Tag: shipping

Dockers fail to win much support

Dockworkers in Norway who've been boycotting a terminal near Stavanger and launching sympathy strikes haven't won much support in the media or among public...

Sailors finally win wartime salute

A series of novels about a fictional Norwegian seafarer during World War II is topping bestseller lists in Norway, and finally giving the country's...

Labour conflict hits harbours

Long-simmering conflicts between the owners of Norway's harbours and members of a transport union representing harbour workers are now threatening harbour operations all over...

Stinky fish halted Hurtigruten

The captain of one of Norway's classic Hurtigruten coastal vessels had to evacuate 70 passengers after they all woke up to a terrible stink...

Blazing a new trail in the Arctic

VARDØ: The prime summer season is winding down for the pioneering vessels blazing a new maritime trail through the much-vaunted Northeast Passage. In this...

Eide strengthens ties with Indonesia

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and his Indonesian colleague Marty Natalegawa agreed to form a joint commission on Wednesday, paving the way for increased...

‘No newspeak please, we’re seamen’

Veteran sailors are in despair over a government proposal to give their profession a new name. For centuries, a sailor has been called a "sjømann"...

A Høyre win may lure tycoon home

John Fredriksen, Norway's biggest shipowner and one of the richest men on the planet, will consider moving back to Norway if elections in September...

Smoother seas for Hurtigruten

Norway's famed coastal shipping line Hurtigruten could report some improved results last week but continues to face booking challenges during the winter season. Bookings...

Lunchbreaks halt harbour traffic

A fierce labour battle has created severe indigestion among maritime employers, harbour workers in Oslo and their trade unions over the workers' longstanding tradition...
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