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The Norwegian Maritime Authority has issued circular in which offers guidelines for developing an environmental instruction for operations in the Norwegian world heritage fjords. 

Norwegian Maritime Authority published a Marine Notice, to inform about the new sales requirement for advanced biofuels for the marine industry which came into force on 1 October 2023.

MF Hydra, the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry operated by Norwegian company Norled, started sailing on zero-emission hydrogen.

Fall incidents is the defined focus area for the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) for 2023. According to NMA, 37% of all fatalities at sea in the last five years are fall-related. Nearly 600 people have been injured.

In the first week of 2023, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) issued a statement confirming that USEA's unmanned surface vessel is feasible and no "showstoppers" were identified.

On 2 January 2023, the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) submitted a proposal for a regulation regarding emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane in the world heritage fjords and the use of the best available technology to reduce nitrous oxide emissions.

As a consequence of the Brim accident on 11 March 2021 and a preliminary report from the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority, the Norwegian Maritime Authority carries out supervision on vessels with battery installations with a low IP rating (less than IP-44).

The Norwegian Maritime Authority resulted to the fact that low lubricating oil pressure was most probably the cause of the engine failure aboard the 2017-built cruise ship Viking Sky. The Authority collaborated with the ship's classification society, Lloyd’s, and the company in order to identify the reasons the vessel suffered a power blackout.

According to Norwegian Maritime Authority, all seafarer's doctors that were approved by the Norwegian Authorities, prior to July 1 2014, are obliged to complete a basic course for NMA seafarer’s doctors and to implement a quality system within 1 July 2019.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management has signed two agreements that will establish the operational and regulatory framework in autonomous shipping. The first agreement is about the rise of a safety management system, which is called “safety management system agreement”. Whereas the second one focuses on the development of future competence, called “competence agreement”.