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Nor-Shipping 2025, taking place 2-6 June in Oslo and Lillestrøm, has announced a major partnership with Emirates.  The pioneer airline has signed as Lounge Partner, taking charge of the luxurious Emirates Lounge at the exhibition centre, while also offering Nor-Shipping participants and visitors exclusive fares. Exclusive benefits for attendees A first-class meeting place with exclusive benefits, and premium hospitality elevating the Nor-Shipping experience"Emirates is a global brand known for quality and service, and we are proud to have them as our Lounge Partner in 2025. Together, we will create a first-class meeting place for our participants, offering comfort, networking opportunities and exclusive benefits", says Sidsel Nordvik, CEO of Nor-Shipping. Attendees booking return flights from Emirates gateway cities to Oslo will be able to access a special 10% discount on Flex and Flex Plus in Business and Economy Class, and 5% off Saver tickets in Business and Economy Class. In addition, Emirates Skywards Platinum members will enjoy free lounge access during the week, enjoying a unique location serving delicious drinks and snacks, while offering a space for business and social meetings with a relaxed, friendly and informal feel. Perfect partners Nor-Shipping plays a crucial role in driving the future of ocean and maritime industries, fostering global connections"The ocean and maritime industries are integral to the future well-being and development of global society, and Nor-Shipping is essential as a platform for enabling and supporting their progress," says Terje Grue, Emirates Country Manager for Norway and Iceland. The synergies between their global reach and ours make this partnership a perfect fit. This connect people, businesses, and nations with comfort and quality service. Now, take a look forward to bringing decision-makers to this unique event and supporting them on the ground to foster business, deals, and sustainable maritime development, Grue adds. Growing excitement Nor-Shipping is expected to attract in excess of 50,000 participants this June, when it celebrates its 60th anniversary, with exhibitors from all over the globe spanning the full spectrum of maritime and ocean-related business. In addition to the exhibition, a full conference programme – including The Ocean Leadership Conference, The Ocean Invest Conference, Blue Talks, and the Deepsea Minerals Conference, to name a selection – and social and networking events will ensure something for everybody. Nor-Shipping travel window The travel period for delegates travelling to Nor-Shipping starts five calendar days prior to the official start date and ends 15 calendar days after the last official day of the event. Both the out-bound flight and return flight must be taken during this period.

The race for industry recognition is on at Nor-Shipping 2025, with today’s launch of the prestigious Next Generation Ship and Ocean Solutions Awards. The accolades support the exhibition and event week’s main theme of #future-proof, as major global innovators compete against one another to showcase truly defining projects and solutions. Both awards, which hold extra significance coming in Nor-Shipping’s 60th anniversary year, will be judged by expert panels, with Remi Erikson, Group President and CEO, DNV, leading deliberations for the Next Generation Ship jury, and Kjerstin Braathen, Group CEO, DNB, taking charge for the Ocean Solutions Award. ‘Your time to shine’ The Next Generation Ship Award winner will be revealed at the Nor-Shipping Opening Ceremony The Next Generation Ship Award winner will be revealed at the Nor-Shipping Opening Ceremony in Oslo City Hall on 2 June, while the Ocean Solutions Award will be handed out at Nor-Shipping’s Ocean Leadership Conference the following day. “All eyes will be on Norway next June and, as ever, our winners will have a unique opportunity to showcase their ambition, dedication and innovation to a global audience of key decision makers,” comments Sidsel Norvik, Director, Nor-Shipping. Sidsel Norvik adds, “As befits our anniversary, our next outing promises to be our biggest and best yet, so I think that elevates attention levels to a new high. Ambitious businesses take note… this is your time to shine, demonstrating how your projects and solutions are capable of helping steer our industry towards bright, prosperous and sustainable horizons. We wish everyone the very best of luck.” Addressing challenges, identifying opportunities The Next Generation Ship Award assesses breakthrough newbuild, retrofit and conversion projects, with all ship types given equal consideration, regardless of size or segment. Entrants will have to impress an international jury across key criteria of energy efficiency, innovation, suitability and flexibility, technology utilisation, safety and security, and environmental sustainability. The lucky winner will join past title holders including Terntank, 2023’s winner for its 15,000dwt Hybrid Tanker newbuild series, and Havila Voyages, which secured the 2022 accolade for coastal cruise ferry Havila Capella. The Ocean Solutions Award The Ocean Solutions Award, meanwhile, shifts the focus to trailblazing ideas, products, and concepts The Ocean Solutions Award, meanwhile, shifts the focus to trailblazing ideas, products, and concepts conceived to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the maritime and ocean industries. Entrants, who should be participants at Nor-Shipping 2025, must prove their solutions are either currently available or near commercialisation to ensure industry impact. AlfaWall Oceanbird won in 2023 for its folding wing sail system, with the first retrofit due to take place early next year onboard Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel - Tirranna. Agenda setting “Nor-Shipping has always worked to provide a platform for the ideas and organisations which help to set the ocean business agenda, and our awards are an integral part of that mission,” notes Sidsel Norvik, adding “We want to showcase how the most innovative approaches can turn challenges into opportunities, recognising and rewarding the players pushing boundaries to deliver unique commercial and environmental benefits. It’ll be exciting to see who is competing to #future-proof our industry, and scoop these coveted awards, in 2025.” Nor-Shipping takes place at venues across Oslo and Lillestrøm 2-6 June 2025. Alongside the awards and main exhibition, a diverse programme of knowledge sharing, networking and socialising activity is now taking shape.

