Sponsors 2019
LIKNOSS
LIKNOSS Group is the Travel and Tourism arm of the NorthStar Group based in Switzerland. LIKNOSS Group has been emerged from CRSLIKNOSS SA, which was established in year 2000, always focusing in providing state of the art technology solutions and services to the ferry industry. LIKNOSS Group consists of CRSLIKNOSS SA based in Athens-GR, LIKNOSS Central Europe SA based in Nyon -CH and LIKNOSS Italy srl based in Rome-IT.
LIKNOSS Group is the worldwide leader in ferry booking and distribution systems. 65 operators use LIKNOSS SeaOnLineTM reservations management system and 97 use the LIKNOSS GDS distribution mechanism, accessed by more than 8.000 travel agents, OTAs and consolidators worldwide. LIKNOSS Group develops smart solutions for check-in and access control, addressed to port authorities compliant to ISPS code.
LIKNOSS Group covers all requirements of a ferry industry and provides innovative solutions including intermodal ticketing, credit limit management, vertical ticketing solutions, mobile solutions, ports check-in, intelligent data exploitation and revenue management systems.
Telenor Maritime
Telenor Maritime has been leading the evolution of secure connectivity at sea since 2004, enabling the global maritime industry for IoT. At the forefront of developing and defining secure connectivity standards for the maritime business, Telenor Maritime has its Research & Development department located in Arendal, Norway and local offices in Europe, Asia and North America. Through our owner, Telenor, we have access to a broad range of competence and resources, from market insight and innovation to product and content development. We are currently serving in excess of 100 shipowners and connecting 30 million people on board more than 500 vessels and offshore installations worldwide.
ABB Marine & Ports
ABB Marine & Ports is a pioneering maritime organization, which is transforming the industry through electrical, digital and connected solutions. ABB’s innovative technologies are redefining the future, bringing new levels of reliability, efficiency and sustainability to shipping and making our ports and terminals safer, greener and more productive.
ABB offers an extensive portfolio of integrated marine systems and solutions that improve the flexibility, reliability and energy efficiency of vessels. By coupling power, automation and advisory, proven fuel-efficient technologies and services that ensure maximum vessel uptime, ABB is in a unique position to improve the profitability of our customers’ businesses throughout the entire lifecycle of a fleet.
ACTEMIUM OPS
Actemium Electro AB is part of the brand Actemium and is a company of the VINCI Energies Nordic since 2012. We are ca. 45 employees with an annual turnover of 10 million Euro. We have offices and workshops in the Stora Höga 50km north Gothenburg, but working across the country. Under the www.actemium.se and www.actemium.com you can find more information about both our sister companies and our parent company. Actemium Electro AB started its business in 2001 and we are a certified electrician for low voltage and medium voltage. We are working with electricity, telecommunication systems and automation for the harbors/ports, process industry and infrastructure. We carry heavy electrical installations in both industry and infrastructure, where our certified and experienced electricians all services. Data and fiber installations are also areas that we are certified and have extensive experience. Since 2010, we work within the OPS (Onshore Power Supply) as our speciality a turnkey solutions, we have built and operating 13st plants in Sweden, Norway and France. We are ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001
Brax Shipping
Brax Shipping, established in 1982 and located in Gothenburg, Sweden,
is a team of shipbrokers specialized in the sale & purchase and chartering
of: Ferries, Ropax:es, Cruise ships and Roro:s
We can also offer newbuilding programs in
the Ropax-, and cruise segments. Projecting and design fully tailored to the preferences of
the Client.
Carus
Carus is a global supplier of information technology to the travel and transport industry. We design, build and support systems critical to the operation and sales of ferry and cruise businesses around the world.
Our objective is to take care of the full 360 degrees of the passenger journey;
Carus’ reservations system meets the demands of today’s fully digitalised ferry operations, providing mobile reservations, self-service check-in and boarding as well as digital cabin keys and lounge access control.
Carus’ onboard solution supports the management of all onboard services; fine-dining, bars, cafes, and retail.
And our range of port automation smooths the journey on approach to and within the port.
Carus’ clients operate throughout the Baltic, Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Africa, and Australia. Our clients represent every aspect of the passenger vessel industry and operate virtually every type of vessel, proving the versatility and flexibility of our solutions.
