Oslo Maritime Week to Launch

Oslo Maritime Week, a new event established by the Norwegian maritime industry for local and international peers, takes place from May 30 – June 1, 2012.

Oslo Maritime Week presents finance, law, insurance, design and other maritime services via hot-topic seminars. Social events gather all participants and encourage cross-industry networking as an integral component. Taking place every second year, Oslo Maritime Week will alternate with Nor-Shipping.

As a maritime capital, Oslo is a natural location for such an event to take place. Oslo’s integrated role in the complete Norwegian maritime cluster also ensures access to key maritime hubs, such as Bergen and Ålesund. Oslo Maritime Week will help to further strengthen the links between key Norwegian and international maritime players.

“The Oslo region has all segments of the shipping industry. Ship owners and operators can come to Oslo to get a ship designed, financed, classified, insured, chartered and managed,” said Odd Torset, who heads up Oslo Maritime Week. “What is unique about Oslo Maritime Week is that it provides an opportunity for the diverse Norwegian maritime services industry to gather in one place. Having these key players all together then makes the event naturally relevant to their international colleagues.”

The Norwegian maritime cluster is solidly behind the event with the Norwegian Ship owners’ Association, Det Norske Veritas, Skuld, Vogt &Wiig and many more among the organizers for the diverse conferences.