Strong growth for IoT in Maritech

Over 138,000 sensors are now connected to our LINSiGHT IoT platform, and the team who are working on further development, operations, and implementation is bigger and stronger than ever before.

Interdiciplinary expertise

Maritech took over LINSiGHT as part of the Lillebakk acquisition in 2020, and our cross-functional IoT team has been growing continuously since the two companies were integrated.

In addition to the permanent core team in charge of the platform, there are now more resource persons from other parts of Maritech who bring interdisciplinary expertise into the group and contribute as needed. One of them is Data Engineer Luiza Oancea from the Data Science department in Maritech.

“LINSiGHT + Maritech = true synergy. This collaborative effort is a very good combination that benefits everyone,” says Luiza, who has worked at Maritech since 2016. With a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Cybernetics and a Master’s degree in Logistics, she combines technical skills with great business understanding.

“Maritech has gained valuable expertise, especially within IIoT (Industrial IoT) and automation – as well as a very good, flexible, and user-friendly platform with a wide range of applications. The team that joined us from Lillebakk has become bigger and even more solid by having received many new backend development resources, which both strengthens the development and support/operation and also the administrative team.

“Together we can create innovation at a high level. An example is within Smart seafood Production, where the combination of business data and IoT data together provide much more detailed production control,” says Oancea.

Valuable Azure competence

Two of last year’s additions to the team are system developers Johanne Tungehaug (image) and Anders Nygård. Both have broad development and operational experience from previous jobs.

Anders works with backend architecture for message flow and development of microservices, as well as looking at how the LINSiGHT platform can develop further in the future.

“Maritech has in recent years put a lot of effort into establishing and developing the DigitalSeafood™ cloud platform, which is built in Microsoft Azure. Through DigitalSeafood™, we deliver world-leading SaaS solutions (Software as a Service) to the international market. We are now benefiting from the experience of this work in the further development of LINSiGHT, and are also working to integrate LINSiGHT as part of the core suite. When it comes to development resources, we are also far stronger together than separately. In Maritech, for example, we have access to our own designers and front-end/backend teams, whereas in the past it was much the same resources that made the whole product development,” says Anders.

Optimizing production with IoT

Johanne Tungehaug holds a bachelor’s degree in Digital Business Development from NTNU in Trondheim and has followed Microsoft University’s education program within the Azure Cloud Platform. After working for a time as a SecOps consultant in Syscom, she started in Lillebakk and joined Maritech in the summer of 2020. Here she works with the operation and further development of LINSiGHT, in close cooperation with customers and partners.

“LINSiGHT consists of several products that are closely tied, and my tasks fall within the vast majority of them. My responsibility is mainly LINSiGHT.hmi, which is the graphical interface where data is presented and visualized. It is used as a working and monitoring tool, and provides a total overview of machinery and equipment. In projects, my tasks also end up within LINSiGHT.connect, which is the part of LINSiGHT where we collect data from the customer’s facilities so that we can communicate with equipment, LINSiGHT.alarm where alarm notification is set up to the customer by SMS, email or upon dial-up, and LINSiGHT.forms which is a form module for digital checklists.”

Johanne explains that there is always a lot going on, and always something interesting to look at. “We have several exciting ongoing projects, for example at Vikenco’s new factory at Aukra. It is a state-of-the-art facility, where sensory means that you have full control and real-time data on all operating statuses, can optimize production and receive notifications if something requires manual follow-up. This project is a good example of how we work closely with the rest of Maritech and together create solutions that give our customers added value. Here I see great potential going forward,” says Tungehaug.

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Strong growth for IoT in Maritech

Over 138,000 sensors are now connected to our LINSiGHT IoT platform, and the team who are working on further development, operations, and implementation is bigger and stronger than ever before.

Interdiciplinary expertise

Maritech took over LINSiGHT as part of the Lillebakk acquisition in 2020, and our cross-functional IoT team has been growing continuously since the two companies were integrated.

In addition to the permanent core team in charge of the platform, there are now more resource persons from other parts of Maritech who bring interdisciplinary expertise into the group and contribute as needed. One of them is Data Engineer Luiza Oancea from the Data Science department in Maritech.

