The world's first electric and self-propelled container ship – Yara Birkeland – has departed for its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord. Today, the Norwegian Prime Minister was given a tour by CEO of Yara, Svein Tore Holsether.
Eelume’s autonomous ‘snake robot’, built on KONGSBERG technology, has gained its first commercial contract. The Eelume robot will be used by Argeo to facilitate subsea data acquisition and visualisation while increasing efficiency and lowering carbon footprint
Kongsberg Maritime and China Merchants Industry have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining their joint strategy for the future and commitment to high-quality global solutions for shipowners
Kongsberg Maritime is delighted to announce the launch of Blue Insight, a powerful, cloud-based digital toolbox to enable state-of-the-art collection, visualisation, contextualisation, management and distribution of ocean data
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) is pleased to announce a contract with Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) to deliver propulsion and steering equipment for two new car and passenger ferries.
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with VARD shipyard to supply a large package of permanent magnet thrusters for installation on two new offshore wind farm maintenance vessels. The Construction Service Operations Vessels (CSOV) are to be built for Rem Offshore
Kongsberg Maritime are proud to support The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, aiming to map the entire ocean floor by 2030. KONGSBERG will specifically develop freely available functions for its high-performance echosounders and AUVs, advancing ocean bathymetry and promoting sustainability.
Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to report that its new EM 304 MKII high-resolution deep-water multibeam echosounder system has just successfully completed its first trials on board the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer in the waters off the coast of Florida
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has won an important customer for its industry-leading Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) technology, following the signing of contracts totalling EUR 49m with COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore. The agreement will see KM supply comprehensive technology packages for two new NG-20000X WTIVs, which COSCO is constructing for the Denmark-based service provider Cadeler
Kongsberg Maritime is to deliver a comprehensive, integrated equipment and systems package for an ambitious and environmentally-responsible new bulk carrier project. The gas-powered ship is being built for the Norwegian short sea shipping company Seaworks, with a design which originated with Norway’s leading vessel architects, Polarkonsult
NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) has just signed a contract with Kongsberg Maritime (KM) to deliver Shell’s patented JAWS (Just Add Water System) draught and trim optimisation software across the entire NSML fleet of 11 LNG carriers (LNGC). JAWS will be distributed using Kongsberg Maritime’s K-IMS digital solution
Aker BioMarine has ordered a new Sounder USV (Unmanned Surface Vehicle) from Kongsberg Maritime, to further reduce their carbon footprint and optimise krill harvesting in Antarctica. The USV is also equipped to collect valuable scientific data
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