In 2014, the registrar DNV GL acquired which marine control company, founded by Thor Inge Fossen?
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Thor I. Fossen Thor Inge Fossen (born January 3, 1963) is a Norwegian naval architect and a cyberneticist. Fossen received the MSc degree in Marine Technology (1987) and PhD in Engineering Cybernetics (1991) both from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is a Fulbright alumni and he pursed postgraduate studies in Aerodynamics and Aeronautics at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the University of Washington, Seattle (1989-1990). At age 28 he was appointed associated professor of guidance, navigation and control at NTNU and two years later he qualified as full professor. He has been elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences since 1998 and elevated to IEEE Fellow (2016) for his contributions to modeling and controlling of marine craft. Fossen is one of the founders of the company Marine Cybernetics (2002), which was aquired by DNV GL in 2014. He has been Vice President R&D in Marine Cybernetics (2002-2008) and he is currently co-director of the NTNU Center for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems. He has made contributions in the areas of marine craft motion control systems, hydrodynamics, nonlinear control, guidance systemsnavigation.
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DNV GL DNV GL is an international accredited registrar and classification society headquartered near Oslo, Norway. The company currently has about 13,550 employees and 350 offices operating in more than 100 countries, and provides services for several industries including maritime, renewable energy, oil & gas, electrification, food & beverage and healthcare. It was created in 2013 as a result of a merger between two leading organizations in the field - Det Norske Veritas (Norway) and Germanischer Lloyd (Germany).
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Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk ANS (MEV) is a Norwegian industrial company, owned by the Mathiesen industrial family, and historically one of the largest timber companies of Norway, and arguably Europe.
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Ponsse Corporation Ponsse Plc (Finnish: "Ponsse Oyj" ; Nasdaq: PON1V ) is a company domiciled in Finland that manufactures and markets a range of forestry vehicles and machinery such as forwarders and harvesters. Ponsse was founded by Einari Vidgrén in 1970 and the company got its name from a cross-breed hunting dog. Ponsse maintains its head office in the town of Vieremä.
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The Faroe Insurance Company The Faroe Insurance Company (Faroese: "Tryggingarfelagið Føroyar" , TF), often referred to as Tryggingin, is an insurance company in the Faroe Islands. The company currently employs about 110 people and is headquartered in Tórshavn. The Faroe Insurance Company also has branch offices in Sandavágur, Saltangará, Klaksvík, and Tvøroyri. The company was founded as "Tryggingarsambandið Føroyar" (the Faroese Insurance Union) in 1965 and received its current name in 1998. Chairmen of the company have included Kristian Djurhuus, Johan Poulsen, and Hilmar Kass.
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Trondheim Airport, Jonsvatnet Trondheim Airport, Jonsvatnet (Norwegian: "Trondheim sjøflyplass, Jonsvatnet" ) was a water aerodrome located at Valset on the lake of Jonsvatnet in Trondheim, Norway. The airport was built as the first permanent airport serving Trondheim and initially was used for Norwegian Air Lines' (DNL) routes which commenced in 1935. Ahead of the 1936 season the airport was equipped with permanent installations, including wharfs and a small terminal building. In 1937 the airport was used by Widerøe, before DNL returned the following year.
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Thor O. Hannevig Thor Olaf Hannevig (20 April 1891 – 17 February 1975) was a Norwegian shipmaster. During the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 he was in command of an army unit called the "Telemark Infantry Regiment", and this regiment was able to withstand the German forces until 5 May. Hannevig later acquired a legendary heroic status, and his story was the basis of the 1993 Norwegian film "The Last Lieutenant".
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MS Lofoten MS Lofoten (call sign LIXN) is a Norwegian passenger and cargo vessel owned and operated by Hurtigruten ASA. The ship was built in 1964. After MS "Nordstjernen" was retired from coastal service in 2012, MS Lofoten became the oldest ship in the current fleet still in operation. It operates cruises around the coast of Norway and sometimes in the Svalbard archipelago. The vessel was declared worthy of preservation in 2001 by the Norwegian Director General of Historic Monuments to preserve Norway's cultural heritage. She has been refitted several times—in 1980, 1985, 1995 and most recently in 2004.
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Danish Patent and Trademark Office The Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) is the patent office of Denmark. As of 2013, its Director General is Jesper Kongstad.
