Tag: shipping

Slave trading past still haunts Norway

Norway’s participation in the trans-Atlantic slave trade is back to haunt the country, as an alliance of Caribbean nations seeks slavery reparations. Norway was...

Dramatic end to the Dynamic Duo

NEWS ANALYSIS: For nearly two decades, Norway's legendary shipping tycoon John Fredriksen and his right-hand man Tor Olav Trøim built up Fredriksen's fortunes as the country's own "Dynamic...

Smoother seas for Hurtigruten

Norway's iconic coastal shipping line known as Hurtigruten reported strong passenger growth during the second quarter of the year, generating a welcome jump in...

Navy drops use of classic ‘Tall Ship’

One of Norway's three most famous tall-masted sailing ships, the Christian Radich, faces winter lay-up after the Norwegian Navy (Sjøforsvaret) decided to stop using...

Dynamic duo to ‘do things differently’

Tor Olav Trøim, the 51-year-old investor and businessman who's been working for and with billionaire shipping tycoon John Fredriksen for nearly 20 years, insists...

Tall Ships sail on, despite terror threat

PHOTO FEATURE: Dozens of the most graceful and historic vessels in the world have been sailing along Norway's coast this month, as the annual Tall...

Key ‘Scandinavian Star’ witness dies

The chief engineer aboard the Scandinavian Star was found dead last week at his home in the US, three weeks after Norway's state prosecutor...

Prosecutor approves new ferry fire probe

Norway's state prosecutor Tor-Aksel Busch has gone along with the Oslo police chief's recommendation to reopen the investigation into the deadly fire on board...

Expert now blasts ferry fire report

Last week he was expressing relief and satisfaction that Oslo's police chief recommended opening a new investigation into the deadly fire on board the...

Police launch new probe of ferry fire

With many questions around the tragic "Scandinavian Star" ferry fire of 1990 never answered, Oslo's police chief announced Friday that he wants to launch...
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