Ship Technology Days 2026

Advanced Maritime Operations

Hosted in Ulsteinvik – at the heart of the Norwegian maritime cluster, Ship Technology Days is designed as a technology-driven conference focusing on real projects, real challenges, and real industrial progress

PROGRAM

Day 1 – Industry visits & Blue Maritime Hangout

The first day is dedicated to company visits and hands-on insights into technology development in practice. The day concludes with the Blue Maritime Hangout – an informal and open networking arena where professionals from industry, research, and education meet to exchange experiences and perspectives.

12:00: Lunch at Skaparhuset, Ulsteinvik

13:00: Company 1: Ulstein Verft shipyard 

15:00: Company 2: Evotec

17:00 - Blue Maritime Hangout with food, drinks and unique maritime stories. 

Brian Tsuyoshi Takeda - CEO Restorae AS

20:00 - End

Day 2 – Conference Day (Start 10:00) at Quality Hotel Ulstein

The conference day addresses new technologies and digital trends that are shaping the future of maritime operations

 10:00 : Welcome

PART 1: Trends and research – An updated to the latest maritime technology and latest research

NTNU | Marte Fanneløb Giskeødegård, Associate Professor | Introducing the New National Maritime AI Center

DNV | An-Magritt Ryste, Digital Product Portfolio Manager |From Data to Value; Key digital trends shaping maritime in the decades ahead.

PART 2: The forefront of Maritime Projects

SINTEF Digital | Marianne Merz, Senior Researcher | Remote operation of feeder concept with North Sea Container Lines (NCL)

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Reach Subsea | Bjørg Mathisen Døving, Vice President | The first year with Reach Remote 

Aker Qrill Company | Sindre Skjong,  Chief Projects & Operations Officer | Ocean going drones for finding krill. 

12:30: LUNCH

13:30: PART 3: How Remote operations and Remote Operation Centres (ROCs)  now are becoming a reality.  

NTNU | Ole Andreas Alsos, Associate Professor | MIDAS - Remote control of Frostadbåten together with Candela

Safetec | Bjarte Røed, Chief Advisor | Risk to Reality - Combining risk analysis, human centered design, regulations, and science in the making of a ROC.

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National Oilwell Varco (NOV) | Thorsteinn Helgason, Principal Product Responsible Engineer |NOVs Journey for remote controlled crane operations

Squarehead Technology | Jørgen Grythe, Industrial Product Manager | Superhearing at Sea: Replacing Engine Room Rounds with Acoustic Intelligence

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15:45 Part 4: How Naval Autonomy & Dual-Use Technology is driving technology advancements  

Insights from naval autonomy initiatives and how civil and naval maritime sectors can learn from each other – both technologically and operationally.

Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) | Odd Sveinug Hareide, Senior Advisor | GNSS interference in the maritime domain – experiences from the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s jamming trials

Forsvarsmateriell | Kjetil Høydal | TBA

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace | Geir Espen Schmidt, Vice President Business Development Uncrewed Platforms and Håvard Aaram Djupvik, Project Manager | TBA

Each session concludes with a Q&A Session, encouraging open dialogue between technology developers, operators, researchers and authorities.

Program ends around 17:00

Evening Dinner

17:45 The conference concludes with a conference dinner, providing a relaxed setting for continued discussions and networking. 

Full program will be launched shortly.

Ship Technology Days 2026 is part of a long-term effort to strengthen competence, collaboration and innovation in the maritime industry, bridging research and industry, and turning advanced technology into operational reality.

The conference is hosted by GCE Blue Maritime Cluster, and organized in close collaboration with Ulstein Næringsforum, MAFOSS  and with strong professional contributions from the MIDAS project, led by NTNU and supported by the Norwegian Research Council.

Welcome to Ulsteinvik and two days of technology, insight and collaboration.

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