NEWS

Autonomous Mini-Ferry Moves Forward in Trondheim

Category: Shipping & Offshore

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are developing a small autonomous passenger ferry in Trondheim, Norway, a region that has opened its doors for testing self-driving ship technology. NTNU’s Departments of Electronic Systems, Technical Cybernetics and Marine Engineering are developing a prototype driverless ferry that can carry a dozen passengers on calm inland waters. […]

Source: The Maritime Executive

Published: April 30, 2026

Boreplattformen på Johan Sverdrup på plass

Category: Energy

I helgen ble det 22.000 tonn tunge dekket til boreplattformen løftet på plass i ett eneste løft på Johan Sverdup-feltet. Equinor og Johan Sverdrup-partnerskapet er først i verden til å ta i bruk den banebrytende teknologien. Torsdag 31. mai seilte plattformdekket til boreplattformen på Johan Sverdrup-feltet ut fra Aibel i Haugesund til Bømlafjorden ved Stord. […]

Source: Equinor

DNV GL acquires 100% ownership of Presafe

Category: Energy

DNV GL announced today that it has acquired 100% ownership of the EU Notified Body DNV GL Nemko Presafe (Presafe), which was until today a joint-venture together with the Oslo-based testing and certification company Nemko. Presafe is an accredited Certification Body and EU Notified Body for Medical Devices and Hazardous Area Equipment. This move reinforces […]

Source: DNV GL

Return to $100 Oil Is ‘Far From Unlikely,’ Norway Minister Says

Category: Energy

Two years ago, western Europe’s biggest oil producing nation said no one should count on $100 crude coming back. Now Norway’s changed its tune. “It’s far from unlikely that we will see $100 again,” Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Soviknes said in an interview in Oslo on Tuesday. Thanks to output cuts by OPEC and other producers […]

Source: Bloomberg

Autonomous Port Operations to Support Yara Birkeland

Category: Chemicals / Metals

Kalmar will deliver autonomous equipment, software and services for a unique, fully digitalized container handling solution at the Porsgrunn quayside in Norway for fertilizer company and shipowner Yara. This will mean that all the necessary operations related to the world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel Yara Birkeland will be conducted in a fully autonomous manner, with […]

Source: Maritime Executive