Tag: shipping

Rolls-Royce Maritime workers celebrate takeover

"I've only seen smiles all day," the leader of Rolls-Royce Maritime in Ulsteinvik told newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN), after announcing that Norway's Kongsberggruppen was...

Norwegian tanker spills oil in Rotterdam

A Norwegian tanker in the fleet of Bergen-based Odfjell Tankers spilled as much as 217 tons of heavy oil after it collided with the...

Convoy heroes win overdue acclaim

Ships were decorated, canons boomed at noon, flags flew and memorials were planned all over the country when Norway celebrated both Liberation- and Veterans'...

Norway loses a seafarers’ hero

Jon Michelet was a journalist, newspaper editor, local politican, labour activist, TV anchor and, most of all, a best-selling author who won lots of...

Series wins two prizes in Cannes

NRK's new drama series about how the oil industry changed Norway won two prizes when it debuted this week at the new International Series...

Oil industry drama debuts in Cannes

A new dramatic version of how Norway's oil industry began was making its debut on Tuesday at the first Cannes International Series Festival. The new...

Hurtigruten gets new coastal rival

Norway's famed coastal shipping route will be shared by two operators from 2021, as part of a move by the state transport ministry to...

Kirkenes welcomes new train line from Finland

"This is a big day," the mayor in Norway's northern city of Kirkenes, Rune Rafaelsen, proclaimed after transport authorities in Finland said they want...

Hurtigruten bails out its shipyard

Norway's coastal voyage company Hurtigruten AS and the investors behind it have helped recapitalize the Kleven Verft shipyard in Ulsteinvik, collectively providing NOK 300...

Hurtigruten fights for its name, routes

UPDATED: Billed as the world's most beautiful voyage, ships in the line known as Hurtigruten have plied Norway's scenic coastline since 1893. Now the...
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