Russian Fishing Vessels Now Only Allowed Access to Three Northern Norwegian Ports – And Will Be Controlled at Each Docking The Norwegian government has decided that Russian fishing vessels will only be allowed to dock in Kirkenes, Båtsfjord, and Tromsø. They will also be inspected upon arrival. "We now have intel which indicates a need to increase control of these," says the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Finnmark Police: Increased Patrolling at Critical Infrastructure in the Petroleum Industry After the incidents in the Baltic Sea and observations made in the North Sea, the Finnmark Police has increased its presence around important infrastructure in the county's oil and gas industry by the border to Russia. Equinor has also taken its own security measures at its gas plant on Melkøya.
