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Strong growth in driving with electric cars and hybrids
The combined mileage covered by electric cars and hybrid cars increased by more than 40 per cent from 2016 to 2017, accounting for around 10 per cent of the total vehicle-kilometres driven with Norwegian passenger cars in 2017.
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Decline in turnover for water transport
Following a continuous increase since 2010, the turnover of the water transport division as a whole fell for the first time by 8.2 per cent from 2015 to 2016, to NOK 151.6 billion.
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3 in 4 cabin stays are foreign guest nights
In 2017, Norwegian registered intermediaries of cabins arranged 1.01 million overnight stays in private cabins and holiday houses in Norway. Of this, 75 per cent were foreign guest nights. Denmark had 223 000 guest nights and was the largest forei...
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Over 140 000 electric cars in Norway
The number of registered electric cars in Norway was 142 490 at the beginning of 2018 - an increase of over 40 per cent from the previous year.
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Increase in transport performance
The domestic transport performance increased by 5.9 per cent in the 3rd quarter of 2017 compared to the 3rd quarter of 2016. Accordingly there was an increase of 9.4 per cent in transport performance internationally.
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One in three kms is driven with an empty load
Norwegian lorries transported 116.6 million tonnes of goods domestically and abroad in the first half of 2017. About 30 per cent of the mileage in Norway was empty driving, i.e. driving with no load on the lorry.
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Fall in transport of goods by lorry
Norwegian lorries transported 58.8 million tonnes of goods in Norway and between Norway and abroad; 2.3 per cent less than the same quarter in 2016. Transport performance was 5.0 billion tonne-kilometres, about the same as in the 1st quarter of 2016.
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Fewer voyages with pilot on board
The traditional pilot may become a rarer sight on ships along the Norwegian coast if the trend of recent years continues. In 2016, almost 39 000 voyages were carried out with an on-board pilot in Norwegian waters; a decrease of 7 per cent from the...
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7 in 10 tonnes of goods were transported across the border by foreign lorries
In 2016, 16.6 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorry into and out of Norway. The foreign lorries from EU and EEA countries transported 71 per cent of these goods.
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Slight decline in transport by lorry
Transport performance carried out by lorries decreased by 1.3 per cent and ended at 21 billion tonne-kilometres from 2015 to 2016, according to new figures from the statistics Road goods transport by Norwegian lorries. The transported freight volu...
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Increase in hotel guest nights
The number of guest nights in Norwegian hotels reached 1.8 million in May 2017. This is an increase of 8 per cent compared with May 2016.
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Increased costs for asphalt work
Road construction costs increased by 3.5 per cent from the second quarter of 2016 to the second quarter of 2017. In the same period, the road maintenance costs rose by 4.9 per cent.
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Decrease in maritime transport
A total of 43.3 million tonnes of goods were transported to and from the main Norwegian ports in the 1st quarter of 2017, which is 5.1 per cent less than in the 1st quarter of 2016.
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Higher CO2 emissions tax pushes up fuel costs
In the 1st quarter of 2017, the tax on CO2 and sulphur emissions is included in the cost index for the first time. The increase in the tax on CO2 emissions in 2017 made a particular contribution to the rise in fuel costs.
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Increase in inbound trips
Norwegians aged 16–79 took 3.5 million inbound trips with at least one overnight stay during the 1st quarter of 2017; an increase of 18 per cent compared with the 1st quarter of 2016.
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