“LINSiGHT + Maritech = true synergy. This collaborative effort is a very good combination that benefits everyone,” says Luiza, who has worked at Maritech since 2016. With a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Cybernetics and a Master’s degree in Logistics, she combines technical skills with great business understanding.

“Maritech has gained valuable expertise, especially within IIoT (Industrial IoT) and automation – as well as a very good, flexible, and user-friendly platform with a wide range of applications. The team that joined us from Lillebakk has become bigger and even more solid by having received many new backend development resources, which both strengthens the development and support/operation and also the administrative team.

“Together we can create innovation at a high level. An example is within Smart seafood Production, where the combination of business data and IoT data together provide much more detailed production control,” says Oancea.

Valuable Azure competence

Two of last year’s additions to the team are system developers Johanne Tungehaug (image) and Anders Nygård. Both have broad development and operational experience from previous jobs.

Anders works with backend architecture for message flow and development of microservices, as well as looking at how the LINSiGHT platform can develop further in the future.

“Maritech has in recent years put a lot of effort into establishing and developing the DigitalSeafood™ cloud platform, which is built in Microsoft Azure. Through DigitalSeafood™, we deliver world-leading SaaS solutions (Software as a Service) to the international market. We are now benefiting from the experience of this work in the further development of LINSiGHT, and are also working to integrate LINSiGHT as part of the core suite. When it comes to development resources, we are also far stronger together than separately. In Maritech, for example, we have access to our own designers and front-end/backend teams, whereas in the past it was much the same resources that made the whole product development,” says Anders.

Optimizing production with IoT

Johanne Tungehaug holds a bachelor’s degree in Digital Business Development from NTNU in Trondheim and has followed Microsoft University’s education program within the Azure Cloud Platform. After working for a time as a SecOps consultant in Syscom, she started in Lillebakk and joined Maritech in the summer of 2020. Here she works with the operation and further development of LINSiGHT, in close cooperation with customers and partners.

“LINSiGHT consists of several products that are closely tied, and my tasks fall within the vast majority of them. My responsibility is mainly LINSiGHT.hmi, which is the graphical interface where data is presented and visualized. It is used as a working and monitoring tool, and provides a total overview of machinery and equipment. In projects, my tasks also end up within LINSiGHT.connect, which is the part of LINSiGHT where we collect data from the customer’s facilities so that we can communicate with equipment, LINSiGHT.alarm where alarm notification is set up to the customer by SMS, email or upon dial-up, and LINSiGHT.forms which is a form module for digital checklists.”

Johanne explains that there is always a lot going on, and always something interesting to look at. “We have several exciting ongoing projects, for example at Vikenco’s new factory at Aukra. It is a state-of-the-art facility, where sensory means that you have full control and real-time data on all operating statuses, can optimize production and receive notifications if something requires manual follow-up. This project is a good example of how we work closely with the rest of Maritech and together create solutions that give our customers added value. Here I see great potential going forward,” says Tungehaug.

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Strong growth for IoT in Maritech

Over 138,000 sensors are now connected to our LINSiGHT IoT platform, and the team who are working on further development, operations, and implementation is bigger and stronger than ever before.

Interdiciplinary expertise

Maritech took over LINSiGHT as part of the Lillebakk acquisition in 2020, and our cross-functional IoT team has been growing continuously since the two companies were integrated.

In addition to the permanent core team in charge of the platform, there are now more resource persons from other parts of Maritech who bring interdisciplinary expertise into the group and contribute as needed. One of them is Data Engineer Luiza Oancea from the Data Science department in Maritech.

“LINSiGHT + Maritech = true synergy. This collaborative effort is a very good combination that benefits everyone,” says Luiza, who has worked at Maritech since 2016. With a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Cybernetics and a Master’s degree in Logistics, she combines technical skills with great business understanding.

“Maritech has gained valuable expertise, especially within IIoT (Industrial IoT) and automation – as well as a very good, flexible, and user-friendly platform with a wide range of applications. The team that joined us from Lillebakk has become bigger and even more solid by having received many new backend development resources, which both strengthens the development and support/operation and also the administrative team.

“Together we can create innovation at a high level. An example is within Smart seafood Production, where the combination of business data and IoT data together provide much more detailed production control,” says Oancea.

