 55 20 34 55 Tel: +47 47 87 35 00 Lumberveien 49 Fabrikkgaten 5 P.O. Box 8315 NO-5059 Bergen NO-4621 Kristiansand
Stavanger ABS Europe Tel: + 47 41 49 19 00 Haakon VII Gate 7 NO-4005 Stavanger
Aggreko Temporary Power & Temperature Control Solutions for the Shipping Industry
Aggreko is the world’s leading supplier of interim power and temperature control solutions. With over 50 years’ experience and global operations spanning more than 100 countries, our customers rely on us to ensure their operations run smoothly and efficiently wherever they are located in the world. Our fast-track, turn-key rental power services include: • Power packages ranging from 15 kVA up to multi-megawatt installations • Variable fuel sources with gas, diesel and HFO powered generators • Resistive & Reactive Loadbanks ranging from 600 kVA to 6000 kVA, from a fleet of 150 MW • A complete range of ancillary items to ensure a seamless power solution • Full remote control and monitoring of power installations Aggreko’s temperature control solutions are tailor made to fit each individual project requirement. Our services include: • A complete range of industrial quality air and fluid chillers and heaters • Dehumidifiers • Cooling towers • A complete range of ancillary equipment for air and liquid management
Aggreko UK Orbital 2, Voyager Drive, Cannock Staffs WS11 8XP Tel.: +44 1543 476100 hire@aggreko.co.uk www.aggreko.co.uk
Aggreko Dragonveien 44, Bygg 31, NO-2013 Skjetten, Oslo Tel.: +47 810 00 333 www.aggreko.no
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With an international network of 194 service centres Aggreko is always close at hand with both the fleet and highly experienced engineers and technicians to support our customers 24/7. From supplying on-board back-up generators, to providing additional power capacity for refrigerated reefer containers, or supplying power while in port, Aggreko have a complete range of services tailored to the shipping industry that conform to the highest HSE standards.
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Goltens Oslo AS Trusted Globally Goltens is a shipping repair company with a wide network ensuring peace of mind for its customers. With many service locations around the world, our knowledge, expertise, and know-how are never far away from the customer at any given time. Goltens is a leading provider of specialised repair, maintenance, reconditioning services, and engineering components to the global shipping industry, offshore and marine installations, industrial facilities, and power stations. Through extensive experience and high levels of expertise, Goltens has become the natural choice of our customers for in-situ grinding and machining of crankshafts. The company was originally founded in New York in 1940 and came to Oslo somewhat later to meet the rising demand for repairs of diesel engines and related spare parts.
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Goltens has over 70 years of experience in the production, reconditioning, and adaptation of fuel equipment.
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Diesel Engines Repair and maintenance of diesel engines is the core of Golten’s service provision. Routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs of both main and auxiliary engines on ships is our speciality. We carry out overhauls of valve covers, grinding of valves, honing of cylinders / liners at our workshop or in-situ with the customer.
Green Technology Goltens offers engineering, production, and installation of green technology for ships and offshore installations by using 3D scanning.
In-situ Service Goltens service team has extensive experience and in depth expertise in grinding, milling, or honing of all types of shafts and have mobile tools developed inhouse in order to carry this out in-situ with customers.
Hydropower Casting and machining of white metal bearings is a niche field with only limited expertise available in Norway. Goltens Oslo has all the necessary facilities and equipment to carry out the necessary repairs and maintenance in this respect for the energy sector. Mechanical workshop in Oslo Goltens Oslo has a large and complete mechanical workshop in Oslo, located at Alnabru. Areas of expertise: The workshop is structured according to the following areas of expertise: Steel and welding workshop Machining Engine overhauls Fuel overhauls Casting bearings Tempering • • • • •
Casting and machining of white metal bearings Inspection and repair of damaged engine parts Turning, milling Nitriding Welding and steel section
Machining of horizontal surfaces on a 5-tonne carrier with a tolerance of just 0.02 mm
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Goltens Oslo AS Strømsveien 195-197, NO-0668 Oslo Tel.: +47 22 88 39 30 Fax: +47 22 88 39 31 oslo@goltens.com www.goltens.no
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IMC Diving AS Everything you need doing underwater 24 hours a day and all year round
IMC Diving is a leading diving company offering professional diving services, where high standards of safety and performance are essential. Quality is the essence of the company and everything we do. Quality is reflected in an experienced diving team with in-depth knowledge of a range of diving disciplines in addition to diving itself. The company was founded in 1982, but can trace its roots as far back as 1965, giving it a wide range of experience enabling us to tackle most underwater jobs. IMC Diving AS is prequalified for all Norwegian and several foreign oil companies, classification societies plus local authorities for demanding diving operations.
