Centre for Ocean Business

OBZ is a hub for the Ocean Business Ecosystem located at BI Norwegian Business School.

Get to know OBZ

Academics, businesses, students, organizations, and regulators come together to share knowledge, and to collaborate, develop, and apply commercially valuable, innovative and sustainable solutions to benefit Ocean industries.

Centre for Ocean Business was established at BI 15 March 2019. Norway is taking a position in new and emerging ocean industries, and the vision of the centre is to support this development by providing insight into new business models, collaboration, and scale up.

Friday, 16 October, 2026 - BI
Study trip to Copenhagen and Rotterdam

Part of the research team behind the Port of Oslo project recently went on a study trip to Copenhagen and Rotterdam. The team met with researchers and industry representatives in two of Europe’s…
Thursday, 15 October, 2026 - BI
Josefine Røed Successfully Defends Her Pre-Doc

Ocean Business Center PhD candidate Josefine Røed has successfully defended her pre-doc, “Navigating Strategic Uncertainty During Sustainability Transitions.”
Thursday, 15 October, 2026 - LinkedIn
Great conversations in Copenhagen and Rotterdam!

Part of the research team on the Port of Oslo project recently went on a study trip to two of Europe’s leading maritime hubs. The goal was to learn from researchers and industry players working in…