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Valuable Azure competence

Two of last year’s additions to the team are system developers Johanne Tungehaug (image) and Anders Nygård. Both have broad development and operational experience from previous jobs.

Anders works with backend architecture for message flow and development of microservices, as well as looking at how the LINSiGHT platform can develop further in the future.

“Maritech has in recent years put a lot of effort into establishing and developing the DigitalSeafood™ cloud platform, which is built in Microsoft Azure. Through DigitalSeafood™, we deliver world-leading SaaS solutions (Software as a Service) to the international market. We are now benefiting from the experience of this work in the further development of LINSiGHT, and are also working to integrate LINSiGHT as part of the core suite. When it comes to development resources, we are also far stronger together than separately. In Maritech, for example, we have access to our own designers and front-end/backend teams, whereas in the past it was much the same resources that made the whole product development,” says Anders.

Optimizing production with IoT

Johanne Tungehaug holds a bachelor’s degree in Digital Business Development from NTNU in Trondheim and has followed Microsoft University’s education program within the Azure Cloud Platform. After working for a time as a SecOps consultant in Syscom, she started in Lillebakk and joined Maritech in the summer of 2020. Here she works with the operation and further development of LINSiGHT, in close cooperation with customers and partners.

“LINSiGHT consists of several products that are closely tied, and my tasks fall within the vast majority of them. My responsibility is mainly LINSiGHT.hmi, which is the graphical interface where data is presented and visualized. It is used as a working and monitoring tool, and provides a total overview of machinery and equipment. In projects, my tasks also end up within LINSiGHT.connect, which is the part of LINSiGHT where we collect data from the customer’s facilities so that we can communicate with equipment, LINSiGHT.alarm where alarm notification is set up to the customer by SMS, email or upon dial-up, and LINSiGHT.forms which is a form module for digital checklists.”

Johanne explains that there is always a lot going on, and always something interesting to look at. “We have several exciting ongoing projects, for example at Vikenco’s new factory at Aukra. It is a state-of-the-art facility, where sensory means that you have full control and real-time data on all operating statuses, can optimize production and receive notifications if something requires manual follow-up. This project is a good example of how we work closely with the rest of Maritech and together create solutions that give our customers added value. Here I see great potential going forward,” says Tungehaug.

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Strong growth for IoT in Maritech

Over 138,000 sensors are now connected to our LINSiGHT IoT platform, and the team who are working on further development, operations, and implementation is bigger and stronger than ever before.

Interdiciplinary expertise

Maritech took over LINSiGHT as part of the Lillebakk acquisition in 2020, and our cross-functional IoT team has been growing continuously since the two companies were integrated.

In addition to the permanent core team in charge of the platform, there are now more resource persons from other parts of Maritech who bring interdisciplinary expertise into the group and contribute as needed. One of them is Data Engineer Luiza Oancea from the Data Science department in Maritech.

“LINSiGHT + Maritech = true synergy. This collaborative effort is a very good combination that benefits everyone,” says Luiza, who has worked at Maritech since 2016. With a Bachelor’s degree in Economic Cybernetics and a Master’s degree in Logistics, she combines technical skills with great business understanding.

“Maritech has gained valuable expertise, especially within IIoT (Industrial IoT) and automation – as well as a very good, flexible, and user-friendly platform with a wide range of applications. The team that joined us from Lillebakk has become bigger and even more solid by having received many new backend development resources, which both strengthens the development and support/operation and also the administrative team.

“Together we can create innovation at a high level. An example is within Smart seafood Production, where the combination of business data and IoT data together provide much more detailed production control,” says Oancea.

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Valuable Azure competence

Two of last year’s additions to the team are system developers Johanne Tungehaug (image) and Anders Nygård. Both have broad development and operational experience from previous jobs.

Anders works with backend architecture for message flow and development of microservices, as well as looking at how the LINSiGHT platform can develop further in the future.

“Maritech has in recent years put a lot of effort into establishing and developing the DigitalSeafood™ cloud platform, which is built in Microsoft Azure. Through DigitalSeafood™, we deliver world-leading SaaS solutions (Software as a Service) to the international market. We are now benefiting from the experience of this work in the further development of LINSiGHT, and are also working to integrate LINSiGHT as part of the core suite. When it comes to development resources, we are also far stronger together than separately. In Maritech, for example, we have access to our own designers and front-end/backend teams, whereas in the past it was much the same resources that made the whole product development,” says Anders.

