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.
Kystverket skal sammen med samarbeidspartnere i Sverige, Danmark, Frankrike, Belgia og Malta finne ut hvordan man på best mulig måte kan bekjempe utslipp av lav-svoveldrivstoff.
The Norwegian Coastal Administration will over the next two years work with partners in Sweden, Denmark, France, Belgium and Malta to find what responses will work best in the event of an oil spill of low sulphur fuel.
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.