Norway to build tunnel for shipping
NewsThe NOK2.6B (€296M)1700m long Stad Ship tunnel will provide an underground shortcut through the Stad Peninsula...
Eimskip to buy Nor Lines
NewsIn a move designed to strengthen its position in Norway and to compete more effectively with arch rival Samskip in this market, Iceland-base...
Viasea enters shortsea market
NewsA newly established Norwegian company Viasea Shipping AS is to start a container serivce between Rotterdam and the Oslofjord...
WWL streamlines operations
NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) owners Wilhelmsen and Wallenius have signed a letter of intent to establish a new ownership structure f...
Samskip acquires Euro Container Line
NewsSamskip has completed the acquisition of Norway's Euro Container Lines AS, as part of its strategy for growth in the Nordic area...
Unifeeder set to acquire Tschudi's shipping activities
NewsUnifeeder is set to acquire the liner activities of Norway'sTschudi Logistics and operate them as part of Unifeeder’s extensive network in...
The "cargo that went the wrong way"
NewsShortsea Promotion Center Norway is appealing to shippers and forwarders to think more about the sea transport options...
Automation first for Cavotec
NewsCavotec will supply what it claims is the “world’s first combined automated mooring and shore power system” for two ferry berths in We...
Ferry with battery electric drive
NewsThe Norwegian ferry will operate between Lavik and Oppedal from 2015...
Iron ore via the Northern Sea
NewsNORDIC BARENTS, a modern heavy (1A) ice-class ship operated by Denmark’s Nordic Bulk Carriers (NBC), is set to become the first non-Russia...