DNV
About DNV
Driven by our purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification, technical assurance, software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries. Operating in more than 100 countries, our professionals are dedicated to helping our customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.
About DNV – Maritime
DNV is the world’s leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. We enhance safety, quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance of the global shipping industry – across all vessel types and offshore structures. We invest heavily in research and development to find solutions, together with the industry, that address strategic, operational or regulatory challenges.
FLIR Maritime
FLIR Maritime thermal imaging systems give you the power to see clearly in total darkness, through solar glare, and through light fog and smoke. FLIR’s thermal technology is used by thousands of military, first responder, commercial and recreational mariners every day for navigation, collision avoidance, threat detection, surveillance, and search and rescue missions. Swiftly avert floating debris, shipping lane traffic, vessels riding at anchor, and small boats with FLIR’s maritime thermal imagers. Displaying visible heat energy from a myriad of potential hazards—even in low visibility and turbulent conditions—helps you avoid hazards to meet your deadlines on time.
Hogia Ferry Systems
The Hogia Group is a Swedish standard software supplier with 600+ employees, going on our 40th year in the business. Hogia is showing continuous and long term growth in terms of product offering and global presence and we offer a unique range of business critical products for the travel and transport sector. Internationally, Hogia provide ferry operators with reservation and ticketing systems, advanced real time passenger information systems and terminal operating solutions for ports.
One of Hogia Ferry System’s key strengths is integrations, as we see this as a way to the future. With our extensive BOOKIT API, the integration possibilities are nearly endless. Today it is used for ticket machines, mobile check-in, web booking engines to name just a few. An important objective for Hogia Ferry Systems is to develop solutions that will enable the ferry operators to improve the traveller's experience, from booking to informed arrival at the final destination.
We work in partnership with the operators and our systems are designed to reduce the people-power needed to provide the services, enabling key staff to focus on delivering the very best passenger experience.
Hydro
Hydro is a fully integrated aluminium company with 35.000 employees in 40 countries on all continents, combining local expertise, worldwide reach and unmatched capabilities in R&D. In addition to productions of primary aluminium, rolled and extruded products and recycling, Hydro also extracts bauxite, refines alumina and generates energy to be the only 360-degree company of the global aluminium industry. Hydro is present within all market segments for aluminium, with sales and trading activities throughout the value chain serving more than 30.000 customers. Based in Norway and rooted in more than a century of experience in renewable energy technology and innovation, Hydro is committed to strengthening the viability of its customers and communities, shaping a sustainable future through innovative aluminium solutions. Hydro's focus in the Offshore industry is not limited to oil and gas it has a strong focus in renewable energies and sustainability.
Northsea Offshore
North Sea Offshore (NSO) provides premium bespoke interior solutions for your pax vessel projects in China – be it public spaces, cabin & corridor areas, crew areas, catering systems, lighting, etc. Our dedicated and multilingual team works closely with owners, architects/designers and shipyards on projects throughout China from design and detailed engineering to project execution, installation and commissioning - we understand the challenges of engineering, fitting out a vessel for export. NSO is closely affiliated and cooperating with some of the most reputable marine engineering organisations and component manufacturers both locally and overseas.
Our main office and factories are located in Yantai, China with the European & CIS branch office in Gothenburg, Sweden. Our priorities are safety, quality and efficiency and we always strive for 100% customer satisfaction.
We provide solutions to your challenges, serving your needs all the way, delivering premium solutions.
+500 employees – highly skilled – at your service!
Paf Casino
Paf is a gaming company offering gaming operation on land and at sea, with about 1,500 slot machines and 55 gaming tables on board almost 30 ships on the Baltic Sea, North Sea and at Paf Casino on Åland.
We offer our customers entertainment in the form of safe and socially responsible money games.
In 2016 the Paf group contributions to public good was 20 million euros.
The group has nearly 400 employees, is headquartered in Mariehamn on Åland and serves players from countries including Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Spain.
Paf was founded on Åland in 1966 with the clear purpose of creating profit to support public good and is licensed and controlled by the local Åland government.
