Africa Was the Focus at Nor-Shipping 2017
2017 Nor-Shipping Conference – Image source: nor-shipping.com
Thanks to the fact that Africa is fast becoming a global force in today’s market places the 2017 Nor-Shipping Conference made the African continent a primary focus of this highly influential event. In fact, the maritime and ocean industries program for 2017 was even dubbed Africa@Nor-Shipping 2017, and it represented a major leap forward in the mutually beneficial business relationships that are currently being forged between Africa and Europe. At the launch of the event Birgit Liodden, a Nor-Shipping director, had this to say:
“The goal (of this event) is to create a high-quality platform for leading European and African maritime industry players to investigate business opportunities on the continent that represents the second biggest growth market in the world.”
There was a dedicated Africa Pavilion
For the first time, a dedicated Africa Pavilion provided unique networking opportunities for all international delegates. Additionally, a wide range of Africa centric issues were covered, including key challenge areas, possible opportunity areas, as well as improving sustainable maritime business practices.
A summary of the 4-day event
The basis for the 2017 focus on African participation stemmed from an agreement signed between Nor-Shipping, the Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA) and AO Energy Consulting (AOEC). These powerhouses of the maritime industry helped to host an exceptionally productive event, and if you missed it you can experience the day to day excitement in these 4 videos below:
Nor-Shipping 2017 Day 1:
Nor-Shipping 2017 Day 2:
Nor-Shipping 2017 Day 3:
Nor-Shipping 2017 Day 4 (The Final Day):
If you would like to know more about the future, as well as previous, Nor-Shipping Conferences then please visit the Nor-Shipping Website here. The next Nor-Shipping Conference is scheduled to take place from June the 4th until June the 7th 2019 in Oslo, Norway.
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