Optimizing production with IoT

Johanne Tungehaug holds a bachelor’s degree in Digital Business Development from NTNU in Trondheim and has followed Microsoft University’s education program within the Azure Cloud Platform. After working for a time as a SecOps consultant in Syscom, she started in Lillebakk and joined Maritech in the summer of 2020. Here she works with the operation and further development of LINSiGHT, in close cooperation with customers and partners.

“LINSiGHT consists of several products that are closely tied, and my tasks fall within the vast majority of them. My responsibility is mainly LINSiGHT.hmi, which is the graphical interface where data is presented and visualized. It is used as a working and monitoring tool, and provides a total overview of machinery and equipment. In projects, my tasks also end up within LINSiGHT.connect, which is the part of LINSiGHT where we collect data from the customer’s facilities so that we can communicate with equipment, LINSiGHT.alarm where alarm notification is set up to the customer by SMS, email or upon dial-up, and LINSiGHT.forms which is a form module for digital checklists.”

Johanne explains that there is always a lot going on, and always something interesting to look at. “We have several exciting ongoing projects, for example at Vikenco’s new factory at Aukra. It is a state-of-the-art facility, where sensory means that you have full control and real-time data on all operating statuses, can optimize production and receive notifications if something requires manual follow-up. This project is a good example of how we work closely with the rest of Maritech and together create solutions that give our customers added value. Here I see great potential going forward,” says Tungehaug.

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EDI-Systems integrated January 1st

Happy New Year! We kick off 2021 by officially welcoming EDI-Systems to Maritech. Through this acquisition we are now a leading provider of third-party logistics solutions for cold storage.

Third-party logistics specialists

Our new colleagues are specialized in WMS systems for warehouse hotels and cold storage. Since 1996, they have built a leading position in the Norwegian market, and the EDI-Systems solutions are used by a broad range of seafood companies and other companies that rent out cold storage services. 

Announcing the acquisition in August 2020, our CEO Odd Arne Kristengård said: “We are delighted to welcome EDI-Systems as the newest members of the Maritech team. Their solutions, customers and expertise are a natural fit with our business and further plans. Many of our customers already use their systems; they will benefit from an improved cold storage integration. EDI-Systems also delivers solutions for quality registration for fisheries and that likewise will be a good fit in the Maritech product range. At the same time, we will strengthen our expertise regarding 3rd-party warehousing and will now cover an even larger part of the value chain in the seafood industry. Furthermore, this acquisition also represents opportunities in other industries, related to new and existing logistics customers.”

Joining our Maritech loigistics team

The employees of EDI-Systems have now become a part of our Maritech logistics team, including the founders Robert Hansen and Are Selnes who have until now each had a 50% ownership interest. “We are proud of what we have built and are now looking forward to new milestones as part of Maritech,” says Hansen. “There is no doubt that our solutions fit well into the Maritech portfolio, and we have a number of common denominators – also beyond the anchoring in seafood and software. It is also exciting to be part of a skilled logistics team, where we probably have a lot to learn from each other. We see this as a win-win for both EDI-Systems and Maritech and look forward to working together in the time to come.” 

Photo: Are Selnes, former CTO EDI-Systems (to the left), Raymond Haga, Finance and Business Management Director Maritech, Robert Hansen, former CEO EDI-Systems

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Revolutionizing the quality control of white fish

After 17 years of research, Maritech Eye™ is a reality.

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Objective quality scan

For the first time, fish producers can now determine whether they have caught world-class whitefish even before the fish is gutted.

On Monday 23 November, Maritech, research institute Nofima and Norsk Elektro Optikk (NEO) together with industrial partners Lerøy Norway Seafood and Lerøy Havfisk, proudly announced the launch of a new hyper-spectral camera solution Maritech Eye™– an innovation that may revolutionize the seafood industry. Hyper-spectral camera technology and complex algorithms now makes it possible to run automated, objective quality inspection of whole white fish, at industrial speed.

The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, kicked off the official launch by sending the first fish through the machine that can identify the fish’s quality seeing through its skin.

