Oslo Ocean Days is designed to complement Nor-Shipping and expand the conversation to additional ocean industries. It is structured as a leadership forum, partner platform, and networking event built on agenda-setting discussions.
The program will also encourage and invite partner events alongside the main program, extending the dialogue beyond the traditional maritime sector. The ambition is for Oslo Ocean Days to become an important biennial week for the global ocean industries, highlighting Oslo as a meeting point for strategic dialogue, investment discussions, and new industry alliances.
The 2026 edition will place a particular emphasis on maritime and shipping topics, reflecting the current developments shaping the sector. Hosted across venues in Oslo city center, the program will combine a curated conference agenda with networking gatherings, a regatta, and a gala dinner at the Oslo Opera House. Final program details and venues will be announced in due course.
A New Forum for Ocean Leadership
“We see a need and opportunity for a forum like this, given the fast-moving changes affecting our industry,” said Sidsel Norvik, Director of Nor-Shipping. “Oslo Ocean Days will offer leaders across the ocean industries a natural global meeting place built around a curated, high-level program in one of the world’s leading ocean capitals.”
“The involvement of TradeWinds will bring valuable insight and expertise to shape an initiative of the highest quality.”
Building the Agenda
TradeWinds will drive the creation of a conference program reflecting the dynamic forces shaping the industry, with speakers and sessions both open and closed, and themes selected for relevance and quality.
“This collaboration reflects the pace and complexity of change across the ocean industries,” said Julian Bray, Editor-in-Chief, TradeWinds. “Through our journalism, we see how rapidly capital flows, regulatory frameworks, and geopolitical realities are evolving. Oslo Ocean Days creates a forum where those forces can be addressed directly by the people shaping them.”
“The ambition is substance and relevance. Together with Nor-Shipping, we are building a platform centered on strategic dialogue at the highest level.”
Alongside Nor-Shipping and TradeWinds, leading maritime names have also signed up as partners to develop Oslo Ocean Days. Names include DNB, Höegh Autoliners, Norwegian Maritime Authority, and Skuld.
Following the first edition in September 2026, Oslo Ocean Days will be held in the spring every second year in Oslo.
