SINTEF Ocean news

Hurtigruten has sailed along the coast of Norway for more than 130 years. Now, their voyage towards zero emission ships receives attention from all over the world.

Through the EU project INSECTEC.OCEAN, SINTEF Ocean will assist the Portuguese INESC TEC in establishing a 'Centre of Excellence' for marine research and engineering in Porto, Portugal.

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the coastline. A multidisciplinary international research team has now drawn up a plan that will help to...

Sustainable shipping and increased value creation in Norwegian industry are the goals for one of the world's largest maritime research centres. 60 of the project's partners met in Trondheim during the official launch.

Fish welfare: Using a digital eye and artificial intelligence, scientists have found a way of monitoring the breathing of salmon. The method can reveal whether or not the fish are stressed.

The EUR6.3 million EU Horizon project LOWNOISER will work to protect marine ecosystems from underwater noise pollution from ships, where SINTEF Ocean leads two of the work packages.

Now the robot is able to grab objects that no other robot has been able to grab before. – A real “Matrix robot,” says researcher Ekrem Misimi.

Japan and Norway have a lot in common despite first appearances. One of the commonalities are long coastlines and deep waters, meaning that offshore wind will, at least in parts, be floating.

Detecting small holes in cage nets in real time is not a technology that is readily available in today's market. The inspection company Njord Aqua and SINTEF have developed software that does just this and can thereby help reduce the risk of escapes...