Everything you need doing underwater 24 hours a day and all year round
IMC DIVING
IMC Diving AS P.O. Box 116, NO-5012 Bergen Tel: +47 55 36 34 34 Fax: +47 55 36 34 35 Web: www.imc-diving.no
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Our work ranges from heavy construction to advanced inspection and quality control dives. • Supply and laying of sea conduits with related work and supplies • Inspection and video inspection of ships and rigs – classification inspections • Sea bed surveys, mapping and measuring- up of routes • ROV
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KTM shipping as Shipping and terminal handling
KTM shipping as (KTM) was established in 1981, and is a private company owned by Kåre T. Mesøy and his family. The company was founded as liner & forwarding agents. During the years, KTM has grown to be a modern terminal for cargo handling at port of Husøy, Haugesund, specialized for bulk and container handling. We have our own handling equipments such as container-stacker, forklifts of different sizes for stripping and stuffing containers, trucks with chassis, side-loader and special transport trailer for local distribution. Our container-stacker is able to tilt bulk-containers for direct discharging. We have a capacity for 60 electrical plugs for reefer containers. June 2009 company moved into its own new terminal building, containing 5000 sq.mtr of warehouse, and 2000 sq.mtr office facilities. Another 2000 sq.mtr of warehouse have been hired to serve our customers needs. Therefore we have our own tug-master and mafi trailers to offer full service within the port. KTM shipping is the best equipped provider with all necessary facilities for handling in the port.
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KTM are preferred clearing agents for Hydro Aluminium at Karmøy. Also we are preffered agents for Biomar as at Karmøy.
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KTM has a long term relationship with FMC Biopolymer at Vormedal, handling abt. 11 000 tons of seaweed from South America, Australia and Island, shipped by
bulk vessels as well as containers. The seaweed is being discharged at Husøy, stored, and transported to Vormedal for discharging directly to production line. We are also handling their production of alginate, being stored and shipped from our terminal. Also we have a contract with Biomar AS at Husøy, clearing and handling all cargo at Husøy. TRADING AREAS KTM are acting as agents for ECL (Euro Container Line) with weekly service to/from Hamburg and Rotterdam. This agency is steady growing its activities with calls and number of containers handled at Husøy, and our focus is concerned to always equip our terminal accordingly. KTM are also acting as agents for Scan Baltic Services, serving to/from Baltic Sea on a weekly service and Scan Shipping, serving Danmark and Holland on a regular service As forwarding agents, we are involved in transport worldwide. This includes short- and overseas shipments, FCL/LCL, as well as road- and air freight. Totally 15 persons are employed by the company.
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KTM shipping as Husøyveien 260, P.O. Box 23, NO-4299 Avaldsnes Tel.: +47 52 85 69 00 Fax: +47 52 85 69 29 ktm.shipping@ktm.no www.ktm.no
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Rørtek AS Ă&#x2026;lesund
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35 years of experience with service and new installations on ships worldwide
www.rortek.no
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Rørtek AS Gangstøvika, NO-6009 Ålesund Tel.: +47 70 10 29 80 Fax: +47 70 10 29 90 post@rortek.no www.rortek.no
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Scandinavian Operator Service A/S
Offshore Crane Operators. An offshore crane operator today is not “just” about pulling a lever up and down or left and right to operate the crane. To be able to perform sophisticated subsea operations often within the centimeter on 2500 meters depth, offshore cranes being build today are often high technology and highly computerized with functions as heave compensation, constant tension and auto-‐tension etc. An offshore crane operator will have to be able to operate these cranes and sometimes under very extreme conditions where divers are working in the other end of the wire and are relying that the crane operator in fact knows what he is doing and make no mistakes.
