Nor-Shipping and YoungShip Announce Finalists for Young Entrepreneur Award 2025

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Nor-Shipping, in collaboration with YoungShip, has announced the finalists for the 2025 Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur Award. The selection of this year’s shortlist strongly reflects the maritime industry’s current priorities, with a clear emphasis on initiatives and innovations driving decarbonization, digitalization, and enhanced inclusivity within the sector. This focus highlights young professionals’ critical role in shaping a more sustainable, efficient, and equitable future for maritime, reports AJOT. 

Finalists Selected

The winner of a prestigious accolade celebrating individuals under 40 who are making significant contributions with commercially viable solutions to key ocean industry challenges will be announced on June 2nd at Nor-Shipping’s After Work ‘kick-off’ event at Leketer’n in Oslo. Past recipients of this award include Cristina Aleixendri, COO and Co-founder of bound4blue, and Boyan Slat, CEO of The Ocean Cleanup.

After a rigorous competition and deliberation process, an expert industry panel has selected four finalists:

  • Joachim Bachmann Nielsen, CEO/CTO of Kvasir Technologies: This company is focused on transforming low-value biomass into scalable, carbon-neutral marine fuels.
  • Fabian Fussek, Co-Founder & CEO of Kaiko Systems: Kaiko Systems has developed an AI-powered platform designed to help shipping companies improve safety, compliance, and maintenance practices.
  • Josephine Le, Founder of The Hood Platform: The Hood Platform is a digital hub aimed at breaking down barriers in maritime recruitment and providing support for the next generation of talent in the industry.
  • Alisha Fredriksson, CEO and Co-Founder of Seabound: Seabound is a climate tech innovator specializing in the development of onboard carbon capture systems for the difficult-to-abate emissions from the shipping sector.

Platform for The Future

The Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur Award is presented in collaboration with YoungShip, the global non-profit network dedicated to young professionals in the maritime industry.  

Erlend Holberg of YoungShip expressed his admiration for the high quality of the 2025 nominees, stating, “For this industry to be truly sustainable, commercially as well as environmentally, we have to open pathways for the next generation to access the networks, support, and markets they need to succeed. That way all stakeholders, from businesses and society, can benefit from the ideas, enthusiasm, and energy that, as we saw from the huge field of talent competing for this prize – is so abundant in our young professionals worldwide. I can’t wait to see who wins this coveted title at Nor-Shipping 2025.”

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Source: AJOT