The increasingly competitive and globalized shipping industry constitutes a constantly changing sea for the Norwegian maritime sector. To maintain the country’s extraordinary level of success in shipping, the public and private sectors are investing in finding better ways to navigate the oceans safely, cleanly and ever more efficiently. New and established research programmes and institutes – such as MARUT, MARINTEK and MAROFF – are fostering the development of cutting-edge technology and setting a course for future growth in the industry.