Marine electronics for offshore and ocean survey markets worldwide
Kongsberg Maritime is part of the KONGSBERG Group of international companies, headquartered in Norway.
Kongsberg Maritime has over 1,800 employees operating in 22 countries around the world and specialises in the supply of innovative and reliable marine electronics and instrumentation. Principal areas of business include shipping, offshore energy, subsea operations, naval, coastal, fisheries, port & harbour surveillance and more. Product technologies include ROV and AUV Instrumentation, underwater imaging systems, ocean survey, hydrography, underwater navigation and positioning, vessel control and process automation. Our company is a world leader in these technology areas. Kongsberg Maritime also specialises in the application of our commercial technology for defence applications.
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd
The UK Headquarters, in Aberdeen, provides sales, rental and service & operations support for the entire range of Kongsberg Maritime products and systems. From within the company's UK operation, Kongsberg Maritime Ltd provides the global focus for the design and manufacture of a market leading range of harsh environment camera systems. While camera design and engineering takes place in Aberdeen, the units and systems are manufactured at the company's facility in Wick, Caithness. To provide specialist applications support to the military, the company also has a team operating from premises in Waterlooville, Hampshire. Overall, 130 employees are based in the UK.
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd operates three divisions: Camera, Rental and Offshore.
Camera Division
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd is the world's leading manufacturer of specialist television and telemetry equipment for harsh environments, and can trace its history back to the birth of the UK North Sea oil industry, in 1975. A recognised global innovator, the company designs and engineers quality camera systems covering the spectrum of available technologies, for a diverse range of markets:
Military (land) custom design and manufacturing capability for specialist security and surveillance TV systems.
Military (naval) fleet fit and special applications CCTV systems, used for monitoring, navigation and tactical purposes. The company's specialist underwater TV systems have gained Fleet Weapons Acceptance in relation to their use on Royal Navy submarines.
Offshore oil exploration and production specialist TV systems used by divers, ROVs and manned submarines. All products are designed and manufactured to withstand the very harsh conditions of the Northern offshore environment. The company has more than 20 years' experience in the supply of traditional guideline and BOP stack mount systems for BOP observation, and guideline-less systems using bombshell, drillstring running and casing clamping tools, for re-entry and stab-in.
Scientific research TV systems for special research applications, including deep ocean mineral exploration, fisheries and marine biology.
Yacht TV cameras for use above and below decks on Superyachts and Workboats, for applications such as security, inspection and entertainment.
Rental Division
Formed during 1997, the Aberdeen-based Rental Division was established to provide customers with an alternative to equipment purchase. The rental lease pool has increased rapidly in size, with growth exceeding 100% over the last year, resulting in both a comprehensive range of equipment and market-leading resources in key technological equipment areas.
The Rental Division is in the enviable position, with the aid of the Kongsberg Maritime Group resources, to supply and support a total rental solution anywhere in the world. The customer base encompasses most offshore areas including oil & gas, telecommunications, scientific research and the military.
Product areas: Acoustic Underwater acoustic positioning systems, transponders, sonar systems and a range of multibeam, hydrographic & scientific echosounders.
ROV/Subsea Underwater acoustic positioning, miniature subsea gyrocompasses, obstacle avoidance sonar, profiling sonar, ROV mount multibeam echosounders and subsea telemetry systems.
Video & Camera Subsea housed cameras, 3000m depth rated, colour, black and white, intensified, low light CCD, pan & tilt, miniature, various lamps, umbilical cables and telemetry systems. Specialist camera solutions on request.
Offshore Division
The Offshore Division, based in the Aberdeen office, provides sales and support in the UK market for the company's vessel control, underwater instrumentation, process automation and hydrographic products. Clients include offshore service companies, major shipbuilders, vessel owners, oceanographic research institutions, defence organisations, port authorities and survey firms.
Business Areas include: Vessel Control Advanced Joystick, dynamic positioning and vessel control systems.
Hydrography Singlebeam echosounders and multibeam echosounder systems.
Process Automation Process Control, Safety and Simulation systems for oil and gas production
AUV Hugin 3000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Support Services include Field Service, Project Support, Operations Support and Training.Kongsberg Maritime Ltd has three modern custom facilities located in the UK, these are:
Aberdeen
UK Head Office and base for Harsh Environment Design and Development, Systems Engineering, Sales, Rental and Service.
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd Campus 1, Aberdeen Science & Technology Park Balgownie Road Bridge of Don Aberdeen AB22 8GT Scotland UK
Telephone: +44 1224 226500
Fax: +44 1224 226501
Camera Products & Systems, Mesotech Scanning and Multi-Beam Sonars Contact: Bill Stuart (Sales Manager) Email: km.camsales.uk@kongsberg.com
Camera & Sonar Customer Support & Rental Contact: Mark Esslemont (Customer Support Manager) Email: km.camsupport.uk@kongsberg.com
Wick
Production Manufacturing Plant. A medium volume efficient manufacturing plant.
Marine electronics for offshore and ocean survey markets worldwide