Nor-Shipping has announced that the main theme for its 60th anniversary exhibition and activity programme will be #Future-proof. Taking place in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway, 2-6 June 2025, Nor-Shipping is now working with key stakeholders to tailor content and deliver opportunities that support decision-makers as they face a rapidly evolving industry landscape. Organisers have also confirmed that the exhibition space is already 85% sold out for what promises to be 'both a memorable and critically important Nor-Shipping'. Universal ambitions Sidsel Norvik, Director of Nor-Shipping, comments: “In discussions with our advisory board and other leading industry players it quickly became apparent that the desire to find a degree of ‘certainty in an uncertain world’ was top of almost everyone’s agenda. Together we saw that as an obvious area where Nor-Shipping could leverage its global position, audience and influence to deliver value.” Sidsel Norvik continues: “The #Future-proof concept spoke to everybody. It’s not a promise to provide future-proof solutions, but rather a commitment to give people the foundations they need to make optimal decisions for what lies ahead. That means Nor-Shipping 2025 will be primed to supply the knowledge, the innovations, the partners, and the opportunities our global industry desires to maximise potential, and mitigate risk, in the years to come.” Major developments Nor-Shipping confirms a range of special events dedicated to developing different industry segments In a reflection of the future focus, Nor-Shipping has confirmed that a range of special events dedicated to developing different industry segments have been confirmed. These include the Nor-Shipping Offshore Wind Conference, the Offshore Aquaculture Conference, The International Ship Autonomy and Sustainability Summit, the Nor-Shipping Hydrogen Conference, and the Ocean Campus education-industry initiative, amongst others. Ocean Leadership Conference 2025 In addition, the Ocean Leadership Conference 2025 will gather globally renowned participants from the industry and beyond; while a huge array of social and networking activities will help build relationships in this people-oriented business. And, of course, the main exhibition in Lillestrøm, featuring the most ambitious companies in the ocean space, is always a main attraction. In 2023, Nor-Shipping welcomed over 50,000 visitors, with the 2025 anniversary occasion promising even greater global interest. Informed choices DNV and DNB have confirmed they will once again take the positions of Main Partners DNV, the world’s largest classification society, and DNB, the number one ocean industries bank, have confirmed they will once again take the positions of Main Partners, with the full list of Leading Partners to be revealed soon. Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO Maritime DNV, says of the new theme: “We are in the middle of a decisive decade for shipping and if we take the right steps now, we could lay the foundation for great progress in our industry over the coming decades.” Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen adds, “To achieve the level of commitment, inspiration and understanding needed to enable future-proof solutions we need to come together. Nor-Shipping’s unique ability to identify, and build upon, the very latest industry developments in concert with a switched-on, high-level audience, provides the perfect arena to do that.” Inspiration ahead Jan Ole Huseby, EVP Global Head of Ocean Industries at DNB, said: “Expertise lies at the heart of making optimal decisions. DNB, through its role supporting and enabling the whole spectrum of ocean industries, knows this only too well.” He adds, “Nor-Shipping operates as a physical, and hugely inspiring, hub of expertise – bringing together thought leaders from across this global industry as we look to plot pathways to the future that result in long-term value and benefits to society.” Jan Ole Huseby continues, “I can think of no better place to future-proof ocean businesses than Nor-Shipping. The fact that this theme looks to the future while building on the successes of the past 60 years makes it doubly impactful. I know that I, and I think a great many others, will be looking forward to a very special Nor-Shipping in 2025.”