In Svalbard, cruise traffic has quadrupled in eight years.
According to forecasts, 500,000 passengers will visit Svalbard this year.
EU Millions to High North Search and Rescue
As cruise traffic, increasing petroleum activities and fisheries place heavy demands
A five-year project to improve Arctic emergency response capabilities
A joint Arctic emergency response network gets underway…[more]
Norwegian – Russian cooperation key to save lives
Worst-case nightmare is fire on a cruise vessel at 80° North…[read more]