Ship Technology Days

Welcome to Ship Technology Days in Ulsteinvik 26.-27. February 2025!

This year’s conference will focus on Maritime Digitalization and showcase new concepts, tools and methods that emerge through digitalization in the maritime industry.

With us on stage, we have both new and established industry partners and research institutions working on the forefront in maritime automatization and autonomy.

Ulsteinvik and its surrounding areas represent an impressive amount of maritime- and ship building competence, with a strong focus on sustainable shipping, next-gen propulsion, and use of lightweight materials in ship design.

Ulstein Business Association and GCE Blue Maritime Cluster are organizing this years’ event.

Would you like to hold a presentation at the Ship Technology Days?

Please contact: Knut Tore Aurdal knut.tore.aurdal@aakp.no

Contact

Anna Klara Måseide, Manager Ulstein Business Association (anna.klara.maseide@ulstein-nf.no)

Knut Tore Aurdal, Project Manager GCE Blue Maritime Cluster (knut.tore.aurdal@aakp.no)

Juuni Elisabeth Vatne, Marketing Manager GCE Blue Maritime Cluster (juuni.vatne@aakp.no)

Explore our program

26.02.2025

12:00 - 20:00

Lunch, Blue Maritime Hangout and Industry Tour

The event starts with lunch and an introduction at Skaparhuset, followed by exclusive tours of Green Yard Kleven and Kongsberg in Ulsteinvik –the heart of the maritime cluster.

Company Visits (12:00 – 17:00)

The event starts with lunch and an introduction at Skaparhuset, Ulsteinvik, at 12.00, followed by guided tours to Kongsberg Maritime and Green Yard Kleven that offer unique insights into two of the leading maritime companies in the Ulsteinvik region – a key hub in Norway’s maritime cluster. The bus departures from Skaparhuset at 12.30.

Blue Maritime Hangout (17:00 – 20:00)

Join us for an evening of networking, food, and drinks at Skaparhuset, Ulsteinvik, featuring a engaging presentation from Øyvind Kamsvåg, Cheif Designer of Ulstein Design and Solutions, telling the tale about the X-Bow and an interactive workshop by the MIDAS Project.

Lunch
Industry Tour: We will visit Green Yard Kleven and Kongsberg Maritime
Blue Maritime Hangout @Skaparhuset

Place: Skaparhuset, Sjøgata 3o 6065 Ulsteinvik

27.02.2025

09:00 - 17:00

Conference Day

The conference day at Quality Hotel Ulstein will spotlight the forefront of maritime technology. Sessions will highlight topics such as remote operations, digital optimization processes, and cutting-edge maritime research projects.
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9:00 – 10:00: Registration and Coffee

10:00 – 16:30: Conference Sessions

Welcome

Pioneering the martime industry

Severin Sadjina | Research Scientist | SINTEF Nordvest

Alexandra Neyts | Project Manager | NTNU – Introducing MIDAS Academy

Jens Nygård | Business Development manager NTNU TTO | NTNU / MIDAS – Inventions from MIDAS: Maritime Head-Up Display

Pause

Autonomy and Automation: Resource Optimization

Kristine Prøsch | Chief Product Officer | Massterly – Introduction to Autonomy in Ship Operations – Experiences from ongoing projects

Sveinung Soma | CEO | Remota – Navigating the change: The Impact of Remote-Controlled Operations

Lunch

Hendrik Busshoff | Vard Electro | Development of SeaQ Remote

Nils Haktor Bua | Head of Section for New Maritime Technologies | Sjøfartsdirektoratet

Panel debate

Advancing operations through data and technologies

Ola Drange Veglo | Business Development AI and Digital Thrust | DNV | AI in maritime: Opportunities and Challenges

Ken Hellerud | Manager – Digital Solutions Global Sales & Marketing | Kongsberg Maritime

Andre Listou Ellefsen | CEO | DIPAI

Summary

17:00: The conference dinner

Session 1 – Pioneering maritime research

Norwegian research institutions are at the forefront of developing state-of-the-art technologies that will shape our future. In this session, SINTEF and NTNU among others, will present key projects they are working on.

