We boarded the MS Midnatsol for 10:30AM departure from Trondheim. The MS Midnatsol was built in 2002 and rebuilt in 2016. There are nine decks. At full capacity, it can accommodate 500 passengers.
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| Solfrid took this photo of the MS Midnatsol headed south from Trondheim with us aboard... |
Hurtigruten (the Coastal Express) first
sailed the Norwegian coast in 1893. It transported mail and cargo from Bergen
to Kirkenes (end of the road on the northernmost point between Norway and
USSR). The voyage took a mere seven days, hence the name Hurtigruten.
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43.6% of manager level employees are women
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Since 2009, Hurtigruten has reduced annual
emissions of CO2 by 18,000 tonnes.
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In 2015, Hurtigruten participated in Paris
Climate Conference and made two presentations on how to create a sustainable
shipping industry.
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Since 1935, Hurtigruten has been measuring sea
temperatures along the Norwegian coast, in cooperation with the Norwegian
Institute of Marine Research. The data represents one of the longest climatic
time series in the world. The data are used to monitor and assess environmental
conditions along the Norwegian coast.
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