Editing Transport in Norway (section)

==Water transport==
[[Image:Honningsvåg2.JPG|thumb|[[Silo|Grain silo]] in [[Honningsvåg]].]]
[[Image:BW Fjord an Glameyer Stack 2007-12-15.JPG|thumb|[[BW Group|BW]] ''Fjord'' is one of many Norwegian ships that operate abroad.]]

The coastal infrastructure is operated by the [[Norwegian Coastal Administration]],<ref name=aboutkv>{{cite web |url=http://www.kystverket.no/?did=9103236 |title=The Norwegian Coastal Administration |author=Norwegian Coastal Administration |access-date=2008-07-16 |author-link=Norwegian Coastal Administration}}</ref> while [[port]]s are operated by the municipalities.<ref name="aboutkv"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kystverket.no/?aid=9085811 |title=Offentlige havner i Norge |author=Norwegian Coastal Administration |access-date=2008-07-16 |language=no}}</ref> Norway has {{convert|90000|km|mi}} of shoreline, 400,000 leisure craft<ref name=aboutkv /> and a 715 ships in the [[merchant Navy|merchant marine]].<ref name=cia />

===Merchant marine===
In 2007 Norway was the fifth largest beneficial ship owning country, with 5% of the world's fleet;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marisec.org/shippingfacts/worldtrade/top-20-beneficial-ownership-countries.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318124942/http://www.marisec.org/shippingfacts/worldtrade/top-20-beneficial-ownership-countries.php |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2008-03-18 |title=Top 20 beneficial ownership countries (January 2007) |author=Shippingfacts |year=2007 |access-date=2008-07-16 }}</ref> though a high portion of these were registered in [[flag of convenience|flags of convenience]], Norway had 15 million [[deadweight tonnage]] of ships under its flag.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marisec.org/shippingfacts/worldtrade/top-20-largest-shipping-flags.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318121434/http://www.marisec.org/shippingfacts/worldtrade/top-20-largest-shipping-flags.php |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2008-03-18 |title=Top 20 largest shipping flags (January 2007) |author=Shippingfacts |year=2007 |access-date=2008-07-16 }}</ref> The government has created an internal register, the [[Norwegian International Ship Register]] (NIS), as a subset of the [[Norwegian Ship Register]]; ships on the NIS enjoy many benefits of flags of convenience and do not have to be crewed by Norwegians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nis-nor.no/NIS.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615091344/http://www.nis-nor.no/NIS.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-06-15 |title=NIS |author=Norwegian Ship Registers |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Norwegian Ship Registers }}</ref>

===Ferries===
[[Ferry|Car ferries]] are vital links across fjords and to islands where there are no fixed connections. There are more than one hundred car ferry connections inside Norway. [[High-speed craft|Fast passenger ferries]] operate many places where fjords and islands make it quicker to follow the waterways than the roads; some small islands are served by [[water taxi|water bus]]es. Public transport by ship transported eight million passengers 273 million passenger kilometers in 2007.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ssb.no/kolltrans/tab-2008-01-03-03.html| title=Båt| publisher=Statistics Norway| date=2008-01-03| language=no| access-date=2008-07-16| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101213510/http://www.ssb.no/kolltrans/tab-2008-01-03-03.html| archive-date=1 January 2009}}</ref>

With the large amount of [[hydroelectricity]] in Norway, [[Electric boat|battery-electric ferries]] have been introduction on several routes.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/norled-zerocat-electric-powered-ferry/| title=Ampere Electric-Powered Ferry| publisher=Ship Technology| date=1 June 2015| accessdate=16 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tu.no/artikler/batterifergen-har-mattet-sta-over-avganger-na-er-losningen-klar/364633 |title=Batterifergen har måttet stå over avganger. Nå er løsningen klar| publisher=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]]| lang=no| date=18 November 2016| accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://tersanshipyard.com/en/projects/gloppefjord| title=NB1073 Gloppefjord| publisher=[[Tersan Shipyard]]| accessdate=16 January 2023}}</ref> Of Norway's 180 ferries on 112 ferry routes, a study by [[Siemens]] and the [[Bellona Foundation]] identified 127 could be replaced with either fully electric or hybrid ferries.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=16 January 2023|author=James Ayre|date=27 July 2016|publisher=CleanTechnica|title=Feasible to Replace 70% of Norwegian Ferries with Fully Electric or Hybrid Ferries|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2016/07/27/feasible-replace-70-norwegian-ferries-battery-hybrid-ferries-study/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author=Stensvold, Tore| url=http://www.tu.no/industri/2015/08/14/siemens-lonnsomt-a-bytte-ut-70-prosent-av-fergene-med-batteri--eller-hybridferger| title=Lønnsomt å bytte ut 70 prosent av fergene med batteri- eller hybridferger| publisher=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]]| date=14 August 2015| lang=no| accessdate=16 January 2023| archive-date=5 January 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105150735/http://www.tu.no/industri/2015/08/14/siemens-lonnsomt-a-bytte-ut-70-prosent-av-fergene-med-batteri--eller-hybridferger| url-status=dead}} [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=da&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tu.no%2Findustri%2F2015%2F08%2F14%2Fsiemens-lonnsomt-a-bytte-ut-70-prosent-av-fergene-med-batteri--eller-hybridferger&edit-text= In English]</ref>

The [[Hurtigruten|Coastal Express]] (known as Hurtigruten) operates daily [[cruiseferry|cruiseferries]] from Bergen to [[Kirkenes]], calling at 35 ports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hurtigruten.com/en/default.aspx?side_id=421 |title=Hurtigruten - The World's Most Beautiful Voyage |author=Hurtigruten Group |access-date=2008-07-16 |author-link=Hurtigruten Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729011128/http://www.hurtigruten.com/en/default.aspx?side_id=421 |archive-date=2008-07-29 }}</ref> International car carrying cruiseferries operate from Southern Norway to [[Denmark]], [[Germany]] and [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colorline.no/ |title=Color Line |author=Color Line |author-link=Color Line (ferry operator) |access-date=2008-07-16}}</ref><!-- I removed a reference from 2008 about the ferry to Newcastle, later closed down. -->

===Pipelines===
The [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] production on the [[Norwegian continental shelf]] uses pipelines to transport produce to processing plants on mainland Norway and other European countries; total length is {{convert|9481|km|mi}}.<ref name="cia"/> The government-owned [[Gassco]] operates all natural gas pipelines; in 2006, 88 billion cubic meters were transported, or 15% of European consumption<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gassco.no/sw3046.asp |title=About Gassco |author=Gassco |access-date=2008-07-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080226071113/http://www.gassco.no/sw3046.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-02-26 |author-link= Gassco}}</ref>