Port news — Port of Skjolden https://www.skjoldenport.com/news Infrastructure, capacity and operating news from the Port of Skjolden (NOSLN), issued by the port authority. en-gb Port of the Year finalist — one of three worldwide https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#seatrade-port-of-the-year-finalist seatrade-port-of-the-year-finalist Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Skjolden is a finalist for Port of the Year at the Seatrade Cruise Awards 2026 — one of three worldwide. The winner is announced in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 16 September. The 2027 book: 67 confirmed calls https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#season-2027-confirmed-book season-2027-confirmed-book Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT 67 calls and 172,893 guests are confirmed for 2027 — the largest season in the port's history, booked over a year out. The port keeps its own Viking ship on the fjord https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#maria-suden-the-last-viking maria-suden-the-last-viking Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The port keeps its own Viking ship, Maria Suden, on the fjord, 250 m from the gangway. She is the vessel behind The Last Vikings. 10 King Long coaches enter service for the 2026 season https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#king-long-coach-fleet-2026 king-long-coach-fleet-2026 Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT The port has taken delivery of 10 King Long C12HD coaches, 470 seats in total, bringing the fleet it owns outright to 13 coaches and 577 seats. The record now stands: 44 calls, 100,969 guests in 2025 https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#record-season-2025 record-season-2025 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The 2025 season is audited and final: 44 calls sailed and 100,969 guests counted ashore — double the calls and more than double the guests of 2024. The last ocean liner returns: Queen Mary 2, twice in one season https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#queen-mary-2-longest-ship queen-mary-2-longest-ship Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Cunard's Queen Mary 2 — at 345 m the longest vessel the port has ever handled, and the world's last ocean liner in service — called on 18 May and returned on 8 August. Cruise pier widened along its full length; third ISPS flow in operation https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#new-marketplace new-marketplace Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT The cruise pier is 127.5 m long and 6 m wide along its entire length, with 12 m alongside. The width allows multi-door gangway rigging and separates three ISPS flows instead of two. Access gate with plate recognition, and expanded coach staging https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#new-access-gate-amp-shoreline-control new-access-gate-amp-shoreline-control Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT A controlled access gate with automatic number plate recognition governs vehicle entry to the pier, with ISPS procedures covering roughly 1.5 km of shoreline. Coach plates are loaded from the bus list before the call. Skjolden Explore begins operations at the pier https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#skjolden-explore-launch skjolden-explore-launch Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT Skjolden Explore is the locally owned operator delivering shore excursions in Skjolden. Bookings placed through any incoming agent are executed by the same dispatch team at the pier. New mooring boat in service https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#new-mooring-boat new-mooring-boat Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT An 8 m all-aluminium mooring boat with a 240 hp diesel water-jet drive is in service for line handling at the pier, and available as a patrol craft during calls. Three midi coaches for the mountain roads https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#new-midi-buses new-midi-buses Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT Three Temsa MD9 midi coaches entered service for the high-mountain routes, where a 10 m length limit rules out a full-size coach. 107 seats in total. New service building at the pier https://www.skjoldenport.com/news#new-service-building new-service-building Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT A service building with 16 toilets, a retail unit and outdoor serving opened at the pier, inside the controlled area, from 1 May 2025.