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Nesskip Nesskip hf. is an Icelandic shipping company based in Reykjavík. Founded on 27 January 1974 by Captain Gudmundur Asgeirsson, it is one of Iceland's largest bulk transporting firms. According to Bloomberg it "provides a range of shipping-related services as ship owners, ship brokers, port agents, and transport and chartering consultants", and serves "cruise liners, seismic-research vessels, reefers, tankers, and dry cargo vessels and foreign deep sea fishing ships" as a port agent. The company exports oil in their tankers "MV Freyja" and "MV Frigg", but also deals with the shipping of fishmeal, steel products, construction materials, cement, timber, pumice, cement, coal, gravel, ferrosilicon, and salt. It is a member of the international shipping organization Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO). In 2006, Norwegian shipping company Wilson EuroCarriers acquired a majority share in Nesskip; their working relationship dates back to 1977.
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Kveldúlfur Kveldúlfur is an Icelandic trawler company that was established in 1912 by Thor Jensen. Kveldúlfur was one of the largest fishing companies in Iceland until the Second World War, running 7 boats at peak. It made Jensen one of the wealthiest men in Iceland. The company operated from Reykjavík. In 1929 it caught 23,791,000 kilos of fish. After the war the company declined and eventually operated with just one trawler until closure in 1977.
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Avinor Avinor AS is a state-owned limited company that operates most of the civil airports in Norway. The Norwegian state, via the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, controls 100 percent of the share capital. Avinor was created on 1 January 2003, by the privatization of the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration known as Luftfartsverket. Its head office is in Bjørvika, Oslo, located on the seaside of Oslo Central Station.
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Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab or OVDS was a Norwegian shipping company that operated ferries in Northern Norway, including the Coastal Express, car ferries and passenger ferries. The company merged with Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap in 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group.
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Lloyd Werft Wismar Lloyd Werft Wismar (former "VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft Wismar", "Aker MTW Werft", "Wadan Yards MTW", "Nordic Yards Wismar") is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Wismar. Since June 1, 1990 it has been part of the Deutschen Maschinen- und Schiffbau AG (DMS AG), 2009–2016 was part of the Nordic Yards Holding GmbH, and since 2016 is part of the Lloyd Werft Group.
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Electromagnetic Geoservices Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) is a Norwegian geophysical services company using proprietary marine electromagnetic technology to support oil and gas companies in their search for offshore hydrocarbons. The administrative and research headquarters are located in Trondheim.
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Siem Offshore Siem Offshore is an international offshore and subsea shipping company registered on the Cayman Islands with its main offices in Kristiansand, Norway. The Company’s fleet includes 50 vessels, of which 15 are under construction. The fleet includes platform supply vessels - PSVs, anchor handling tug and supply vessels - AHTS, multipurpose field and ROV support vessels - MRSVs, offshore subsea construction vessels - OSCVs, well intervention vessels - WIVs, scientific core drilling vessels - SCDVs and crew transport vessels - CTVs. Furthermore the subsidiary Siem Consub (Siem Offshore do Brasil) operates additional vessels in Brazil. Siem Industries (33.7%) and Ace Crown International (19.4%) are the largest owners.
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BW Offshore BW Offshore is a global owner and operator of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The company has its headquarters in Singapore and Oslo, Norway but operates internationally. The largest owner is BW Group Limited with 49,3% of the shares.
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ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5, 2005.
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Oslo Air Traffic Control Center Oslo Air Traffic Control Center or Oslo ATCC (Norwegian: "Oslo Kontrollsentral" ) is responsible for the controlled airspace above Eastern Norway. The area control center is located at Røyken, between Oslo and Drammen. The Control Center is owned and operated by the state enterprise Avinor. Avinor's board had originally decided to close Oslo ATCC in 2008, transferring its responsibilities to Stavanger ATCC and a planned new terminal control center at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. However, new management has postponed the actual closing, and redefined Oslo ATCC as an approach control with surrounding feeder sectors.
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Christian Dyrvig Christian Peter Dyvig (born 11 October 1964) is a Danish lawyer, businessman and investor. He is the CEO and founder of C. P. Dyvig & Co. in Copenhagen.
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Fred. Olsen &amp; Co. Fred. Olsen & Co. is a shipping company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today it is the holding company that controls the Olsen family's interest through Bonheur and Ganger Rolf.
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GMV Innovating Solutions GMV, founded in 1984, is a privately owned corporate group with international presence. It has more than 1400 employees.