Tag: shipping

Maritime heritage alive in Farsund

PHOTO FEATURE: Long before offshore oil and gas made Norway one of the world's wealthiest countries, its maritime heritage and huge fleet of ships all but...

Business pioneer dead at 66

Wilhelm Blystad and his younger brother Arne shook up Norwegian business like no others had done before, with their raid on large shipowning firm Kosmos...

Ferry fire survivors disappointed again

One of the passengers who survived a fire onboard the car-and passenger ferry Scandinavian Star 27 years ago was among those disappointed again by the...

Nor-Shipping launched once again

Thousands of shipping and offshore workers along with maritime officials from more than 80 countries are in the Oslo area this week for their...

Fredriksen scrambles to save Seadrill

Norwegian shipowner and industrial tycoon John Fredriksen, long listed as one of the wealthiest men in the world, says he's working 18 hours a...

Spanish seafarers demand pensions

Around 200 Spanish seafarers who sailed on board Norwegian ships and paid tax to Norway are now suing the Norwegian government for pension benefits. They believe...

Solberg launches new research vessel

Prime Minister Erna Solberg officially launched Norway's new marine research vessel, the Dr Fridtjof Nansen, in Oslo over the weekend amidst claims it will be...

Color Line sails into choppy seas

The Norwegian cruise-ferry company Color Line has run into some choppy seas over its own efforts to chop crewing costs. The government is offering to ease costly...

Bergen’s Tall Ship sets speed record

The graceful old sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl, one of Norway's three best-known Tall Ships, won another distinction this week. Never before has a sailing...

Murmansk eyed as new Hurtigruten port

As Norway builds a new fence along its border to Russia, Russian officials in nearby Murmansk are hoping to attract new tourists sailing on Norway's...
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