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9/24/2019 2:55:18 PM

New AIS basestations strengthen maritime traffic monitoring on Svalbard

On September 13, 2019, the Norwegian Coastal Administration deployed a new AIS (Automatic Identification System) basestation on the island of Prins Karls Forland, west of Spitsbergen. This basestation is powered by solar and wind energy, and is the first of its kind in an area without infrastructure.

6/3/2019 10:13:36 AM

Digital Route Service is available from Sandefjord to Haugesund

From June 3, 2019, routes and route information will be available for vessels arriving ports in Skagerrak and Rogaland. This is an extension of the Digital Route Service that was launched in the Oslofjord in 2018. 

5/3/2018 2:49:32 PM

Russian nuclear power plant without fuel to be transported along the Norwegian coastline

The transport of the Russian floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov" started Friday the 27^th of April from St. Petersburg heading to Murmansk. The nuclear power plant will not have nuclear fuel on board during transport, but the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency will nevertheless follow the transport closely along the Norwegian coast.

3/13/2018 9:12:26 AM

Introducing New Regulations for Pilot Bookings

On April 3, 2018, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) will introduce new booking regulations for requesting marine pilots. The regulations will thus be formalized and merged into one set ‒ Regulations on Compulsory Pilotage.

1/15/2018 12:50:16 PM

See Current Conditions in Saltstraumen live on Web Camera

The NCA has established a web camera that transmits live images from Saltstraumen – one of the strongest maelstroms in the world. Live video transmission is an additional service to the automated current forecast, established in September 2017.