News Archive

It is still winter in Svalbard, but the light and the sun are back. Again this year, we are taking the University Center in Svalbard (UNIS) to the St Jonsfjord, surrounded by spectacular nature.

A workplace with variations. Looking for whale in the area Andenes/ Bleiksdjupna and Malangsdjupna, brings nature experiences of a special kind.

The university's new research vessel, Beret Paulsdatter, is designed, equipped and suitable for teaching navigation in coastal areas.

This year's April/May trip for the University Center in Svalbard (UNIS) brought experiences for the memory book.

The new coastal vessel will be used, among other things, for teaching and research in geosciences, biology, tool technology and coastal navigation.

Norway will in the following years get a new ice going research vessel, but the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway will at the same time lose the research vessel Helmer Hanssen. "Very unfortunate", says the institute leader according to geoforskning.no.

An article on forskning.no explains how researchers at UiT and NTNU, thanks to an old shipwreck at Svalbard, have been able to test how subsea robots can be used for research purposes.

The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) have published an article on the certification of the RV Helmer Hanssen according to the ISM (International Safety Management) code.

Despite the fact that state vessels are exempt from demands of certification the ship's owner, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, wanted the RV Helmer Hanssen to be certified according to the ISM code.

Advanced measuring instruments aboard the research vessel "Helmer Hanssen" make it possible to make detailed terrain maps of the seabed.

Northshore has after public announcement won the contract for management of the polar research vessel, RV Lance. The vessel is owned by the government by The Norwegian Polar Institute and has the northern Barents Sea and the waters around Svalbard as main area of ​​operation.

Sebastian Ljungdahl, 1st engineer at RV Lance, ran half marathon for Northshore Crew at the very respectable time 1:13:36. It held to second place in his class and third place total for this distance.

Our research vessel RV Lance is now on an expedition north west of Svalbard for INTPART (International Partnerships for Excellent Education and Research).

Northshore assists UiT Norway's Arctic University with the construction supervision and contract follow-up in connection with the delivery of the new research vessel, MV Beret Paulsdatter

Northshore has from July 2022, entered into an agreement with BP Fuel & Lubricants AS for storage and distribution of Castrol lubricants, greases and special products. agreement with BP Fuel & Lubricants AS

Following a public tender, Northshore has signed a contract with UiT, The Arctic University of Norway for the operation of the research vessel Helmer Hanssen.

The Nansen Legacy is a novel and holistic Arctic research project that will provide integrated scientific knowledge on the rapidly changing marine climate and ecosystem. A new knowledge base is required to facilitate a sustainable management of the northern Barents Sea and adjacent Arctic Basin through the 21st century.