Tag: Hurtigruten
Rough seas for Hurtigruten
Higher costs, lower revenues and a spate of unfortunate events cast Norway's venerable coastal shipping line Hurtigruten into rough seas last year. The line...
Ship tunnel plan sails forward
Plans for a huge tunnel for ships at Norway's stormy West Cape might finally be given the go-ahead this spring. It would be the...
Hurtigrute ship sailing again after crash in Bergen
The Hurtigruten ship MS Vesterålen was cleared to resume sailing along Norway's coast on Wednesday after what officials call a "mysterious" crash into its...
Cost cuts propel Hurtigruten’s move
Another round of cost-cutting is behind an impending move by Hurtigruten, the coastal passenger and cargo shipping line, to a new, consolidated head office...
Extra Hurtigruten support was illegal
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has ruled that a transport contract between the Norwegian state and the coastal shipping line Hurtigruten has included illegal...
Hurtigruten ads banned in China
Norway's famed coastal voyage called "Hurtigruten" had targeted the emerging market of Chinese tourists but suddenly seems to have found itself Shanghaied by Chinese...
Executive changes at two big Norwegian companies
New chief executives for two of Norway's most high-profile companies are needed, after the top boss at coastal cruise- and shipping line Hurtigruten resigned...
Hurtigruten ship in charter conflict
A Hurtigruten ship that was chartered to house oil workers off the coast of western Australia is now the subject of a conflict over...
Hurtigruten classic gets NRK send-off
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) is going back on board another Hurtigruten ship to document its voyage from Kirkenes south to Bergen. It won't be another...
Hurtigruten ship may sail again soon
The Hurtigruten ship MS Nordlys, struck by a dramatic fire in its engine room earlier this month, may be able to sail again as...
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