Tag: Norway

The Port of Oslo announced a new environmentally friendly line at the port. Namely, the shipping companies Viasea and Containerships has started a new weekly route from Klaipeda in Lithuania via Gdynia in Poland to Oslo. The first departure from Klaipeda will take place on 5th April 2018.

Norwegian ferry operator Boreal Sjø and Wärtsilä Ship Design have entered into a cooperation agreement to develop a hydrogen-powered ferry to the Hjelmeland-Skipavik-Nesvik route in Norway. The ferry will be the world's first in this size to use hydrogen as a fuel.

In the People vs. Arctic oil climate lawsuit, the Norwegian State was sued for violating the Norwegian Constitution’s environmental Article number 112 for opening up a vast new area for oil and gas drilling in the Norwegian Arctic. Greenpeace and Nature and Youth will challenge the judgement by taking the legal battle directly to the Supreme Court.

Energy company PBES, announced that it has installed two 1MWh battery systems onboard the new electric ferries sailing the E39 highway route on the 2km crossing between the Anda and Lote docks. The M/F Gloppefjord and Eidsfjord are Norway’s latest battery-operated ferries.

According to a report published by the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority , the radiation levels near a Russian nuclear submarine that sank in the Barents Sea in 2003 with 800 kilograms of uranium in its reactors, does not pose risks of dangerous levels of radiation, but its situation continues to be monitored.

Advanced Satellite-AIS payloads launched aboard Norwegian satellites last year has boosted the number of ships tracked by up to 70% and ship positions received by factor of three. Statsat, the company operating the Norwegian satellites, has been operating the improved AIS-receivers for four months, unveiling promising results.

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced offering of 75 production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the Award in Pre-Defined Areas 2017 licensing round, the highest ever awarded in a licensing round in the area. The licenses are distributed over the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.

The Norwegian Central Bank decided to exclude nine companies from the Government Pension Fund Global. In addition, one company has been placed under observation. The exclusion is based on the companies’ poor management of their end-of-life ships and the sale of these for dirty and dangerous shipbreaking.

Classification society DNV GL launched a new joint development project with marine insurers The Swedish Club, Norwegian Hull Club, Gard and Skuld, to test the potential influence of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants on failures in stern tube bearings.

Nor-Shipping is making its first move outside Norway, with a new initiative to help maritime and ocean industry players "realize the almost limitless business potential of the ocean space". Nor-Shipping’s Opening Oceans Conference, taking place in Copenhagen on 2-3 May 2018, will bring businesses together to discuss key opportunities and facilitate fresh collaborations.