Norwegian maritime cluster “NCE Maritime CleanTech” is going to participate at this year’s Nor-Shipping Conference, where it will present environmentally friendly concepts and solutions that have the potential to transform sea transportation.
The cluster will unveil Urban Water Shuttle, a zero emission fast going passenger vessel, and Short Sea Pioneer; a revolutionary two-vessel solution for transportation of good at sea. The vessel concepts will be presented in hall A, which is purely dedicated to the concept “Disruptive Sustainability”.
“We represent companies that have developed the world’s first zero-emission car ferry, the first hybrid-OSV, and a new solution for inductive charging”, says NCE Maritime CleanTech CEO Hege Økland and added: “We intend to showcase sustainable solutions that disrupt industry norms, pointing the way towards new possibilities for the future maritime sector.”
Per May 2017 the cluster has 68 company members covering the entire maritime value chain, from ship design to ship yards, equipment suppliers, ship owners, classification companies and R&D institutions.