Aid to short sea shipping is part of the Norwegian Government’s to shortsea shipping. Ship owners may now apply for aid from the scheme.
The objective of the scheme is to transfer freight from Norwegian roads to sea. The Norwegian Coastal Administration administrates the scheme on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Beneficiaries
Shipowners established within the EEA area, operating ships registered under the flag of an EEA country may apply for the aid.
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.
The new Norwegian satellite NorSat-3, launched successfully on April 29 2021. It will improve monitoring vessel traffic in Norwegian vast sea areas.
On behalf of the Ministry of Transport the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) have prepared a proposal for revised Maritime Traffic Regulations.
A lot happened during some hectic hours last night, Wednesday 7th of April. First, the Norwegian Coastal Administration mobilized according to their contingency plan against acute pollution. Salvage crews managed to get on board the drifting vessel Eemslift Hendrika and to connect it to the two tugboats, and the vessel is now being towed to harbour in Ålesund.
There is still a risk that the ship may capsize and pose an environmental hazard.
On 12 March 2021, the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications laid down a new regulation on ports and fairways on Svalbard. From the same date two other regulations were repealed.