 

Senior Scientist Karsten Heia and Minister of Fishery and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen at Maritech Eye launch
Senior Scientist Karsten Heia and Minister of Fishery and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen

“This is a great day! A day of champions in several ways”, said an excited Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, who – donning the yellow and black Bodø/Glimt football scarf – also celebrated his regional team´s recent football league championship win.

He said the people who developed the new quality inspection technology also had every reason to celebrate as champions this Monday.

”This project is a prime example of the possible achievements when the business and research communities collaborate on technical innovations. Better quality sorting will increase profitability and the reputation of the seafood industry”, said Ingebrigtsen.

In 2021, Maritech has also been launched for red fish – read more here.

Background

  • Maritech has been leading the innovation project and is the commercial provider of Maritech Eye™.
  • For 16 years, Nofima Senior Researcher Karsten Heia has collaborated with technology developers in NEO (Norsk Elektro Optikk) who have developed a hyperspectral camera for quality measurements of round fish.
  • The industrial trial was carried out at Lerøy Norway Seafoods’ Båtsfjord facility in Finnmark, Norway.
  • Maritech Eye™ is now also being tested on board the ocean-going fishing vessels of Norway’s largest trawler company, Lerøy Havfisk AS.

 

Maritech Eye - Quality scanning and species recognition of cod, salmon and other white and red fish in industrial speed.

Maritech Eye™ is the result of the KVASS research project on the quality measurement of whitefish through analysis of spectral images in real time. A business-led project funded by the Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund (FHF).

The project partners have great expectations for the impact of the machine in the industry.

“Lerøy works every day to raise the quality at all levels of our production of high-quality seafood. With this project, Lerøy has contributed to the development of a technology that provides a better and more consistent raw material quality, which in turn delivers seafood of an even higher quality to our customers,” says Roy Martin Martinsen, Quality Manager for whitefish as a raw material in Lerøy Norway Seafoods. “The intention is that Maritech Eye™ can be implemented in a process line and also contribute to a more efficient production by sorting the raw material based on different qualities in a fish grader” says Martinsen.

Currently the imaging spectroscopy technology is able to detect blood accumulation in ungutted (whole) fish. Roy Martin Martinsen expects that this technology will be developed further to allow the industry in the future to assess even more quality parameters and become even better equipped to deliver quality seafood to consumers.

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Sorting the catch onboard

Lerøy Havfisk AS is Norway’s largest trawler company with ten vessels and 29.6 trawler licences for cod. “In recent years, the company has placed a great emphasis on raising the quality of trawl-caught fish,” says Operations Manager Odd Johan Fladmark. He looks forward to using the new tool in this work.

“With this equipment, we now see the possibility of being able to better sort the catch on board based on quality, which makes it possible for us to offer a fully sorted raw material which is in line with the scanner’s objective. We believe this will give us a better price for the fish and improve profitability for the onshore facilities”, says Fladmark.

Trond Løke_CEO NEO

Stronger reputation

Those who have worked on the development of the technology are also hopeful and proud to have participated in a historical industrial innovation project, and expect to see a significant impact on the industry.

Maritech has worked closely with both scientists and the industry to develop the solution, and is very pleased with the result.

“This project excited me due to the possibilities which the objective quality measurements of the total volume of fish passing through the production lines provide us with in terms of a) analyses for uncovering possible process improvements and b) correct utilization of raw material based on its quality. And of course – the possibilities for optimizing factory operations”, says Odd Arne Kristengård, CEO of Maritech.

He points out that the associated reduction in wastage and quality complaints will result in increased profitability and sustainability. “Maritech Eye™ represents a significant competitive advantage which may transform the entire industry as well as help boost the reputation of Norwegian seafood exports further”, says Kristengård.

 

World leader

Trond Løke is the CEO of Norsk Elektro Optikk AS, which has been developing hyperspectral cameras (HySpex) since the early 2000s and is currently collaborating with prestigious Norwegian and international research communities.

“Nofima was our very first client and bought their first hyperspectral camera in 2003. I find it particularly enjoyable that, together with Maritech and in collaboration with Lerøy and Havfisk, we have now developed a complete commercial product which will revolutionize the quality control process for whitefish. For NEO it’s an extra feather in our cap that the fishing industry, a cornerstone of Norwegian industries, is among the first in the country to seriously take advantage of the hi-tech solution hyperspectral cameras represent. In this field we are actually world leaders”, says Trond Løke.

