17th century Swedish Navy shipwreck buried underwater in central Stockholm for 400 years has suddenly become visible due to unusually low Baltic Sea levels ~humanities.history Article 454 words, published Feb 18 2026 14 votes
Newcastle council is looking into restoring a ferry route between the UK city and Bergen in Norway – it last operated in 2008, when it was cancelled due to rising oil prices ~transport Article 314 words 20 votes
Finland is the undisputed world leader when it comes to icebreakers – Finnish companies have designed 80% of all those currently in operation, and 60% were built at shipyards there ~transport Article 983 words, published Jan 19 2026 26 votes
Maritime archaeologists from the Viking Ship Museum in Denmark have announced the discovery of what they describe as the world’s largest cog ~humanities.history Article 1348 words, published Dec 30 2025 8 votes
Scientists find foreign trees and one fingerprint on iron age warship from Scandinavia ~humanities.history Link 16 votes
Bringing back the battleship? - Railguns, US shipbuilding and a 35,000 ton bad idea? ~engineering Video 1:09:25 16 votes
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police ~finance business Article 903 words 28 votes
How we unlocked the secrets of Denmark's oldest plank boat – with the help of an ancient fingerprint ~humanities.history Article 1064 words 7 votes
To understand life at the top of the world, you only need to meet the Norwegians who live along the E69, the world's northernmost highway ~transport Article 1470 words, published Jan 22 2018 7 votes
Not all Norwegian folk tales are friendly stories of trolls turning to stone or gnomes stirring porridge – the story of ‘Draugen’ ~books Article 1054 words 12 votes
Flettner rotor sail technology was invented more than 100 years ago. Modern need for fuel efficiency is bringing it back. ~transport Article 594 words 13 votes
After more than a century of various proposals and planning, Norway has once again officially abandoned the ambitious Stad Ship Tunnel project ~transport Article 673 words 13 votes
Shipping emissions mandate led to spike in global temperatures ~enviro climate change Article 659 words, published Jan 7 2025 18 votes
For more than ten years, experts have been painstakingly planning to move three 1,000-year-old vessels—the Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune—about 115 yards to their new home in Oslo ~humanities.history Article 16 votes
The country with Europe's most radical climate plan – an interview with Petteri Orpo, prime minister of Finland ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 894 words 15 votes
Radioactive hulk of aircraft carrier USS Independence located off San Francisco coast (2015) ~transport Link 15 votes
Sweden has accused Russia of being behind a significant rise in instances of GPS signal jamming recorded over the Baltic Sea ~transport Article 584 words 16 votes
Canadian crops beat global emissions—even after seventeen trips across the Atlantic ~enviro Article 496 words 26 votes
Viking longship to sail through Tower Bridge – the Saga Farmann departed Tønsberg in Norway and has been sailing around Europe (with a few land transport gaps) ~humanities.history Link 16 votes
Norway eyes 200-250 MW floating nuclear reactors to power industry and cut emissions – expected to supply electricity to nearby offshore platforms and feed power into the onshore grid ~enviro energy Link 13 votes
Frontline report: Russia’s oil smugglers are running out of ocean as UK freezes 100+ shadow fleet tankers ~transport Link 25 votes
Norway wants to be Europe's carbon dump – aiming to capture carbon dioxide from factories and bury it beneath the North Sea ~enviro climate change Article 10 votes
The cure for scurvy, forgotten ~humanities.history Article 5313 words, published Jul 13 2010 51 votes
Scientists built a canoe using only prehistoric tools. Then they sailed the dangerous 140-mile route early humans traveled 30,000 years ago. ~humanities.history Article 32 votes
The Faroe Islands are the only country that celebrates their World War II occupation ~humanities.history Video 10:49 8 votes
In the mid-20th century, Britain and Iceland went to war. Sort of. All over the precious resource of cod. ~humanities.history Video 9:00 5 votes
Was there a Norwegian island of New Zealand? Stewart Island was home to a significant proportion of Norwegian settlers and whalers. ~humanities.history Video 12:03, published Jun 14 2025 4 votes
Denmark tests unmanned robotic sailboat fleet – vessels will patrol Danish and NATO waters in the Baltic and North Seas, where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage have escalated ~transport Article 654 words 9 votes
In 1903, a Norwegian farmer discovered an ornate piece of wood sticking out of the mud – one year later, an almost totally intact Viking ship burial had been uncovered ~humanities.history Video 8:43, published May 31 2025 11 votes
Survivors and families of those killed in an oil rig disaster forty-five years ago will finally get compensation from the Norwegian state after a close vote passed in the country's parliament ~enviro energy Article 1036 words, published Jun 5 2025 12 votes
Global ferry electrification accelerates: 70% of new orders go electric ~transport Article 1895 words, published May 5 2025 12 votes
The shipwrecks from John Franklin’s doomed arctic expedition were exactly where the Inuit said they would be ~humanities.history Article 15 votes
On the Norwegian coast, a tree is transformed into a boat the old-fashioned way at the Hardanger Maritime Centre museum ~humanities.history Article 91 words 8 votes
World's first commercial-scale e-methanol plant begins operations in Denmark – Maersk set to buy part of the production as a low-emission fuel for its fleet of container ships ~transport Article 551 words 10 votes
The first ships carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in Los Angeles. Shipments are down. ~finance Article 27 votes
I actually bought a $1,000 electric boat from China. Here’s what showed up. ~hobbies Article 2194 words, published Feb 15 2023 51 votes
How the 'Shetland Bus' helped Norway resist Nazi Germany – innocent-looking fishing boats delivered valuable cargo and special agents ~humanities.history Article 718 words 8 votes
All ships passing through European waters must now provide proof of insurance ~transport Article 405 words 25 votes