The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) administrates the scheme of behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The objective of the scheme is to encourage the modal shift of freight from road to water by granting aid to new, or in exceptional circumstances existing, coastal or short sea services provided that they avoid lorry journeys on Norwegian roads and generate environmental and wider social benefits within Norway.
Grants may be awarded to ship-owners to launch new shortsea shipping services, or, in exceptional circumstances to existing services, provided they transfer freight from Norwegian roads to sea.
Ship-owners seeking grants must be established in the EEA area, having ships registered under the flag of an EEA country may apply for aid.
The application round for 2020 is now open for new applicants. In the meny you can find information about how to apply, as well as the guidelines for the scheme and application guide.
Grant applications should be submitted using the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s application form available in Altinn. Should you require an alternative submission, please contact the grant manager.
112 new digital routes and waypoints are now available for vessels planning port calls from Haugesund to Stad in Western Norway. Routeinfo.no provides quality-assured sailing routes and route information for mariners.
The Safety Fees are reduced by 2.7 per cent on average. The Pilotage Service Fee and Pilotage Readiness Fee are increased by 4.3 per cent, while the Pilot Exemption Certificate Fee is increased by 2.3 per cent.
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.
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.
In the period 2019 to 2025, the Norwegian Coastal Administration will be reorganizing the sectors of around 1900 sector lights in compliance with the standard defined by IALA.