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Hurtigruten (lit. ' Express Route ' ), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen - Kirkenes "), [ 1 ] is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally and between the ports of call, and also cargo between ports north of Tromsø .
The U.S. maritime system consists of over 300 sea and river ports with more than 3,700 cargo and passenger terminals. The United States and global economies depend on commercial shipping as the most reliable, cost efficient method of transporting goods, with U.S. ports handling approximately 20% of the maritime trade worldwide. [ 45 ]
Hurtigruten AS is a Norwegian coastal ferry service and cruise line headquartered in Oslo, Norway. [1] It is the larger of two companies currently operating Hurtigruten , the coastal ferry service along the Norwegian coast from which it takes its name.
Havila Kystruten AS (known as Havila Voyages internationally) is a Norwegian shipping company that operates 4 out of 11 ships on the coastal route Bergen-Kirkenes-Bergen (commonly known as Hurtigruten). The company is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo, [1] and the largest shareholder is Havila Holding AS from Fosnavåg. [2] The CEO is Bent Martini ...
MS Nordkapp is a Hurtigruten (Norwegian Coastal Express) ship built in 1996 by Kleven Verft AS, Norway, for Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab for use in Hurtigruten ferry service along the coast of Norway. She is a sister ship of MS Polarlys and MS Nordnorge. Nordkapp is one of 11 ships that travel the Norwegian coast from Bergen to ...
MS Lofoten (call sign LIXN) is a Norwegian passenger and cargo vessel formerly owned and operated by Hurtigruten AS.The ship was built in 1964. After MS Nordstjernen was retired from coastal service in 2012, MS Lofoten became the oldest ship in the current fleet still in operation.
In 2006 it served 27,342 calls with 68 million tonnes of cargo and 109,000 containers as well as 600,000 cruise ship passengers. The port has 5,500 meters of quays with draft at 11 meters. Warehouses with capacity of 50,000 square meters are co-located with the port.
By 2013, twelve freight terminals were being operated by CargoNet, predominantly in Norway and Sweden; operations provide both container and bulk-cargo trains. [ 1 ] : 116 Increasing use of real-time monitoring technologies, planning changes, new rolling stock, and other innovations have improved reliability and service levels.