Shipshave AS

SHIPSHAVE AS is listed at Professor Olav Hanssens vei 7, 4021 Stavanger, Norway; website: https://shipshave.no/. The profile says Shipshave enables crews to remove biofouling while vessels are in transit. Listed industry: Maritime.

Related solution: “Shipshave grooms ship hulls in transit” — https://businessnorway.com/solutions/shipshave-grooms-ship-hulls-in-transit. Published 17 Oct 2022; updated 21 Sep 2026. Shipshave ITCH is a semi-autonomous underwater robot tethered to a foredeck winch. It uses propulsion energy from the moving vessel and soft brushes to clean the hull in a defined pattern; interchangeable heads target microfouling or macrofouling. The compact plug-and-play system is installed by the crew without ship modifications. Crew deploy it manually, while an onboard camera records the cleaning and supports hull inspection and condition documentation for port authorities. The page says removing early biofouling reduces friction, fuel use and greenhouse-gas emissions, and cleaning underway avoids schedule disruption and dedicated cleaning stops. It cites DNV estimates of average fuel savings of 8–10% in cold climates, with greater savings in warmer climates; a DNV assessment of a 200-metre bulk carrier is linked. Shipshave ITCH entered the market in early 2021 and is intended for professional vessels. Availability text says Shipshave is moving from start-up to scale-up. Listed industry value chain: Ship design and ship’s equipment.

Past events shown on the profile: Team Norway French-Norwegian Green Maritime Forum 2025 in Marseille (4 Feb 2025); Meet Team Norway at SMM Hamburg (3–6 Sep 2024).

Public contact: Richard A.G. Tjøsvoll, Chief Sales Officer; Richard.tjosvoll@shipshave.no.