Norway is 119th in the world when it comes to population — but it has the fifth-largest owned merchant fleet globally.

So why shouldn’t shipping — one of the pillars of the Norwegian economy — make its presence felt at the Arendalsuka annual forum in Arendal?

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To the non-Scandinavian observer, the event might seem strange.