Successful seminar on Maritime Logistics in Molde

Written by Gesine Stück  |  Wednesday, 23 March 2011  | 

On March 11th more than 40 students, scholars and representatives from the maritime industry cluster participated in a one-day-seminar on maritime logistics in Molde, Norway. The seminar was hosted by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA)  in cooperation with NMU and Molde University College.

The day was opened by NSAs project manager Westerberg – presenting the Norwegian maritime industry. The NMU project was presented by associate professor Harald M. Hjelle. Wilson and Wilh. Wilhelmsen, speakers from the Norwegian shipowners, focused on logistics challenges and innovative logistics solutions within their operations. Deputy director Torstein Mørkve from Det Norske Veritas dealt with mapping environmental performance across the maritime logistic chains, whearas associate professor Bjørnar Aas from Molde University College ended the program by dealing with offshore logistics, a key business in Western Norway.