At Scandinavian Operator Service AS, we make sure that our crane operators are highly qualified, educated and experienced within their line of work. All of our offshore crane operators are required to have at least two years of documented experience as offshore crane operator and hold a riggers licence. All our offshore crane operators are required to hold a offshore crane operators license recommended by OMHEC (Offshore Mechanical Handling Equipment Committee) and/or the Norwegian G5 offshore crane operators certificate issued by KOSAR.
As well as offshore cranes, onshore cranes are also under constant development. The more sophisticated a crane become the more technology will have to be understood by the operator. It is with thanks to:
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A.P. Møller ~ Maersk Supply Service A/S Aminodan ApS Bourbon Offshore Norway A/S CECT Offshore A/S Compass Personnel Services Inc. DOF Management A/S Five Oceans Services GmbH GDV Maritime A/S Island Offshore A/S JK Bygg AB Kongsberg Maritime A/S KOSAR (Norway) Kran Konsulenten ApS MAROFF A/S Olympic Crewing A/S Personalhuset Maritime A/S Redwise Maritime Services B.V. SAL GmbH & Co. SBM Offshore Siem Offshore Crewing A/S Siem Rovde A/S SOSAS Management LLC Solstad Offshore ASA
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That we are working in countries as:
Angola, Arab Emirates, Bali, Brazil, Great Britain, Denmark, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Germany,
Ghana, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United States of America, Vietnam.
On MPDSV & DSV Vessels as: M/V Bourbon OceanTeam 101 M/V Bourbon Pearl M/V Bourbon Peridot M/V Farstad Sovering M/V Geosund M/V Maersk Achiver M/V Maersk Nomad M/V Maersk Winner M/V Maersk Leader M/V Maersk Launcher M/V Maersk Logger M/V Noordhoek Constructor M/V Normand Commander M/V Normand Flower M/V Normand Fortress M/V Normand Installer M/V Normand Oceanic
M/V Normand Pacific M/V Normand Tonjer M/V Ocean Commander M/V Olympic Canyon M/V Olympic Challenger M/V Olympic Intervention IV M/V Olympic Zues M/V SAL Lone M/V SAL Regine M/V Scandi Arctic M/V Siem Carrier M/V Siem Dorado M/V Siem Seven
Although it seems like yesterday, almost 8 years has gone by since Scandinavian Operator Service A/S was founded having our first contract with Siem Rovde A/S in Norway on the M/V Ocean Commander in the Gulf of Mexico. Today it has become a point of honor to have the best, most efficient and highly professional crane operators and in the industry.
Scandinavian Operator Service A/S have expanded to be a proud little company where we now manage 10 – 12 highly skilled offshore crane operators that are handpicked to join us on our clients vessels, world wide -‐ and satisfaction reflects rewarding us with our old clients frequently returning with new order as well as we see new clients on a monthly basic. 2013/2014 Over the past couple of years Scandinavian Operator Service A/S has collected data and personnel information for more then 100 people with different nationalities. We have sorted out certifications and experience so only crew with correct qualifications has made it though the “eye of the needle”.
This will take Scandinavian Operator Service A/S further in the business and in cooperation with our various partners in Canada, America as well as Europe. We will in the end of 2013 / beginning of 2014 expand our business to ROV Pilots, engine officers, bridge officers, DPO's, AB’s and riggers. Our perspective is to ensure a satisfactory and prompt answer when requested for crew while also the shipping companies shall have full trust in Scandinavian Operator Service A/S, our office crew, but most importantly of all: The crew we send offshore. While we will be working on a management system that will ensure error free and perfect service when same goes live approximately August 2013, we are unquestionably stationary at our desks prepared by the phones and e-‐mail, to ensure the same good service and cooperation as your company is use to. -‐ Both from our office and our offshore crane operators.
