Nor-Shipping 2013 and Ocean Talent Camp
Oslo Mayor Fabian Stang officially opened Nor-Shipping 2013 and Ocean Talent Camp, welcoming top maritime executives converging on Oslo this week as they looked out over the sun-filled harbor from City Hall.
“This week Oslo will be the maritime capital of the world,” said Sturla Henriksen, Director General of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, as he expressed his gratitude to his host and noted that some 35,000 people from all over the world are expected to visit Nor-Shipping this week.
Nor-Shipping has been attracting the cream of the international maritime industry to Oslo every other year for nearly 50 years. However, to ensure Norway remains a maritime major also in the future, it must recruit new talent.
That need gave birth to Ocean Talent Camp at the Oslo City Hall Square, which aims at recruiting tomorrow’s talents to the “Ocean Industries” – shipping, offshore and aquaculture. “We need to engage and recruit the best heads,” said Hege Solbakken, General Manager of Maritimt Forum.
Almost 11,000 students are expected to visit Ocean Talent Camp during Nor-Shipping week. “Norway’s future is in the hands of these young people,” said Nor-Shipping Director Vidar Pederstad. “We need to see Ocean Industry Talents prepare to become Ocean Industry Experts.”
Source: Nor-Shipping
