Kongsberg Maritime has acquired 100% of the shares in Embient, Germany, an independent provider of engineered services, equipment and solutions to the marine, science and engineering sectors. Kongsberg Maritime has also acquired 10% of the shares and entered into a co-operation agreement with CONTROS Systems & Solutions, Germany. The company develops, produces and markets underwater sensor systems to detect dissolved gases such as hydrocarbons, CO2 and oxygen as well as pH. 

The acquisition of Embient will strengthen Kongsberg Maritime’s scope of deliveries to the underwater inspection and monitoring market. Embient will be integrated into the Subsea Division of Kongsberg Maritime and will become a subsidiary of the current Kongsberg Maritime operation in Hamburg, Germany.

Embient was established in 2010 with focus on technology sourcing and integration of subsea technologies into complete packages and solutions. Over the last three years the company has developed an in-house competence within underwater inspection and monitoring, as well as on subsea leak detection. With its office close to Hamburg, Germany, the company currently has 10 employees.

Over the past years, CONTROS has built a reputation as a provider of complete systems for offshore early leak detection and environmental monitoring.

Embient and CONTROS have strong working relationships with renowned universities and research institutes, and are well positioned to maintain technology leadership and to support Kongsberg Maritime’s development of subsea monitoring solutions.

（spill-international.com,  Edited by Topco)