Marintek. Marintek is a research institution, 56 % owned by the SINTEF group, a private research foundation, 26 % by the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, 9 % by Det Norske Veritas, an independent foun- dation, and the rest by several shareholders in the maritime community. Marintek delivers marine technology research and development services. Together with the Depart- ment of Marine Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), it constitutes the Marine Technology Centre in Trondheim. The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute does research, development and technical consulting in the maritime sector for industry and the public sector. The Institute develops and verifies technological solutions for the shipping and maritime equipment industries and for offshore petroleum production. Marintek's busi- ness areas include shipping, shipbuilding, offshore marine industry and marine industry (15). According to the information provided by the Norwegian authorities, Xxxxxxxx has developed several software packages. Most of them are only for ‘internal use’ but others are made available as commercial products through marketing alliances.
