Member Spotlight - Skuld
This month, the spotlight is on Skuld, a leading marine insurance provider with more than 127 years of experience in claims handling. Rooted in the Norwegian maritime cluster, Skuld is proud to support the industry’s decarbonization journey and to share unique insights that help shipowners reduce operational risks while adopting new technologies such as battery propulsion.
Skuld’s Role in Maritime Electrification
As part of Norway’s world-renowned green shipping ecosystem, Skuld is well-placed to contribute to the growth of maritime batteries. Their loss prevention department draws on deep levels of experience to provide members with practical advice on risk management, ensuring that new solutions are implemented safely and responsibly.
By offering insurance coverage tailored to hybrid and battery-powered operations, Skuld is helping the industry balance innovation with protection, making the transition to cleaner propulsion more attainable.
Addressing the Challenges
Skuld highlights that, as with any new technology, maritime batteries bring an expected level of risk. The focus is not on avoiding these risks but on managing them effectively, with particular emphasis on proper training for crew and onboard personnel, dispelling myths and countering fearmongering around battery safety, and ensuring vessels are operated within manufacturer limits for safe coverage. By addressing these challenges, Skuld’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of Loss Prevention, Geir Jorgensen believes it will smoothen the journey to the adoption batteries responsibly while maintaining high safety standards.
A Bright Future for Batteries
Skuld sees a very positive future for maritime batteries, especially in short-sea shipping, ferries, and tugs where electrification is already taking hold. In deep-sea shipping, batteries are expected to play an important role as part of energy efficiency systems within broader carbon-neutral solutions. With government regulations pushing for decarbonization, the momentum is clear: batteries are here to stay, and their role will only grow stronger.
Looking Ahead
For Skuld, maritime batteries represent not only a technical innovation but also an opportunity to further enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in shipping. By combining its long-standing expertise in claims handling with forward-looking guidance, Skuld is ensuring that shipowners can adopt new technologies with confidence. For the MBF, Skuld exemplifies the importance of collaboration between insurers, regulators, and shipowners in achieving a safer, greener maritime future.
About the Maritime Battery Forum
The Maritime Battery Forum was founded with the aim of promoting new and efficient energy storage technologies in the maritime industry. With over 90 members across 3 continents, the MBF works to disseminate information, facilitate discussion, and accelerate the journey towards a zero-emission maritime future.
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