Tag: Svalbard
The sea ice around Svalbard has melted – there is no sea ice the size of Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
The amount of sea ice around Svalbard is 62,298 square kilometers below normal. This corresponds to an area the size of Møre and Romsdal, Vestland and Rogaland combined. This is…
Several illegal weapons seized on ships off Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
– This was revealed during a search of two of the company’s ships, Assistant Chief of Staff Sølvi Elvedahl states in a press release. – Serious violation The weapons and…
expands the dispensation for Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
The SAS pilots are extending the exemption for Svalbard. This is stated by the Norwegian Pilots’ Association in a press release on Sunday night. Several hundred air passengers have been…
SAS pilots extend dispensation for Svalbard – Latest news – news
July 10, 2022 at 20:00 SAS pilots extend dispensation for Svalbard SAS Pilot Group (SPG) has notified SAS that a dispensation will be granted for all planned SAS flights to…
Allows one flight to and from Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
On Sunday at 1 pm, the head of the SAS pilots in Norway, Roger Klokset, informs TV2 that the pilots will grant one dispensation for Svalbard on Monday. This is…
SAS pilots agree on flights to Svalbard – Latest news – news
July 10, 2022 at 13:39 The SAS pilots agree on a flight to Svalbard – The pilots have been informed that the population on Svalbard has been hit extra hard…
Evacuating strike-resistant air passengers on Svalbard with cruise ships – news Troms and Finnmark
Hurtigruten Svalbard and TUI Cruises are now extending a helping hand to strike-resistant air passengers in Longyearbyen on Svalbard. On Sunday, the cruise ship “Mein Schiff 3” will visit Longyearbyen.…
Russia may still send goods from Norway to Barentsburg on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
This is confirmed by press spokesperson Ane Lunde in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to news on Wednesday afternoon. – Two containers with supplies to Barentsburg are now on their…
Sky-high diesel prices affect emergency preparedness on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark
The sharp rise in fuel prices is now having major consequences for the Governor of Svalbard. Governor Lars Fause confirms that the use of the service vessel “Polarsyssel” and helicopters…
Russia accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty – Norway believes it is overreacting – news Troms and Finnmark
Russia has accused Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty by preventing food deliveries to Russian miners in Barentsburg. This is rejected by Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt. – The shipment that…