Nordic News and Business Promotion in Asia
Iceland’s government announced that it would suspend whale hunting until the end of August this year due to animal welfare concerns on Tuesday, 20 June 2023. “I have taken the …
Iceland suspends whale hunting until August Read More
The Philippine Embassy in Oslo has sought an agreement with Norway on recognition of Philippine-issued seafarers certificates, according to the Manila Bulletin. The Philippine’s Department of Foreign Affair (DFA) recently …
More opportunities to be available for Filipino seafarers in Norway Read More
Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, joined the other twelve founding countries of the Group of Friends of the 1982 United Nations Convention on …
Vietnam joins UNCLOS Group of Friends conference in US Read More
The Danish logistic firm, A.P. Moller-Maersk, and its partner GigaMare Inc. have started upskilling Filipino crews for methanol fueled vessels for enhancing entire green operations by 2040. The selected crew …
Danish logistic firm A.P. Moller-Maersk to upskill Filipino crew for methanol fueled vessels Read More
Express 5, the Philippine-built ferry, has recently arrived in Denmark and will be ready soon to serve residents and tourists traveling to Bornholm. The ship can accommodate 1,610 passengers and …
Philippine-built ferry arrives in Denmark Read More
The European Maritime Committee including Dutch, German, Nordic, and Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (NordCham Philippines) agreed that the European Commission should maintain recognition of Filipino seafarers’ certificates, reported Manilla Bulletin. …
EU Maritime group agrees that EU should maintain recognition of Filipino seafarers certificates Read More
Neal Imperial, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Philippines recently met with Richard Tibbles, European Union Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific to …
Philippines discusses with EU about South China Sea and West Philippines Sea Read More
The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shared on Wednesday, 15 March 2023 that the Filipino Ambassador to Norway, Enrico Fos, recently had a meeting with Ine Eriksen Søreide, member …
Philippines seeks maritime cooperation with Norway Read More
The Philippines recently expressed concerns over China’s starting to reclaim unoccupied lands in the South China Sea. “We are seriously concerned as such activities contravene the Declaration of Conduct on …
Philippines expresses concerns over China start reclaiming unoccupied lands in South China Sea Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila together with NCE Maritime CleanTech will organize the Asian Development Bank (ADB) virtual Business Opportunity Seminar series with Norway, “Green Shipping Opportunities” on 2 …
ADB’s “Green Shipping Opportunities” webinar with Norway Read More