Session 2 – Remote operations and resource optimization

Advanced maritime operations are a core strength of our maritime cluster. Continuous optimization of these operations is essential to maintain our leading position. In this session, leading players including Massterlyand Remota will present their latest developments and share insights into opportunities and challenges within remote navigation and remote-controlled operations. Hendrik Busshoff from Vard Electro will share insights into the development of SeaQ Remote.

Nils Haktor Bua from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) will highlight the importance of collaboration between class societies, flag authorities, and developers.

Session 3 – Advancing operations through data and technology

The question is no longer how much data we can collect, but rather how to leverage it to create value and develop innovative tools. In this session, DIPAI will present their rapidly evolving platform, showcasing how it unlocks the potential of data, while Kongsberg will share their insight in digital product development.

DNV will also explore the opportunities and challenges arising from new regulations, such as the EU Data Act and AI Act.

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Place: Quality Hotel Ulstein

Ulstein Næringsforum and GCE Blue Maritime Cluster

Ulstein Næringsforum

Ulstein business association represents businesses, associations, educational institutions and the municipality of Ulstein. Ulstein is situated in the county of Møre og Romsdal, on the west coast of Norway. The municipality of Ulstein has 8,100 inhabitants. Ulsteinvik, the municipality center, is a hub for trade and a major industrial hub in the region, with two shipyards with several important suppliers.

Blue Maritime Cluster

The maritime cluster at Møre is a world leader in design, construction, equipment and operation of advanced vessels for the global ocean industries. In 2014, due to its unique global market position and its important contribution to Norwegian value creation, the cluster was granted the status of a Global Centre of Expertise.

Welcome to Ulsteinvik!

Beautiful Ulsteinvik is a pittoresque small town situated on the scenic western coast of Norway. To Norwegians, the region is known as “Sunnmøre” and home of the fjords, alpine mountains, and beaches famous for their surf.

Known for its long and strong ship building traditions, Ulsteinvik is the home of two shipyards, Ulstein and Green Yard Kleven, and Kongsberg Maritime’s main location for advanced propulsion systems. In addition, some of the world’s most innovative ship design- and technology takes place at Ulstein Design & Solutions.

In the area surrounding Ulsteinvik you’ll find several shipyards, shipping companies, a diverse constellation of maritime subcontractors and strong maritime technology-research at NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

The global shift to renewable energies has sparked the region’s maritime sector’s ambitious goal of leading the way within the green shift. The strong focus on hydrogen and energy, autonomous ships, light weight composites, naval architecture and ship design makes a visit to Sunnmøre and Ulsteinvik a must!

The main conference day takes place in the beautiful hotel Quality Hotel Ulstein, located by the sea in Ulsteinvik.

Useful information

Travel information

Fly to Ålesund Airport or Hovden Ørsta/Volda Airport via Oslo international Airport, or fly directly from Schiphol Amsterdam Airport to Ålesund Airport.

For travel within Norway, go to visitulstein.no (in Norwegian)

Book hotel room

Send booking directly: q.ulstein@strawberry.no or book online on the home page of Quality Hotel Ulstein

About Ulsteinvik

Go to visitulstein.no (in Norwegian)

What is Ship Technology Days?

Ship Technology Days is a two-day conference for the international maritime technological network taking place in Ulsteinvik, Norway. The conference consists of industry tour and conference and is modeled together with scientists, researchers and the ship tech industry. In addition, it will facilitate both formal and informal meeting places to exchange thoughts and ideas on creative and technological processes.

Ship Technology Days will engage Norwegian and international ship engineers, ship designers/naval architects and technology developers to exchange knowledge as well as cooperate and innovate with different maritime research communities and clusters.

Ship Technology Days is an initiative by Ulstein Business Association and GCE Blue Maritime Cluster.

By creating a yearly maritime happening that addresses advanced technological development and research, we can promote the highly competent maritime cluster in our region and help connect it better internationally.

Main partner
We are so happy to have Kongsberg onboard as Ship Technology Days’ main partner! Kongsberg is leading the way, both internationally and locally, in developing future-focused solutions for the maritime industry.

Get in touch ↓

Anna Klara Måseide

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Ship Technology Days

Ulsteinvik Norway February 26-27, 2025.