Kongsberg Maritime

Kongsberg Maritime Wins 300 MNOK Contract To Equip Four New Cruise Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime Wins 300 MNOK Contract To Equip Four New Cruise Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime has won contracts worth approximately 300 MNOK to equip three adventure cruise ships, with a fourth to follow. Built by WestSea Viana Shipyard in Portugal and destined for delivery to Portuguese cruise company Mystic Cruises, the vessels are to be used for expeditions in the polar regions.

The 126m, 9,300-tonne luxury craft will join an existing trio of sister ships to bring the fleet to seven identical vessels, the first of which – World Explorer – entered service in 2019.

Desi...

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World’s First Adaptive Ferry Transit With Passengers On Board Achieved By Kongsberg

world's first auto transit ferry with passenger onboard

Kongsberg Maritime are proud to announce the world’s first adaptive ferry transit conducted during normal service. This landmark event, which took place last week on a vessel fully loaded with passengers and vehicles and demonstrated fully automatic control from dock to dock, is a key step forward in the integration of autonomous technology into everyday shipping operations.

It was made possible by close collaboration between shipping company Bastø Fosen, KONGSBERG and the Norwegian Maritime...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-first-adaptive-ferry-transit-with-passengers-on-board-achieved-by-kongsberg/

HII To Acquire Hydroid And Establish Strategic Alliance With Kongsberg Maritime

hydroid_tsd_REMUS Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hydroid Inc. a leading provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets and a U.S. based indirect subsidiary, wholly owned by Kongsberg Maritime.

In conjunction with the transaction, HII and Kongsberg Maritime are also establishing a strategic alliance to jointly market naval and maritime products and services to the U.S. government market and potentially to global markets.

Hydroid,...

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World’s First Autonomous & Zero-Emission Container Ship To Use Macgregor Automated Mooring Solution

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MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into an agreement where MacGregor will deliver an automated mooring system for the world’s first autonomous container ship, Yara Birkeland. This will enable mooring operations to be undertaken without human intervention and supports the effective operation of the fully electric, zero-emission vessel.

Image Credits: kongsberg.com

The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2018 fourth quarter order intake, with the automated mooring system...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-first-autonomous-zero-emission-container-ship-to-use-macgregor-automated-mooring-solution/

Kongsberg acquires Rolls-Royce Marine

From 1st April, two companies will become one, and Rolls-Royce employees will change everything from work clothes to key cards. Engineers Maria and Jouni are in no doubt that the companies are stronger together than as separate entities.

“I think day one will be a bit like turning 18. The coffee will still taste the same in the morning and daily life will be fairly similar to before. But the possibilities are suddenly infinitely greater,” says Jouni Ruohonen.

Since 2011, he has been working in...

https://container-news.com/kongsberg-acquires-rolls-royce-marine/

Kongsberg Completes Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine Acquisition

kongsberg rolls royce

Innovative and proven design, propulsion and handling systems extend Kongsberg Maritime’s ‘The Full Picture’ portfolio with unified solutions for sustainable, safe and secure marine operations

Following European Commission approval, Kongsberg Maritime parent company Kongsberg Gruppen has today completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of Kongsberg Maritime, RRCM will operate under the KONGSBERG brand and the Kongsberg Maritime legal entity.

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Kongsberg To Equip State-Of-The-Art Replacement For Belgian Research Vessel

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Kongsberg Maritime will deliver an integrated suite of subsea technology to a new Belgian research vessel. Already under construction at Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, the advanced new replacement for the Belgian research vessel RV Belgica is due to be handed over to the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) in October 2020.

Image Credits: km.kongsberg.com

Launched in 1984, RV Belgica carried out many years of service, however, emerging mechanical issues in 2013 catalysed plans to build...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/kongsberg-to-equip-state-of-the-art-replacement-for-belgian-research-vessel/

Bureau Veritas Marks Industry First Remote Survey With Kongsberg Maritime

Bureau Veritas Remote Survey Bourbon Explorer

MAC, a Bureau Veritas (BV) company and Kongsberg Maritime have successfully tested a new solution for DP system performance and redundancy audits deployed on a Bourbon vessel.

The ability to remotely survey the data output from the Kongsberg Maritime solution is a first for the industry and a further step on the road to ever smarter ships.

“DP Digital Survey” is a solution developed by Kongsberg Maritime, in close collaboration with Bourbon and Bureau Veritas DP experts. It is a digital tool...

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Bureau Veritas marks remote survey first with Kongsberg Maritime in Bourbon’s ‘Smart Ship’ project

Bourbon 508, an OSV stationed off Angola

Bureau Veritas marks remote survey first with Kongsberg Maritime in Bourbon’s ‘Smart Ship’ project 

  • Bureau Veritas has successfully completed the first remote inspection and audit survey using Kongsberg’s DP Digital Survey solution on ‘Bourbon 508’, an OSV stationed off Angola 
  • MAC, a Bureau Veritas company, specialized in DP (dynamic positioning) systems, was deployed to help Bourbon and Kongsberg Maritime to help ensure the functionality, availability...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/21/bureau-veritas-marks-remote-survey-first-with-kongsberg-maritime-in-bourbons-smart-ship-project/

Next Generation Hugin Superior AUV Raises Bar For Subsea Survey Data Quality

Next Generation HUGIN SUPERIOR AUV raises the bar for subsea survey data quality

Unveiled at a launch event in Horten, Norway, Kongsberg Maritime’s new HUGIN SUPERIOR AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) System introduces significantly enhanced data, positioning and endurance capabilities that together will stimulate a positive step-change in subsea survey operations for commercial, government, and naval users.

Image Credit: km.kongsberg.com

Leveraging and improving on the power of the already de facto industry standard HUGIN technology platform, and its experience as a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/next-generation-hugin-superior-auv-raises-bar-for-subsea-survey-data-quality/

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