Red Bull GmbH
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Redwise
Redwise is the global ship delivery specialist, delivering up to fifty vessels yearly under own power. We service the ferry industry delivering the most advanced vessels from and to ports all around the world. Whether the vessel has conventional propulsion, (Dual Fuel) LNG-diesel propulsion or hybrid propulsion, we deliver them. We provide dedicated crew management for owners with key personnel predominantly from The Netherlands. Our masters, officers and engineers are permanently employed by us. Using this unique formula, whereby we offer a complete package, we are able to instill our core values and continuously improve our services. Our operating modus is ingrained with our dedicated crews and superintendents often returning to meet the same owner for the next delivery. Redwise is a robust and healthy company, run by professionals taking pride in what they do. WE DELIVER!
RINA
RINA is a multinational company and a trusted partner that, through highly specialised expertise and a global network of over 5300 talented professionals, supports clients’ sustainable growth.
In addition to the provision of classification, statutory certification and technical advisory services, we deliver value added services to the industry. RINA classed fleet numbers over 8,000 ships, for over 75 million GT, making us the number one classification society for the Ro-Ro sector.
Playing a proactive role in shipping decarbonisation, RINA works with designers and builders to ensure compliance with the applicable rules for dual-fuel vessels and innovative designs incorporating new fuels, leading to increased efficiency and reduced emissions.
Our SERTICA Suite includes applications such as real-time fleet performance management (SERTICA Performance) and a paperless electronic logbook (SERTICA Electronic Logbooks). SERTICA optimises companies’ business within maintenance, procurement, HSQE and crewing, providing a modular system to simplify operations and optimise performance.
Stena RoRo
Stena RoRo sets the standard in the RoRo- & RoPax market. With the solid know how combined with its intuitive feel for innovation and for the demands and requirements; Stena RoRo takes the market forward. Innovators of the RoRo-concept, building RoRo- and RoPax tonnage, supplying tailor-made solutions - all over the globe. The fleet of Stena RoRo are chartered out to first class operators around the world.
All through the organization there is an entrepreneurial way of working and an intrinsic will of taking customer satisfaction to a new level. Thanks to its commercial and technical approach and long earned experience; Stena RoRo follows their customers - all through the value chain.
That's what Stenability is all about, Stena RoRo's trademark.
We are the operators first choice when it comes to ship supply.
Tallink Grupp, AS
AS Tallink Grupp is the leading passenger shipping company on the Baltic Sea with over nine million passengers annually, operating under brands of Tallink and Silja Line on six different shipping routes. Tallink has 7,000 employees in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Russia and Germany. It is the largest shipping company by tax free retail sales in the world.
TTS Marine AB
TTS Group is an international corporation that provides world class handling solutions and hull access systems for the marine and offshore industries. TTS is one of the top three largest suppliers in its specialized market segments and have a worldwide network of branch offices, service stations and agents. It provides after sales services covering the major shipping regions of the world.
TTS Marine AB, part of the TTS Group, is located in Gothenburg, Sweden and is a world-leading designer and supplier of cargo and passenger access equipment to new builds and conversions to the world's fleet of RoRo, cruise and navy vessels. We deliver on-board equipment such as all types of ramps, internal and external doors, platforms, movable car decks, cargo lifts, and hangar doors, all backed up by a comprehensive service and after sales network. Port equipment is another key segment where we design and deliver linkspans, passenger gangways and auto mooring.
Versonix Corporation
Versonix SEAWARE is the business rules based reservation software system with Sales, Marketing, CRM and Revenue/Yield management for passengers, cars and cargo inventories. Utilizing an innovative and patented rules-based system, Seaware can be customized to support specific business goals and allow dynamic and real-time responses to an ever-changing world market. Enhancing customer relations is effortless using any of Seaware’s Sales and Marketing, Reservations, or Yield and Revenue Management functionalities. From reservation to check-in, to management reports to car deck optimization; Seaware allows you to manage your business your way. The Seaware rule-based reservation solution delivers industry-leading Yield Management, Cargo Handling and Customer Relationship/ Loyalty Program. Seaware provides a complete, reliable and flexible platform that allows companies to boost operating efficiencies, profits, and customer satisfaction.
Seaware serves as a common point for all distribution channels including the Internet, handheld, self-service kiosk, GDS and call center.