Karsten Heia, Nofima at the launch of Maritech Eye

Proud and excited scientist

Without Nofima scientist Karsten Heia, the solution that was launched on Monday would never have seen the light of day. He has been working on developing this technology for decades. The first time he attempted to measure the quality of fish by using imaging spectroscopy was in 1997. Back then it took half an hour to inspect a 10 x 10 cm skin-free piece of fish. Now, the solution can assess whole fish with skin at industrial speed.

“Today I am both a proud and excited scientist. Being able to utilize imaging spectroscopy in an industrial setting is a major milestone for me as a scientist, for Nofima as a research institute and for the Norwegian fishing industry.  The fact that we, as an institute for applied research, using funding from the FHF, can contribute to uplifting the Norwegian business community in terms of both technological developments and innovations in the food industry, is a big deal”, says Karsten Heia.

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Odd Arne Kristengård appointed new CEO

We are very pleased to announce that Odd Arne Kristengård has been appointed as the new CEO of Maritech Systems AS.

Kristengård (47) has been serving as our Acting CEO since June and has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Maritech Group from the 1st of November.

High speed and ambitions

“Maritech has grown rapidly and become a leading software company with global reach. We are convinced Odd Arne is the right person to lead the company through the next phase of consolidation and development. Building infrastructure to support a rapidly expanding technology company is no small task, and Odd Arne has been crucial in steering the company´s technological vision in the right direction. His expertise will ensure we have the right foundation, tools and processes to support our further global growth,” says Mette Kamsvåg, Chair of the Board of Directors for Maritech.

Maritech currently has 109 employees and offices in Norway, the USA, Canada, Chile and Iceland. “The recent years represent a tremendous development for us as a company,” Kristengård says. “Now we are entering a new phase where we are reorganizing and revising our strategy to equip ourselves for further international growth, and to take the next step within product development. Our most important mission is to lead our customers into the future and enable them to supply the global market with healthy, safe and sustainable seafood, as well as smart logistics with the least possible footprint.”

Learning every day

“Since 2014, we have delivered an annual growth rate of 23%, at the same time we have built an extremely strong team and world-class solutions. We are very proud of what we have achieved so far. Personally, I believe that the most important step has been the creation of our Innovation Lab – one of Central Norway’s largest development environments, where a top team of employees together create a digital seafood platform for the global market. They are creative, bold and ambitious, and we have succeeded in uniting new and old cultures. We have become a company that the very best want to work for, with a strong, common motivation to succeed together as one team.”

Kristengård holds degrees in IT (Molde University College) and Social Economics (NTNU) and has had many different roles so far in his career. “I am a sponge, and have worked with sales, development, strategy, project management and business development. I remember that I joined Maritech thinking I was an expert,” Kristengård laughs. “Then I met our colleague Hallgeir Loe in Averøy, who has been involved in building the company from scratch. Then I realized that something is being created here that is very special. Since then, I have learned every day. And we have learned and developed tremendously as an organization.

In my eyes, the start of today’s company is the journey we began when we became Maritech again in 2012, after being part of AkvaGroup. When Mette (Kamsvåg, editor’s note) took on the role as Chair of the Board in 2015, the board agreed on a new strategy characterized by high goals, proactivity and speed. Then my predecessor Janne Morstøl became CEO, professionalizing our product development and the commercial aspect. Now we are going from being the largest in Norway to the largest in the world, with a unique product portfolio and a fantastic team. It’s incredibly inspiring.”

Family and football

As a leader, Kristengård is described as extremely skilled and a person with good social antennae. “I’m interested in people. Why they do what they do, how we can make them the best version of themselves. Then we reach far. Furthermore, I believe that openness and integrity are crucial values, as well as a good balance between speed and nuances.”

As a father of four and an avid football coach, it comes in handy to be both determined and fond of people. Kristengård is an ardent Hjelset-Kleive supporter, and loves books, music and film. “Above all, I am a family man,” he concludes. “The family is my most important value, it always has been. And at home, my wife is the boss.”

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Maritech joins the UN Global Compact

We are pleased to announce that Maritech has been accepted as a new participant in the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.

What is the UN Global Compact?

