Port of Bergen

🇳🇴 Norway

North Sea · Multi-Purpose Port

UN/LOCODE
NOBER
Country
🇳🇴 Norway
Port Type
Multi-Purpose Port
Ocean Region
North Sea
Latitude
60.3900° N
Longitude
5.3200° E

Regional Risk Context — North Sea

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 147 vessel arrivals at Bergen, with Cargo accounting for 31% of port calls — lower than the North Sea regional average of 40%. Bergen in Norway sits in one of the most heavily trafficked maritime zones in the world — the gateway to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Bremerhaven. Traffic density in the Dover Strait alone exceeds 500 movements per day, and the Traffic Separation Schemes managed jointly by UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Scandinavia impose strict routing constraints. Collision risk, grounding in shallow waters, and encounters with offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms are persistent concerns. PSC inspections under the Paris MOU are rigorous, and vessels with deficiencies face above-average detention rates at North Sea ports. Winter storms (October–March) regularly compress port access windows.

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Sea Distances

Routed sea distances from Bergen to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.

Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 147 distinct vessel arrivals, 144 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Bergen:

31%
Cargo
44 vessels
15%
Passenger
22 vessels
13%
Other
19 vessels
12%
Fishing
17 vessels
6%
High-Speed Craft
9 vessels

Port State Control Context

Bergen falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Bergen

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-08-05 RYGERKATT 🇳🇴 NO High-Speed Craft
2026-08-05 OSPEN 🇳🇴 NO Cargo
2026-08-05 TROLLUNGEN 🇳🇴 NO Cargo
2026-08-05 ADMIRALEN 🇳🇴 NO High-Speed Craft
2026-08-04 RYGERKATT 🇳🇴 NO High-Speed Craft
2026-08-04 FRODE VIKING 🇳🇴 NO Cargo
2026-08-04 OSPEN 🇳🇴 NO Cargo
2026-08-04 TROLLUNGEN 🇳🇴 NO Cargo
2026-08-03 TROLLUNGEN 🇳🇴 NO Cargo
2026-08-03 OSPEN 🇳🇴 NO Cargo

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