All port facilities that receive calls from ships in international traffic must have a security plan that has been approved by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The security plan must be based on a vulnerability analysis and include security measures to be implemented by the port facility.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration will build the world’s very first full-scale tunnel for ships. Stad ship tunnel will be 1,7 kilometres long (2200 metres from the tip of the lead construction to the tip at the other side) , 50 metres high and 36 metres wide, giving vessels up to the size of the coastal lines Hurtigruten and Kystruten a safe passage through Stadhavet Sea.

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The NCA is a transport agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. We ensure safe and efficient traffic in fairways and into ports, and a national preparedness against acute pollution.

Testing new types of oil spill response equipment is an important part of the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s work to further develop technology and equipment to combat acute pollution.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for the state pilot service. The service safeguards traffic at sea and protects the environment by ensuring that vessels operating in Norwegian waters have navigators with adequate qualifications on board.

The NCA's national emergency preparedness against acute pollution aims to protect life, health, the natural environment and business interests at sea and ashore.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for coordinating state, municipal and private emergency preparedness. On this page you can read more about what that means.

Ownership of Norwegian ports is mainly with the municipalities, with some elements of private ownership. Following the regional reform, the county municipalities have also become owners of port infrastructure. There is a considerable variation in the organisation of ownership, operation and management in Norwegian ports.

SafeSeaNet Norway is the national ship reporting system where vessels can book a pilot and send arrival and departure information to the Norwegian authorities and ports.

A Pilotage Exemption Certificate (PEC) qualifies a navigator to sail in specific waters without using the pilotage service. PECs are issued by the NCA based on Norwegian pilotage regulations.