Tina Sommerlund, our Crane Operators and I, Lasse Welle, thank all of the mentioned companies for you business and your trust with us in 2012 and as well as already established clients and customers we welcome new clients and customers in 2013 WITH VERY BEST REGARDS
Tina Sommerlund
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Lasse Welle
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Scandinavian Operator Service A/S DK-9990 Skagen, Denmark Tel.: +45 70 21 42 18 Fax: +45 70 21 42 19 adm@offshore.nu www.offshore.nu
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SeaBird Exploration Norway AS World Wide Specialist in Marine Seismic Services
SeaBird Exploration Marine Seismic Acquisition
SeaBird manages both Maritime and Seismic operations in-house providing for a unified crew and operation. SeaBird Exploration PLC is a global provider to the oil and gas industry of marine seismic source, single streamer and multi streamer vessels as well as associated products and services. SeaBird specializes in high end quality operations within the source vessel and 2D market, as well as shallow/deep water 3D and 4D markets. Main focus for the company is on proprietary seismic surveys (contract seismic).
Geo Pacific
Voyager Explorer
3D/4D 8x6,000m Seismic Survey Vessel
2D/3D Shallow Water Seismic Vessel
Aquila Explorer
Hawk Explorer
2D/source Vessel
2D Seismic Vessel
2D/Source Vessel
Capable of wide tow configuration optimizing up to six gun strings. Equipped for long offset 2D.
Capable of large arrays optimizing up to four gun strings. Equipped for long offset 2D.
Capable of wide tow configuration optimizing up to six gun strings. Equipped for long offset 2D.
Northern Explorer
Munin Explorer
Osprey Explorer
2D Long Offset Seismic Vessel
Capable of large arrays optimizing up to four gun strings. Equipped for long offset 2D.
The Geo Pacific is the most recent addition to SeaBirdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fleet of Seismic Vessels.
Capable of wide tow configurations optimizing up to 4 Streamers and 4 gun strings. Maximum Combination of 4 X 120m X 6000m Shallow water spread available.
Harrier Explorer
2D Long Offset/Source Vessel
2D Long Offset/Source Vessel
Capable of wide tow configuration optimizing up to six gun strings. Equipped for long offset 2D.
Capable of large arrays optimizing up to six gun strings. Equipped for long offset 2D.
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SeaBird Exploration Norway AS Cort Adelers gate 16, P.O. Box 1302 Vika, NO-0112 Oslo Tel.: +47 2240 2700 Fax: +47 2240 2701 corporateoslo@sbexp.com www.seabird.no
Teknor Teknor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Comprehensive supplier of rotating electric machinery
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Teknor Kilbotn, NO-9415 Harstad Tel.: +47 77 04 17 00 Fax: +47 77 04 17 17 Phone 24 Hour: +47 77 04 17 18 post@teknor.as www.teknor.as
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Østensjø Rederi AS World Class Provider Østensjø Rederi has a mission to add value to customers business by providing innovative and cost efficient solutions without compromising the highest level within health, safety, environment and quality (HSE&Q) Østensjø Rederi was established in 1974, and is today a leading supplier within the offshore support, subsea, towage and accommodation sectors. The company’s success in the offshore support, subsea, towage and accommodation sectors of the marine industry can be attributed to a philosophy and culture which aims to achieve excellence in all its undertakings. Østensjø Rederi’s prime objective is to add value to its customers businesses. As a result it continuously develops and utilizes innovative technological solutions in meeting customers demanding requirements.
