Norway's waters are protected by the Norwegian Coast Guard. Here's a visual guide to their roles and responsibilities. The Norwegian Coast Guard's main role is to assert and uphold Norwegian sovereignty over its inland waters,
Vanishing sea ice gives Norway more waters to patrol. The hull for the first of three new Coast Guard ships to operate in the Arctic zone is now being towed from the shipyard in Romania.
The hulls are built at Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania, while it will be the Vard Langsten shipyard in Norway
HANSEATIC spirit delivered from VARD to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises in Germany
VARD says it has delivered HANSEATIC spirit, the third expedition cruise vessel from VARD to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises in Germany. The handover of HANSEATIC spirit completes the series of three vessels in the new Hapag-Lloyd Cruises expedition class. The HANSEATIC spirit will now join the state-of-the art expedition fleet alongside its structurally identical sister ships, the HANSEATIC nature and HANSEATIC inspiration, delivered by VARD in 2019. The 138 meters long and 22 meters wide HANSEATIC spirit embarks today on its journey from Norway to Hamburg. She will set sail on its maiden voyage at the end of August.