Tag: shipping

Foreign minister in the hot seat

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has consistently ranked as one of the most highly respected members of the government, sometimes getting higher scores...

Explosion on board Danish ferry

The cruise-ferry Stena Saga, which runs between Oslo and Fredrikshavn in Denmark, was hit by what's been described as a minor explosion in its...

Ship grounded off Måløy

A German-owned container ship that grounded just before the weekend off the west coast of Norway near Måløy, in the county of Sogn og...

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...

Olsen heir plans new Munch gallery

Norwegian philanthropist Petter Olsen, who inherited part of a shipping fortune along with a vast collection of paintings by Edvard Munch, seems keen to...

ESA fines Color Line

The European Free Trade Association's Surveillance Authority (ESA) has issued its highest fine ever to Norwegian ferry operator Color Line, for hindering competition on...

‘We’re crying with our clients’

Several top maritime lawyers who serve Norway's shipping industry are working even longer days than usual, as miserable shipping markets wreak havoc with the...

Fredriksen saves shipping empire

As expected, self-made shipping tycoon John Fredriksen seems to have a plan to save his vast tanker-owning company Frontline and his fellow investors. Shares...

‘Spy ship’ order secures jobs

An order for what's widely believed to be Norway's new "spy ship" will likely secure jobs at a shipyard in the northwestern county of...

Fredriksen vows to save Frontline

Norwegian shipowner and industrialist John Fredriksen, long ranked among the wealthiest men in the world, remains in command of Oslo-based tanker-owning company Frontline. Tankers...
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