The organization was founded in 2000. Since then 11 600 companies from 156 countries have joined as participants. The initiative is a call to companies world-wide “to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption – and take actions that advance societal goals”.

The UN Global Compact aim to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders, and supports companies to:

  • Do business responsibly by aligning their strategies and operations with Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption; and
  • Take strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation.

Source: unglobalcompact.org

Sustainability in Maritech

As a leading software provider we are in a position where we see it as our duty, as well as a great opportunity, to help our customers to do more sustainable business. Some examples are optimization of transport capacity, sensor data from IoT, and improved production planning resulting in reduced waste and resource consumption. Our analytics tools provide valuable insights and our traceability solutions ensure food security and documentation throughout the value chain.  

We applied to join the UN Global Compact to take our sustainability efforts to the next level, through specific projects, competence programs and cooperation with other companies. Together we can achieve more than what each of us can on our own. Furthermore, the UN Global Compact organization and their activity level has impressed us. We are thankful for the warm welcome we have received from the UN Global Compact Norway team, who are our primary contacts and represent an excellent resource for us. 

As a part of our UN Global Compact participation, Maritech has joined the Sustainable Ocean Business Action Platform, where the aim is to support and potentially cooperate with other ocean related organizations in sustainability projects. The platform emphasizes the responsibility of businesses to take necessary actions to secure a healthy and productive ocean. We are currently in a planning and learning phase and will post new updates regarding our plans and actions from early 2021. 

Maritech digitizes seafood logistics

We are now proud to present a completely new logistics solution for the seafood industry. Maritech Supply Chain is tailored to support and digitize complex processes across the supply chain, and simplifies secure interaction between exporter, carrier, terminal and customs clearance. 

Interdisciplinary innovation project

The solution is the result of the innovation project «Digitization of Norwegian seafood transport», where Maritech since 2017 has collaborated with Cermaq, Coast Seafood, Schenker and then Timpex, who were acquired by Maritech in 2019. The project has aimed to create a simpler and more efficient seafood logistics process by connecting exporters with carriers for digital interaction and document flow. The goal is improved data quality, cost control and transport utilization, as well as simplified planning, coordination and management of the processes at all parties. For now, the solution is launched for the Norwegian market. An international launch will be announced at a later stage.

Seafood logistics is an extreme sport

Every minute, an average of 25,000 seafood meals are sent out of Norway, 36 million per day. The logistics of this are very complex and require a high degree of precision, competence and flexibility – both in connection with the transport itself and in the planning phase. A number of uncertain factors also trigger several changes along the way.

– Seafood logistics is an extreme sport, says project manager at Maritech, Ajdin Rizvo. – We are very impressed with those who make this flow well every single day, keep a cool head and get Norwegian seafood out into the world. An example is that booking of shipping must take place several days in advance, which means that everything must take place on forecasts. At this point, it is not known for sure what the catch will be, which buyers will have what and where they are. There is also no guarantee that the trucks will reach Gardermoen airport on time, they may get stuck on a mountain pass or lose a ferry and arrive late. The uncertainty places very high demands on all links in the supply chain. Furthermore, the processes today are characterized by costly and time-consuming manual routines, which also provide vulnerabilities related to errors and personal dependence.

Improved working day, profitability and sustainability

The new solution supports, among other things, document flow and communication, invoice processing, price management and processing of customs documents. All changes are visible and traceable, which ensures correct data, simple documentation and reduction in waiting time throughout the entire value chain. Documents related to the shipment are made available to the carrier as soon as they are created, and the terminal has a full overview of incoming and outgoing goods and shipments. This makes it possible to handle sudden changes more efficiently, and you achieve improved predictability.

Bjørnar Kvalsnes, product manager at Maritech, says it is a milestone for the company to finally be able to offer a solution that handles seafood logistics. – This has long been on the wish list, and it has been both educational and demanding to work with digitization of these processes. The collaboration with the project partners has been close and important, the support from Innovation Norway has also been crucial. The result is a tool that will both assist people, reduce risk and increase profitability. Together, we have found a “best practice” that will benefit all parties, and also provide an important sustainability gain in the form of improved capacity utilization for trucks, aircraft and ships. In this way, we can also contribute to giving our customers a greener operation, he concludes.

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