In January, Viasea opened offices in Immingham, and now the company is starting a direct service to Norway. The first sailing from Immingham is on May the 1st. The service will go directly to four…
Sustainability integrated into each fiber
Smurfit Kappa is one of the world's leading suppliers of paper-based packaging, with sustainability central to its circular business model. The company challenged its logistics and reduced CO2 emissions on transport by an incredible 9.3…
Port of Bergen with growth in container traffic…
A demanding year due to Covid-19, the port of Bergen had a volume growth in container traffic of 3.9% and thus passed the peak year in 2012. 40,671 TEUs in 2020 represent an increase of…
760,000 tonnes moved from road to sea
Since 2017, the Norwegian Coastal Administration has provided grants to shipowners to establish new sea transport services that can compete with road transport. The results to date are more than 760,000 tonnes of goods moved…
Sustainable logistics from production to market
Nutrimar on Frøya annually sends 14,000 tonnes of processed goods to Europe, the USA, and Asia, 95% by sea. According to the company, the most sustainable way to export. Ninety-five percent of Nutrimar's exports go…
How to cover the market communication gap in…
This autumn, the Shortsea Promotion Center and Maritim Forum conducted a national goods owner survey, based on the government's goal of goods transfer from road to sea and rail. The National Transport Plan forecasts growth…
Stema Shipping opens Port Esbjerg’s new bulk terminal
The new bulk terminal opened for service on Friday night when the bulk carrier M/S Tertnes called Esbjerg's port to unload gravel from Jelsa, Norway. When unloading 10,200 tonnes of gravel on Friday night, Stema…
Connecting Brevik to Hamburg and Bremerhaven
Unifeeder adds Brevik to its Germany-Norway loop. The service will start at the end of October. The service adds frequency, predictability, and scalability between Norway and the continental hub-ports. Unifeeder is happy to announce that…
EU´s environmental ambitions place new demands on transport
By 2030, the EU will reduce climate emissions by at least 55%. The President of the Commission concludes that transport is too cheap to the costs they inflict on society. Author: Fagdirektør Arnt-Einar Litsheim i Norske…
BÖMLO salmon travels by sea to London
Bremnes Seashore, with the export company Ocean Quality, is the first customer using the North Sea Container Line service directly to London from the Westcoast of Norway. The new connection strengthens the export network for…