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GLOSTEN

The Case:

KONGSBERG MARITIMEKONGSBERG MARITIME

Glosten has provided engineering services to the marine The Case:

Kongsberg Maritime is a single supplier of diverse, in- industry for over 60 years, integrating advanced analysis with practical, experience-based design. From the design tegrated solutions with the power to optimize marine of an ice-capable ASD harbor tug to the ? rst all-electric operations and reduce environmental impact. Its technol- ogy and services drive positive transformations and enable vehicle ferry conversion in the US, Glosten’s diverse capa- safe, ef? cient and sustainable management of more than bilities span every sector of the industry.

30,000 vessels in the seaborne transportation, energy, ? sh- ing, superyacht and naval sectors.

The Company:

Glosten is an employee-owned, full-service consulting ? rm of naval architects, marine engineers, electrical engineers, The Company:

Kongsberg Maritime’s development of sophisticated sen- ocean engineers, and production engineers. With of? ces in

Seattle, Washington and New Bedford, Massachusetts, the sors, automation and control technology has improved safety ? rm’s extensive design experience includes research vessels, at sea and operational ef? ciency for over 50 years. Always at the forefront of innovation, Kongsberg Maritime has taken passenger/car ferries, tugs, barges, dredges, and special pur- pose platforms. Consulting and design services include hull, the lead in the development of Maritime Autonomous Sur- structural, mechanical, and electrical systems design, as well face Ships (MASS) and is a major enabler of maritime digital as construction management. Since their founding in 1958, transformation, with an extensive portfolio of information

Glosten has supported projects reaching every sector of the management and data-centric advisory systems. Kongsberg

Maritime’s established Full Picture product and service industry. The team contains professionally licensed engi- neers and includes personnel with seagoing experience and portfolio diversi? ed further in 2019, through the acquisi-

US Coast Guard licenses. Glosten is the parent company tion of Rolls Royce Commercial Marine. The subsequent to Noise Control Engineering, an acoustical and structural integration enables Kongsberg Maritime to offer integrated engineering consultancy specializing in noise and vibration or standalone solutions for applications on any ship, with almost 9,000 expert staff as well as 24/7 Global Customer measurement and control for marine applications.

Washington’s Skagit County selected Glosten to design Support ensuring uptime and availability anywhere in the a vehicle/passenger ferry to replace the M/V Guemes. The world. Kongsberg Maritime is owned by KONGSBERG

County had a vision of replacing the aging Guemes with an (OSE-ticker: KOG), an international, knowledge-based group delivering high technology systems and solutions to all-electric vessel. Glosten quantitatively evaluated propul- clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, sion system options, including conventional, hybrid diesel- electric, and battery electric systems. Glosten conducted subsea, defense, aerospace and space.

2018 was a successful year for key segments, including a Vessel Capacity Study to analyze past ridership, and to provide a recommended vehicle and passenger capacity for LNG powered vessels, with milestone growth performance from Kongsberg Maritime’s existing market position. Kongs- the replacement vessel. Staff also performed a Transporta- tion System Assessment to address the overall transportation berg Maritime technology is also at the forefront of emerg- system, including the terminals and uplands infrastructure. ing maritime markets. With the Yara Birkeland all-electric, autonomous containership, Kongsberg Maritime is bringing

Following the county’s selection of a battery electric propul- sion system, Glosten helped prepare several funding requests autonomous shipping one-step closer. Kongsberg Maritime and grant applications, resulting in the award of millions has also been chosen to deliver a state-of-the-art hybrid power in state funds. Glosten’s design team continues to progress solution for nine new ‘green’ ferries from Grimaldi. Addition- the design through preliminary and contract details. This ally, digital solutions such as Kognifai and Mapping Cloud are project is expected to pave the way for the electri? cation of introducing vital new functionality for optimizing safety and ef? ciency on all vessel types. www.kongsberg.com/maritime ferries throughout Washington State. www.glosten.com

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