One Ocean Week event: Greater Bergen: The region of maritime pioneering frontrunners

Limited availability – secure your spot here!

Greater Bergen is one of the world's most complete maritime commercial regions and is currently pioneering sustainable ship design and equipment with digital transition on every level. The cluster is delivering on the global marine aim to reduce emissions and costs through research and development of new marine design and technology. This opens several opportunities. Does your company have the skills and technology needed to tap into the Norwegian maritime value chain?

One Ocean Week event

In an event during One Ocean Week 2024 - a full week of events in Bergen for everyone interested in a sustainable ocean - Invest in Bergen invites you to explore the maritime industry’s business opportunities in the seminar “Greater Bergen: The region of maritime pioneering frontrunners.” 

Time and place:

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

11:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Meet up at Staatsraaden Bar, Bradbenken 2, Skur 7, 5003 Bergen

The event will be conducted in English.

Regulatory changes and self-imposed regulation are driving the maritime industry to cut emissions. The future will be multi-fuel. Alternative fuels have other properties and risks than conventional fuel and new technology creates new risks. Very few companies can do a transition like this on the own.

The solution:

• New strategic partnerships for all business cases.
• Cooperation throughout the whole value chain. 
• Pilot projects.
• Combine new techology with exciting operations.  
• Commitments to adopt the technology at scale.

The Norwegian maritime value chain offers possibilities to do all this. Onboard one of the pilot projects, MS Skulebas, we invite to to listen to experienced and wise industry speakers:

You meet:

Thor Humerfeld, SVP Product Architect, Fuel Cells in Corvus Energy

Jan-Øivind Svardal, CEO Skarv Shipping Solutions / CTO Grieg Edge.

Jørgen Kopperstad, Head of maritime in Norwegian Hydrogen

The Invest in Bergen team

After the talks, join us for a tour abord MS Skulebas. We serve a light lunch.  Hope to see you here!

There is limited availability for this event. Please RSVP to charlotte@investinbergen.no if you would like to attend.

Why here?

A governmental decision to cut Norwegian maritime emissions by 50 % creates a unique hub for innovative and future-based technology for zero-emission solutions for all vessel categories. The maritime sector is currently a frontrunner in international green transition of all maritime activities: 

• Newbuilds, retrofits, and vessel upgrades.
• Innovative propulsion systems – modern battery technology
• Green maritime fuels development: hydrogen, ammonia
• Carbon capture – both onshore and onboard ships
• Handling and transporting LNG

The car ferry Amepere is another marine pilot vessel, being the the world’s first electrified ferry in traffic, ont the crossing Lavik-Oppedal in Vestland. After Ampere, it did not take long before several of the crossings were made by similar vessel. 

Get aboard a pilot vessel

An example of such a pioneer project is MS Skulebas, the world’s first fishing vessel with a propulsion system powered by a combination of fuel cells and batteries. The 35-meter fishing vessel is also equipped with the latest technology and commercial fishing systems.

Photo: Bjarne Husevåg

The vessel is operated by students at Måløy Upper Secondary School at the Western coast of Norway but is visiting Bergen during One Ocean Week. We invite you abord for a tour and to meet suppliers that share how cooperation in the maritime value chain was important for developing this first of its kind ship.

Greater Bergen – one-stop shop

Photo: Nordlandblog.com

• The West Coast has a highly skilled and competent work force with 60% of jobs in the maritime sector.
• The regions has fully integrated value chains and leading clusters collaborating a joint focus on sustainable solutions.
• Bergen is Norway’s second largest harbour with easy access to 18 industry parks.
• Procurement risk-averse companies willing to invest in innovative solutions.

Can Invest in Bergen help your business to settle in our region?

Don’t hesitate!

Contact any of our advisors!