Furniture from Norway exported by sea

The furniture manufacturer Ekornes is now carrying furniture by sea instead of by road. This could result in cost savings of NOK ten million.

Importer is moving from trucks to sea

Good logistics solutions are crucial for wholesale firm Tradeway. Now the focus is on sea transport.

Major new contract for NCL

This is a major win-over for the company. And, it opens new expansion opportunities.

One in four Beatles choose Fjord Line

A concert tour requires a lot of equipment that must be shipped within Europe.

How reliable is shortsea transport?

Do ships arrive on schedule? Which lines and ports offer the most reliable service to Norway?

Eco-cars on eco-ships

Nor Lines is very satisfied with something they hope will be a regular business. They recently shipped 76 new Tesla cars to Norway.

Last mile in Oslo

The city of Oslo is planning a radical change in its cargo distribution. This will have important logistic consequences. How will this influence sea transport? Is there a new role for port terminals?

Take control of your cargo!

This is the advice of an importer who claims that delived cost of goods will be lower if you control the transport of your inflows.

New ways for shippers

Cargo owner gain more from multimodal transport if they cooperate. Read this interesting story from the Netherlands.

Congratulation, DNV GL

DNV GL's Green Coastal Shipping Programme won Lloyds List Awards 2015

Zero emission short sea shipping

Zero-emission is the ultimate goal for short sea shipping. Bio-fuel is the solution and the additional cost for customers will be low, a Dutch fuel supplier claims.

Maersk builds giant feeder vessels

Maersk has signed a newbuilding contract on behalf of Seago Line for new ships for the European market. The ships are mega-sized shortsea vessels.

New cars arrive by sea to Bergen

In a rare event, 97 new cars arrived to Bergen by car carrier from UECC.

First zero emission vessel in operation

The worlds first battery-powered large commercial ferry is now in full operation in Norway.

Great intermodal solution across Europe

Cargo is carried from one end of Europe to another, accross the continent at very competitive prices. And the customers are happy. Check this service from Samskip.

A fantastic idea?

Check what the twin-port Copenhagen-Malmø have done with inspiration from Turkey? An idea for other ports?

More shortsea cargo

In 2012 Borregaard made the decision to focus more on shortsea transport. They have now more than doubled the European cargo by sea. How was this possible and what challenges did they have to overcome?

A major victory for short sea shipping in Norway

The unanimous and final verdict of a the Labour Court of Norway is that organized dock works do not have exclusive right to load and unload ships in Norway.

Favourable price to West-Norway

In our shortsea event in Stavanger, Arne Jakobsen, CEO of NCL, showed some exciting price examples for door-to-door ships to the west coast of Norway

The cargo that went the wrong way

This is the story of a cargo that went by road and not by sea even though it is clear to everyone that the sea way is the best way. What went wrong and what can we learn from this? Read the true story here!

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