Tag: Norway

Skagerak Chemical Oilspill Pollution Exercise 2017, a joint project of Nordic countries, co-funded by EU, and organised by the Norwegian Coastal Administration, was conducted over three days and involved 600 people and 30 vessels.

During a port state control onboard a Bahamas-flagged vessel at Kårstø, on October 2, revealed high sulfur content in the ship's fuel, the Norwegian Maritime Authority informed. 

Statoil, Shell and Total signed a partnership agreement to mature the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf. The project is part of the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to develop full-scale carbon capture and storage in Norway.

Storfjord in Sunnmøre region is officially established as a test area for autonomous ships, following the signing of an agreement between the Norwegian Maritime Authority, the Coastal Administration and GCE Blue Maritime.

Four ports in southern Norway are now using a new, Norwegian-developed technology to collect waste from the water surface, as the country's ports suffer increasing littering that impacts water quality. The new waste collector, dubbed PortBin Fixed, is an automated waste collector for use in ports' "trash coves".

Skangas' vessel Coralius, first LNG bunkering vessel built in Europe, has completed its maiden voyage in Norway, delivering LNG to the Skangas-operated terminal in Ora, Fredrikstad, on Thursday. The vessel was loaded with LNG from the company’s production facility in Risavika, Stavanger.

The shipping industry is only three days apart from the Ballast Water Management Convention entering into force on 8 September. That being said, some Administrations have issued circulars to inform their position on recoupling the IOPP Certificate Renewal Survey.

Shore power and charging infrastructure could reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 million tonnes at Norwegian ports every year, according to a new report compiled by ABB, DNV GL, the Port of Oslo, and Cavotec.

The Bergen-based Norwegian shipping company, CRYO Shipping AS, announced the establishment of seaborne LNG transportation services in northern Norway, aiming to be the first player to offer LNG infrastructure solutions in the northernmost counties in Norway.

The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and the US state of California signed an environmental agreement, as part of their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to promote climate action at all levels.