A prestigious shipping and maritime conference takes place next month in Oslo, Norway. The Nor-Shipping conference is an opportunity for all kinds of suppliers, from ship builders, marine electronics manufacturers, finance and insurance companies, to make personal contact with the shipping lines who are their major customers. At the same time, there are seminars and summit discussions on a range of topics, including Climate change, and how to carry on trading in conditions of declining freight rates and every more strenuous safety legislation. Oslo has a long history of involvement in the shipping trade, and is the ideal location for this kind of conference.