There are a number of start-up companies that have emerged in the maritime industry in the last few years. As disruption becomes more of an industry buzzword, fathom-news takes a look at which start-ups are set to disrupt the future of maritime. Here are the start-up companies that will be attending one of maritime’s biggest events next week – Nor-Shipping.
Ankeri
Ankeri is a very recently formed start-up company, having been founded by Leifur A. Kristjansson and Kristinn Aspelund (pictured right) on December 1, 2016. The Icelandic company provides information technologies that aim to help shipping companies become better in their operations, reduce waste and increase their performance.
Where to find them: Stand A1-02
Blueye Robotics
Norwegian company, Blueye, develops underwater drones. Its technology can be used in challenging waters, with proven operation in Arctic environments. Known as the Pioneer, Blueye’s underwater drone can be controlled using a smartphone, tablet or goggles alongside its own developed App.
Where to find them – Stand A1-01
I-Tech
Founded in 2000 by Lena Lindblad and a group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Swedish company I-Tech develops, manufacturers and markets a non-metal organic hull coating known as Selektope. This small start-up company reports continuous streams of revenue by providing a proven pharmacological mode of action to combat barnacle settlement.
Where to find them – Stand A1-09
Maindeck
This start-up company provides software as a service (SaaS) enabled market place for a ship’s dry-docking process. The software developed by this Norway-based company covers everything from first inspection to final report. It has been well received in the maritime industry, with shipyards such as Denmark-based Fayard estimating a man-hour saving of up to 40% just on the preparing phase of tenders.
Where to find them – A1-02
Norsepower
Finnish clean technology company, Norsepower, was established in 2012 and has since developed the spinning wind-powered cylinder that uses wind energy to power ships. Norsepower claims it can achieve fuel and emissions savings of up to 20%. More than US $10m has been awarded to Norsepower from a number of companies since its inception.
Where to find them – Stand A1-01
Searoutes.com and trustedocks.com
Searoutes.com and trusteddocks.com are both part of the same company, which helps shipyards to list their facilities and equipment, and helps to push contact between current clients and potential clients. Shipowners can use trusteddocks.com sites to find a shipyard to meet its specific demands and searoutes.com to determine distance and deviation between the vessel and the selected yard. The company started in 2016 but launched its online site trusteddocks.com in March this year.
Where to find them – Stand A1-06
SmartSea
Providing software solutions to help safely manage ship operations, Smart Sea System spots trouble makers to help safety, compliance, and performance. The Norwegian company reports that its solution can start out simple but grow and change with the user. One of the biggest issues today is that there is too much data and we don’t always know what to do with it. SmartSea’s solution aims to support customers with their data to help improve the safety of shipping operations.
Where to find them – Stand A1-02
Spire
Satellite powered data company, Spire, offers satellite AIS coverage in even the most remote locations. Launching new satellites nearly every month to continuously improve its data coverage, the company which is headquartered in the US, says that its data generation helps to improve human and machine behaviour. Spire satellites pass over ships, collecting unique identification information. Data collected by the satellites is also used for weather forecasting to mitigate the impacts from extreme weather events.
Where to find them – A1-01
Xeneta
Xeneta is a firm believer that if you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. Based in Oslo, the company has already been named Norway’s start up of the year. It has continued to develop its large ocean freight benchmarking and intelligence platform that gives a 360° view of container freight rate performance and real-time data analytics.
Where to find them – Stand A1-01
ZEM
ZEM, which stands for Zero Emissions Maritime solutions, provides batteries for ships. It has been involved in a number of research projects since its start up to understand the performance of lithium ion batteries, their degradation and second life use cases. Founded by Salman Farmanfarmaian and Dr. Jan-Olaf Willums, the team has been involved in integrating batteries into drive trains since 1993.
ZEM’s battery solutions are currently fitted to the Viking Queen, the Viking Energy and the Vision of the Fjords.
Where to find them – Stand A1-06
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