Tag: Nor-Shipping

Today sees the official opening of Nor-Shipping, with a high-profile event at Oslo City Hall, a bell ringing ceremony at Oslo stock exchange, a UN Global Compact high-level meeting, and a range of other partner and networking activities.

As we are counting down the days for Nor-Shipping 2023, we are excited to host an exclusive interview with Norshipping’s Director, Sidsel Norvik, who mentions which innovations will take place in the exhibition, highlighting that this year, the event will focus on the next generation to showcase how academia is adjusting to the maritime transition and what maritime career opportunities are in store.

After almost three years, Nor-Shipping, the meeting place for globally leading maritime players, technology innovators, investors, and all the stakeholders interested in realizing ocean opportunities, was back in Norway between 4th and 7th April, with "Our Arena for Ocean Solutions".

It feels like we’ve finally broken free of the pandemic chains,” says Nor-Shipping Director Sidsel Norvik, following the news that Norway ended its national coronavirus restrictions last weekend.

Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou, President of WISTA International and CEO of TOTOTHEO MARITIME, a leading global supplier of advanced maritime technology and services, spoke to Nor-Shipping, after being elected to a second two-year term as WISTA International President, arguing that the changing world, defined by changing technology, demands a changing maritime workforce.

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft announced delivery of the world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, 'Color Hybrid', to Oslo-based company Color Line, on 1st August. The ship represents an important milestone for its innovative and new environmentally friendly solutions.

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA at Nor-Shipping, Oslo, Mr. Baba Devani, Managing Director of Marine Operations at SURVITEC, discussed the need for owners and operators to emphasize on quality of safety equipment to ensure true compliance and safety performance. Safety, Mr. Devani argued, is way more than just obtaining a certificate.

During an interview with the SAFETY4SEA team at Nor-Shipping 2019, Jan Erik Rasanen, Head of New Technologies, Foreship, talked about the need of today’s ships to comply with upcoming legislations, providing an overview of the major highlights regarding alternative propulsion technologies for ships.

During an interview with the SAFETY4SEA team at Nor-Shipping 2019, Kirsi Tikka, Executive Vice President, Global Marine, ABS, shared her views on why decarbonization has become one of the biggest challenges for shipping. In addition, Dr. Tikka gave her insight on what will be the biggest shipping challenges up to 2030 regarding sustainable shipping.

Intermarine UK signed a new agreement with a Chinese manufacturer to establish the Port of Portland one of UK’s centers for scrubber installation. The deal was signed during Nor-Shipping 2019, with Shandong Pure Ocean Technology. Intermarine will be an agent to Shandong and will offer to install its scrubbers to several ships to assist them comply with upcoming environmental regulations.