1. Arctic Maritime Cluster
The Arctic Maritime Cluster 2015
DESEMBER 2015

2. Arctic Maritime Cluster
What is the Arctic Maritime Cluster ?
44 Norwegian companies/organizations focusing
on Arctic Maritime Business in the High North:
9 shipping related companies
14 suppliers of equipment and
services
5 shipyards
8 universities/R&D institutions/
knowledge providers
7 others

3. Arctic Maritime Cluster
The Arena program
3 institutions are responsible for the Program
Innovation Norway is running the day-to-day operation
AMK’s initiator and principal is:

4. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Appointed by the Norwegian Government
on June 7.2013

5. Arctic Maritime Cluster
9 shipping lines
LKABNORGEAS–AVDSLEPBÅTENE

6. Arctic Maritime Cluster
5 ship ship yards

7. Arctic Maritime Cluster
15 suppliers of equipment and services
North
ENGINEERING

8. Arctic Maritime Cluster
8 universities/ R&D- institutions and knowledge
providers

9. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Others
Classification societies, Coast Guard, Governmental institutions and branch
institutions

10. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Location
R&D YARDS SHIPPING EQUIPMENT/
SERVICES
OTHERS
–LKAB NORGE AS AVD SLEPBÅTENE
OBSERVERS
North
ENGINEERING

11. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Goals and ambitions
To be a preferred suppliers of arctic maritime technologies and operations
in Norwegian and international arctic markets.
Take a position as the leading maritime knowledge- and industrial cluster
in Northern-Norway related to arctic challenges through:
• Developing and implementing equipment, design and
processes which improves sustainable maritime
operation in arctic climate
• Developing cluster synergies and contributing to
materialize such synergies through improved
knowledge and innovation

12. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Strategies and focus areas
• Development strategies:
• Network (inside the cluster, as well as national and international
networks
• Market and internationalization
• Competence and sharing of relevant knowledge
• Recruiting competent people
• For AMC members and the maritime business in general
• Product- and service innovations
AMC intends to move towards its ambitions through a few main
strategies:

13. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Some ongoing AMC-projects
MARKET DEVELOPMENT RUSSIA
Involved partners:
SEAWORKS, HAMEK, NOR SUPPLY
OFFSHORE
FRESH FISH TRANSPORTATION
Involved partners:
NSK, Chriship AS
OFFSHORE WINTERIZATION
Involved partners:
HIN
VESSEL MAINTENANCE AND
MODIFICATIONS
Involved partners:
Ballstad Slip AS, Skarvik AS, Troms
Offshore AS
ELECTRIFICATION AND PORT
OPERATION
Involved partners:
Hafenstrom, HIN, North Engineering,
Harstad Elektro, Torghatten a.o.
DEVELOPING MARITRIME SUPPLY
INDUSTRY
Involved partners:
KUPA, Westcon and HAMEK
REGIONAL CONTAINER SHIPPING
Involved partners:
NSK, Chriship a.o.
ENERGY OPTIMIZING VESSELS
Involved partners:
SEAWORKS, MARINTEK, KUPA a.o.
OFFSHORE- OIL-RIG,
MAINTENANCE
Involved partners:
WESTCON, MIP a.o.
NEW DESIGN – HARBOUR VESSELS
Involved partners:
NSK, Port of Mosjøen a.o.
ArcMaTe

14. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Strong focus on internationalization
MARKET DEVELOPMENT RUSSIA
• 10 AMC members on study trip to Murmansk
(2014)
• 3 AMK partners participating in a targeted
market development project (2015-2017)
COMMERCIAL COOPERATION “ArcMaTe”
• Developing a cooperation between AMC and
the Finnish initiative (ArcMaTe), - focusing on
arctic maritime competence and technology
(2015)

15. Arctic Maritime Cluster
Project management performed by
Transportutvikling AS
P.O.Box 26, N-8501 Narvik, Norway
www. Transportutvikling.no
Contacts:
Project manager Oddvar Rundereim
Phone (+47) 918 81 946
E-mail: oddvar.rundereim@transportutvikling.no
Deputy Project Manager Stig Nerdal
Phone (+47) 958 71 905
E-mail: stig.nerdal@transportutvikling.no