March 23 (Reuters) - Havila Shipping Asa HAVI.OL :
* NORWAY'S MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AWARDS HAVILA SHIPPING A
CONTRACT
TO TRANSPORT GOODS ALONG COAST BETWEEN BERGEN AND KIRKENES
* MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SAYS CONTRACT IS FROM 2021 TO 2030,
HAVILA
WILL OPERATE 4 VESSELS AND ALSO INCLUDES PASSENGER TRAFFIC
* NORWAY'S MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SAYS HURTIGRUTA WILL
OPERATE 7
VESSELS AS PART OF NEW CONTRACT
* NORWAY'S MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SAYS TOTAL CONTRACT SUM IS
NOK
788 MILLION PER YEAR
Source text (In Norwegian): https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/havila-og-hurtigruten-far-kontrakter-pa-kystruten-bergen-kirkenes/id2594952/
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(Reporting by Ole Petter Skonnord)
((olepetter.skonnord@thomsonreuters.com;))