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Three women active in the world of technology recently met at MARINTEK to discuss the future role of leadership. In spite of their age differences, all three were completely in agreement that...

The Research Council of Norway has awarded MARINTEK NOK 5.5 million to participate in a research project that aims to develop decision-making simulation software for marine lifting operations....

The shipping companies that are contributing to the Smart Maritime SFI have great hopes of this major research effort: they are anticipating solutions that will lead to reduced emissions from...

A series of model tests of a floating wind-turbine using a completely new method has recently been carried out in MARINTEK's ocean laboratory. "Setting up the complete system was a major...

...650,000 listeners followed MARINTEK's participation in "The Office Games" on NRK's programme "Norgesglasset". Erin Elizabeth Bachynski and Arnt Christian Wolden, the fastest...

No fewer than nine Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI) were opened by NTNU and SINTEF recently. The Smart Maritime centre is led by MARINTEK, and it alone has been awarded NOK 192 million...

NTNU hopes that the Ocean Space Exploration Day will inspire young people to appreciate technology while they are still at junior secondary school. This makes it an obvious strategy for the...

This time lapse video shows the process of upgrading the bottom of the Ocean Basin Laboratory at MARINTEK. Bilde1...

MARINTEK has carried out a comprehensive programme of tests of Skandi Africa, which has been awarded the title of 'Ship of the Year 2015'. This is not the first time that MARINTEK has been...

Ships will increasingly be built of composite materials in the future, making them more efficient and thus producing fewer emissions. And not least, vessels will be propelled with the aid of wave...

ABB is convinced that vessels fitted with hybrid main propulsion machinery are the future, and the company expects to sign its first contract in the course of the year. The company is currently...

Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, the Norwegian Minister of Research and Education, promised greater funding for his sector, emphasising that the Ocean Space Centre needs to be built to enable us to...

Is it possible for a redundant fishing vessel to be used as a power plant? Absolutely! The first vessel of its kind is now anchored offshore in the Stadthavet area west of Ålesund, with the aim...

The HSE award for 2014 has been presented to the Draupner lifeboat project carried out by Statoil and Gassco operations. MARINTEK has contributed in the project with forward distance (sail-away)...

One hundred and ten guests, including leading experts from Canada, Japan, Germany, China, Australia and the UK. Top managers from Europe’s other leading ship model tanks. Directors, professors,...

MARINTEK has just received NOK 50 million from the Research Council of Norway’s Large-scale Infrastructure Fund. The Institute won in fact 10 per cent of the total of MNOK 500 made available....

LEANWIND project to contribute to cost saving for the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind energy will play a key role in stimulating growth and investment in Europe over the next decade....

This ship makes it easier to find one’s sea legs, thanks to opposing waves created in specially-designed tanks fitted in the hull. The ship will house personnel working on offshore installations,...

The 1st Ocean Technology Summit took place June 4th 2013, during Nor-Shipping 2013. The conference proved to be a huge success, both in terms of the chosen topics (green shipping and arctic...

The photo was taken at a previous project at the roof of the Post Transfer Building in Oslo. Photo: Rolf Estensen. Small-scale wind turbine systems have the potential to make an important...