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*Kongsberg Intellifield AS (It was stricken from [[Entity Registry (Norway)]] in 2010.<ref>http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=985715726</ref>)
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*[[Simrad AS]]<ref>http://www.dn.no/bedriftsbasen/proff/?companyNo=992028610&id=&page=roles</ref>
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Revision as of 13:40, 11 January 2012

Kongsberg Maritime
Company typeJoint-stock company
IndustrySolutions for merchant marine, offshore and subsea
Founded1814
HeadquartersKongsberg, Norway
Area served
Global
Key people
Geir Håøy (President)
RevenueIncrease NOK 6,286 million (2010)
Increase NOK 991 million (2009)
Number of employees
3,700 (31. Oct. 2011)
ParentKongsberg Gruppen
Websitehttp://www.km.kongsberg.com

Kongsberg Maritime AS (KM) is a Norwegian company established in 1998.[1] It is a subsidiary company of Kongsberg Gruppen (KOG), and it produces systems for positioning, surveying, navigation and automation to merchant vessels and offshore installations. Its products include dynamic positioning systems, marine automation and surveillance systems, process automation, satellite navigation and hydroacoustics.

Timeline

  • Kongsberg Maritime AS was established in 1998
  • Kongsberg Intellifield AS became the name of the company it purchased as Sense Intellifield AS, in 2007[2]
  • A subsidiary, Simrad AS was established in 2007[3]

History

Its history dates back to the founding of Autronica in 1957. The first alarm system was ready in 1959.

It has purchased maritime and offshore related companies including:

In 2011, Kongsberg Maritime AS claimed[4] that they had acquired Evotec AS, while an online database of Dagens Næringsliv lists other owners — and Erlend Haugsbø as chairman.[5] Kongsberg Evotec AS was the new name of the company in December 2011.[6][7] It is not registered as a "state owned company" (statlig eide aksjeselskaper mv) in the same manner that the subsidiaries (and their subsidiaries) of Kongsberg Gruppen are registered with Entity Registry (Norway).[8]

Ownership in other companies

Subsidiaries

Products

The main product areas for Kongsberg Maritime are:

  • Dynamic positioning systems
    Control systems that make it possible to keep a vessel/platform in the same position under demanding weather conditions.
  • Navigation systems
    Radar, digital chart systems (ECDIS), steering systems and integrated navigation equipment for ship's bridges.
  • Hydroacoustics, echo sounder, sonars
    High technology hydroacoustic products for seabed surveying, subsea communication and positioning.
  • Autonomous underwater vehicles & systems
    Free-swimming autonomous underwater vehicles characterized by great manoeuvrability and high accuracy for civilian and military use.
  • Marine automation and surveillance systems
    Systems for surveillance and for controlling engines, cargo and propulsion on vessels.
  • Motion sensors, GPS, AIS and position reference systems
    Automatic systems for recording vessel identification, position, movement and cargo (AIS - Automatic Identification Systems). GPS satellite positioning systems.
  • Naval systems
    Acoustic montoring and tracking systems, homeland security systems, naval sonars transponders and pingers.
  • Sensors and transmitters
    Sensors to measure temperature, pressure, tank level and motion.
  • Ship simulators
    Bridge, engine room, cargo, crane and communication simulators for merchant marine and navy.
  • Tank gauging
    Systems to measure, monitor and control liquid cargos.
  • Underwater camera systems
    Underwater cameras, imaging technology and products to the Offshore Oilfield, Scientific and Maritime sectors.

Chairman

References

  1. ^ http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=979750730
  2. ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=12619755
  3. ^ http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=992028610
  4. ^ http://www.kongsberg.com/en/kog/news/2011/september/3009_evotec/
  5. ^ http://www.dn.no/bedriftsbasen/proff/?companyNo=989761269&id=&page=roles
  6. ^ http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=989761269
  7. ^ http://www.dn.no/bedriftsbasen/proff/?companyNo=989761269&id=&page=roles "Foretaksnavn"
  8. ^ http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=989761269
  9. ^ http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=985715726
  10. ^ http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/treffliste.jsp;jsessionid=Z1NgPNFQkmbn11SQk2L2tlzqH6WmzjN1cF5mkpJrBf3CN70yFG4p!305385911?navn=Kongsberg+SIM&orgform=0&fylke=0&kommune=0&barebedr=false
  11. ^ http://www.dn.no/bedriftsbasen/proff/?companyNo=992028610&id=&page=roles
  12. ^ http://www.dn.no/bedriftsbasen/proff/?companyNo=979750730&id=&page=roles

See also

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