Next Generation Ship Award

Flagship conferences

2027

The Next Generation Ship Award assesses breakthrough newbuild, retrofit and conversion projects, with all ship types given equal consideration, regardless of size or segment.

Deadline for nomination is Friday 28 February 2027.

Deadline

27 February 2027

Ceremony

Opening Ceremony in Oslo City Hall

Eligibility

Global

Cost

Free Submission

Deadline

27 February 2027

Ceremony

Opening Ceremony in Oslo City Hall

Eligibility

Global

Cost

Free Submission

Criteria

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Qualifying criteria

To qualify for the Next Generation Ship Award newbuilds:

Should be scheduled for delivery within three years of Nor-Shipping 2025 or have been delivered since the last exhibition.
Retrofits and conversions must have been commenced since Nor-Shipping in 2023 but need not to be completed before the 2025 exhibition
Collaborations between companies in making entries are welcomed and all ship types are given equal consideration, regardless of size or segment.

Selection of the Next Generation Ship is done by an international jury of experts from many sectors of the shipping industry including classification, design, operation, research and finance.

The jury chairman is Malcolm Latarche, an industry expert and freelance maritime journalist, who has led this jury since 2013.

The Next Generation Ship Award winner will be revealed at the Nor-Shipping Opening Ceremony in Oslo City Hall on 2 June.

Jury

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