We focus on geopolitics, market analysis and competence building.

Shipping & Offshore Network (SON) is a maritime network organisation for enterprises in the maritime and offshore industries, primarily in the Nordic and Baltic countries. Established in 1981 as Bulkforum, SON mainly focuses on geopolitics, market analysis and competence development.

SON hosts its flagship event Annual Summit at Losby Gods in April every year. The fixed items on SON's annual schedule include the annual meeting on a geopolitical issue in February, the DNV meeting for SON’s members in March (Oslo and Bergen), the Annual Summit in April, Market Update meetings in Oslo and Bergen in October, and the "Tjuvholmen seminar" (paid for by suppliers) at Tjuvholmen Sjømagasin and in Bergen in November every year.

Through “The Shipping Academy” we offer the courses Basic Shipping & Maritime Law, Ship Finance in One Day, Tian Xia – All under heaven (on China) and more.

SON's members come from all over Norway and from countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Germany, Japan and more. SON was also a partner in the three-year (2016–2019) Interreg project GO LNG in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) and is a partner in the three-year (2022-2025) Interreg project Blue Supply Chains. 

The chair of the board is Per Olaf Brett (PhD), board member of Ulstein International AS, a part of Ulstein Group ASA.