Terminal and Tug services - the company has a fleet of 16 tugs and 6 mooring vessels. The vessels provide services as towage, pollution control, firefighting, mooring operations, tanker escort, rig-move assistance. The company also provide logistical operations for the oil and gas terminals. Offshore services – the company has a fleet of 4 offshore support vessels. The company has been in the forefront of Platform Supply Vessel design and operation since this type of vessel first came into service. With high cargo rails, DP, Drill cutting tanks, Voith Schneider propulsion system and now the mindset that developed Edda Ferd, the Wold’s Most Environmentally Friendly Platform Supply Vessel. Subsea services – With its 3 custom made subsea vessels Østensjø Rederi is involved in many areas within subsea support such as ROV/Survey, cable lay, trenching, heavy lift, removal operation, inspection, maintenance and repair of subsea installations. Accommodation services – the company has a fleet of 1 Monohull vessel, 1 converted multipurpose vessel and 1 new building monohull. The vessel provides high standard living quarters, recreations areas, conference opportunities, fitness areas for customer’s personnel while working offshore. Its unique heave compensated hydraulic telescopic gangway for the client’s personnel to walk safely to and from work during construction support, commissioning, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore installations worldwide. The vessels also provide a large deck for cargo handling and work shop area.
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Østensjø Rederi AS Smedasundet 97, NO-5525 Haugesund Tel.: +47 52 70 45 45 Fax: +47 52 86 67 40 post@ostensjo.no www.ostensjo.no
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r e d r o l a c i t e b in alpha ............................. 95 Erling Haug AS ................ .................... 238 Aas Mek. Verksted & Young ........................ st Ern 0 25 .... .... .... ................ ..... 245 ABS ................................. AS ................................. ing ipp Sh ik Erv 9 11 ............................ ....................... 224 Aeron AS ........................ ronav AS . ........................ Eu 0 12 ... .... .... .... ............ ......... 96 Agenturhuset Salg AS .... ing ASA.......................... ipp Sh ad rst Fa 1 25 ............................ ......................... 211 Aggreko ......................... e Fighting Systems AS . Fir 7 23 .... .... .... .... ............ AS . .. 98 Ålesund Data AS ............ rft AS/Fiskerstrand BLRT Ve d ran rst ke Fis 2 24 ........................... ..................... 136 Alex. Birger Grieg AS . .... nk Mohn AS ..................... Fra 7 20 .... .... .... .... ............ .............. 99 Alf Lea & Co. Brannvern ® nology AS . .................... ch Te s Fra 2 12 ... ........................ ................. 212 Alfsen og Gunderson AS nbø Marine AS ................. de Fry 5 19 .. .... .... .... ............ Alu Design & Services ..... ............................. 138 Gas & Diesel Power AS ......................... 140 Atlas Copco snor AS ......................... Ga 4 12 . .... .... ia av Scandin ........ 199 Compressor Technique ........................................ ..... AS va Gla 5 12 .... ........................ ..................... 252 Aukra Maritime AS ........ ns Oslo AS .................... lte Go 1 22 ... .... .... .... ............ ........... 101 Autic System AS ............. ........................................ r Sta ieg Gr 8 20 .... rity AS ............. ......................... 142 Autronica Fire and Secu obi AS ............................ Gr 0 21 . .... .... .... AS pport .......... 143 Aviation and Survival Su rine . ................................ Ma n lto Ha 6 12 ... dinavia AS ........ ...................... 102 BacSan & PoolSan Scan vila Shipping ASA ............ Ha 7 12 .. .... .... .... .... ........ ......... 104 Bauer Hydraulics ............. iners ............................. tol Au h eg Hö 90 . .... ........................ ........................ 255 Boa Offshore AS ............. C Diving AS .................... IM 3 24 .. .... .... .... .... ........ .......... 106 Bratten Shipping AS ........ ore ................................ fsh Of d an Isl 9 12 .. ........................ any ................. 225 Brødrene Dahl ................ pesen – a Boeing Comp Jep 8 12 .... .... .... .... ............ ....... 144 Brunvoll AS .................... Skipshandel AS ................ hle Da n Joh 4 24 .... ANS ................. BSA Shipping Agencies .......................... 147 KAESER Kompressorer AS 0 13 .... .... .... .... .... ........ ........ 148 Clean Marine AS ............ AS .................................... rge No K KG 1 13 .... ........................ ........................ 150 Combimix . .................... ngsberg Maritime AS .... Ko 2 22 . .... .... .... .... ............ .......... 151 Data Respons ASA ........ arpenord ........................ Sk NE OH KR 2 13 . .... . .................... ....................... 256 Decca Wiper Systems AS M shipping as ................. KT 5 13 .. .... .... .... .... ........ .............. 152 Deltapump AS ................. AS . ................................ ll ne mi Lu 92 ... .... ........................ ........................ 214 DIMO AS ........................ rin Supply AS ................ Ma 93 . .... .... .... .... .... ........ ........... 153 Eidesvik Offshore ASA .... ikk AS ............................ kn Te rin Ma 6 19 .... AS ..................... Electrolux Professional
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ay AS ................ 262 SeaBird Exploration Norw .............. 249 Marine Technolog AS .................................... ull ag Se 4 15 .. .... .................... ..... 175 Marinfloc AB .................... AS ................................. e im rit Ma ut Se 8 ........................... 10 ................ 239 Maritime Forum ............. nisk AS . ........................ tek ips Sk 6 21 ... .... .................... . 232 Matre Maskin AS ............ on .................................... ati tom Au art Sm 5 ........................... 15 ............ 176 Mecmar AS ..................... AS .................................... me ho SO 6 15 .... .... .................... ... 178 Meson ............................ Chain AS ........................ & or ch An tra So 0 ............................ 20 ............ 179 Modell-Møbler AS ......... ........................................ AS DT STA 7 15 .... .... .................... .... 218 Monitrols a/s ................. ialisten AS ..................... es sp øm str ak Sv 8 .......................... 22 ............... 181 NAVTOR ............................ c AS ................................. Te am Te 9 15 .... .... .................... 219 Nederman AS ................ ........................................ .... .... .... .... AS e Te 0 ............................. 16 .................... 263 Nogva Motorfabrikk AS or .................................... kn Te 8 24 .. . AS r ingssente . 182 Norges Maritime Utdann rine AS ............................ Ma erm oth kn Te 9 ............................. 10 ............... 234 NorLense AS ................. Maritime Radio ............. or len Te 7 21 . .... .... .................... ........ 112 Norsafe AS .................... d Group ......................... un res Sto e Th 2 16 ms ..................... .................. 184 Norwegian Electric Syste al Tec AS ........................ erm Th 86 .. .... .... .... thority .... ... 186 Norwegian Maritime Au AS ..................................... e rin Ma m Tim 0 11 ........................... ................... 187 Norwegian Shipbuilders e AS ................................ ad Tre 1 11 .... .... .... ................ . .. 188 Opstad Shipping ............ aling Solution Norway AS Se rg bo lle Tre 4 16 ............................ ................... 189 Optimarin AS ................. er AS . ............................ stp Tru 5 16 .. .... .... ................ ...... 190 Oshaug Metall AS ............ A ..................................... AS p ou Gr TTS 7 24 ............................ ..................... 241 OSO-Maritm AS . ............ a Servicesenter AS ........ sir Ut 5 26 .... .... .... ................ .... 113 Østensjø Rederi AS ........ ........................................ .... .... d lan ag Va 1 23 .......................... ..................... 117 Pepperl+Fuchs AS ............ n Havnevesen KF . ........ ga Vå 6 16 ... . AS r Gjerdrum ...... 191 PG Marine Group - Ing Pe ........................................ .... . AS q nti Ve 8 25 ........................... .................. 204 Rørtek AS ........................ es Ocean AS .................... stn Ve 7 16 .. .... .... .... ............ .... 114 Saint-Gobain Weber ........ ime AS . ............................ rit Ma ad lst Vo 0 26 Service AS . .......... ................... 193 Scandinavian Operator rtsen Services AS ......... Gie W. 9 16 .... .... .... ................ ........... 115 Scanjet Marine AB ......... rd AS ............................. Ya on stc We 2 20 ............................ .................. 235 ScanMarine .................... el Marine ......................... nit Ze 0 17 .. .... .... .... ............ Scanunit AB ..................... .......................... 172 Schaeffler Norge AS ........ 226 ies LLC ...........................
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