Tor Østervold

Tor Østervold

Born in 1983, Tor grew up in the west-coast municipality of Austevoll to the south of Bergen. He graduated from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) in Haugesund with a BSc in Nautical Science, then went on take an MSc in International Shipping at Plymouth University in the UK.

His experience working with aquaculture net cleaning in the early 2000s was what first triggered his idea to apply sustainable cleaning technology to vessels in pursuit of enhanced performance efficiency. This led to him establish ECOsubsea in 2008 together with his brother, Klaus, who now serves as CTO of the company. It took four years of hard development work before their revolutionary robotic hull cleaning system was finally ready to be put into commercial operation from 2013.

Tor’s dogged persistence in bringing ECOsubsea’s end-to-end solution through commercialisation to implementation over the past 15 years makes for an inspiring story. Through his commitment to a solution that cuts operational costs, carbon emissions and the spread of invasive species, he is an excellent role model for maritime entrepreneurs looking to launch concepts that are both economically viable and green.

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