The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute (MARINTEK) performs research and development for companies in the field of marine technology. MARINTEK is a company in SINTEF, the largest independent research organization in Scandinavia, and develops and verifies technological solutions, business and operating concepts for the shipping, marine equipment, ocean energy and petroleum industries. MARINTEK’s headquarters and laboratories are in Trondheim, Norway, with subsidiaries in Houston, Texas and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Projects

Satellite systems in low earth orbit (LEO), high elliptic orbit (HEO) and geostationary orbit (GEO). The lower illustration shows GEO system coverage and low elevation angle. (Illustration: Knut Gangåsæter)

What is the problem with communication in the Arctic?

Since 2007 MARINTEK has run several projects investigating the status of communication at sea in the Arctic. From interviews, theoretical analyses and practical field tests we ... Read more

News

SARIiNOR Meeting April 18, 2013

Successful SARiNOR launch

24.04.2013 SARiNOR is a Maritim21-project, initiated in close collaboration with MARINTEK and Maritimt Forum Nord. The goal is to establish a national project for setting put the world's ... Read more

  • MARINTEK sponsors SMP'13

    24.04.2013 MARINTEK is a sponsor of the "3rd International Symposium on Marine Propulsors" which is arranged inTasmania, Australia on May 5-8, 2013. SMP’13 is the third in a series of international symposia dedicated to the design and hydrodynamics of all ... Read more

  • Update to IMO compendium simplifies electronic port clearance

    24.04.2013 The IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL) decided on its 38th session in April 2013 to list ISO 28005 as a reference for XML (Extensible Markup Language) based electronic port clearance systems in the FAL Compendium. The agreement on including an XML ... Read more

 
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