Driving Innovation Together – From the Mountains to Market Impact

At our Connect retreat in Hemsedal, we came together to tackle real-world shipping challenges. Through hands-on collaboration, we turned bold thinking into actionable ideas—several of which are now moving into our shared innovation funnel.

Last week, the Klaveness Digital team headed to the mountains for our company-wide retreat, Connect. While the setting in Hemsedal was stunning, the true highlight was indoors: teams from across the organization came together to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing our industry. Not just through blue-sky thinking—but structured innovation. 

With a hands-on workshop grounded in our innovation framework, we explored real-world problems and generated actionable ideas. Several of these are now moving into our cross-business unit innovation funnel. It’s a process that allows us to test, validate, and scale promising solutions—faster and smarter. 

This is innovation the Klaveness way: grounded in deep domain knowledge, driven by customer need, and powered by collaboration across departments and disciplines. As a company with over 75 years of history in maritime, innovation is not new to us. But how we innovate is changing—and evolving. 

Our values guide us in this transformation: 

• Craftsmanship keeps us close to operational realities. 

• Integrity ensures we act with purpose and clarity. 

• Commitment drives us to see the long game. 

• Curiosity pushes us to challenge established thinking. 

This retreat marks more than a moment of reflection—it signals a renewed commitment to bold thinking and smarter solutions, at a time when the maritime industry needs it most. 

With Klaveness Digital now serving as the Torvald Klaveness Group’s innovation engine, we’re excited to continue this work in close collaboration with our global teams, our customers, and our wider industry network. 

Because the future of shipping demands more than ideas—it demands action.