Sea transport and coastal management
A well developed and functioning maritime infrastructure is a key factor in the effective maritime transport of goods and passengers, wealth creation and sustaining and developing the coastal populations. A declared national objective is to transfer more goods to sea transport. The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for coastal fairways, fairways to the key ports and the state-owned fisheries ports. The Ministry is also responsible for preventive safety at sea and the state contingency arrangements dealing with severe pollution as well as responsibility for the coastal and maritime environment. Coastal culture is also one of the Ministry’s areas of responsibility.
Norwegian centre for oil spill preparedness and marine environment
A national competence center for the promotion of knowledge, cost-effective and environmentally friendly technologies and methods for oil recovery operations and reduction of marine plastics.
The Norwegian National Coastal Administration
The Norwegian National Coastal Administration is the Ministry’s advisory and executive body in matters pertaining to the administration of ports and seaways. The National Coastal Administration is organised into five coastal regions, each of which has a local regional office. The head office in Ålesund is responsible for the overall administration of these districts. The Norwegian Coastal Administration’s Department of Emergency Response, is located in Horten.
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- National Budget 2020: Full speed ahead in road and rail construction Press release 14/10/2019
- Environmental solution for the shipwreck of the WW II submarine U-864 Press release 15/10/2018
- National transport plan 2018-2029: Stad Ship Tunnel – the first of its kind Press release 05/04/2017
- Fiscal Budget 2015: Investing in transport for the future Press release 09/10/2014
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Latest documents
- Meld. St. 33 (2016–2017) - National Transport Plan 2018–2029 Report to the Storting 05/04/2017
- Meld. St. 26 (2012-2013) - National Transport Plan 2014–2023 Report to the Storting 12/04/2013
- Proposition No. 79 to the Storting (2001-2002) - National Salmon Rivers and Salmon Fjords Proposition 21/06/2002
- Report No. 12 to the Storting (2001-2002) - Protecting the Riches of the Seas Report to the Storting 15/03/2002
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Department of Coastal Affairs and Environment
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +47 22 24 90 90
Address: Postboks 8010 Dep, 0030 Oslo
Visitor address: Akersgata 59 (R5), Oslo