UPDATE 03/08/20: In addition to the 36 crew members, 5 passengers have also been tested positive for COVID-19. Hurtigruten has now announced that it will suspend all expedition cruises with the ships “Roald Amundsen”, “Fritjof Nansen” and...
Just in time for the beginning of summer on Svalbard (when the snow spike on the Operafjellet dissolves), it was announced that in addition to the Nordic countries (apart from Sweden), the Schengen and EU states will now be allowed back in. However, there are certain...
AECO and its Executive Director Frigg Jørgensen are committed to safe and environmentally friendly cruise tourism in the Arctic. Shipping traffic in Norwegian coastal waters and around Svalbard has increased significantly in recent years. Cruise ships, in particular,...
Sunrise for 150 kW chargers in the snowy north. (Photo: Thomas Nilsen) (Foto: Thomas Nilsen) Enova, Norway’s public agency to support projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, announced on Thursday an agreement with local energy companies to establish a...
UPDATE: Yesterday, late in the afternoon, Svalbardposten, the local newspaper in Longyearbyen, reported that Norwegian Minister of Justice Monica Maeland would lift travel restrictions on Non-EU/EEA residents in Longyearbyen. This means that ALL residents of Svalbard...