R W Freight Services Ltd - Freight Services between the UK and Norway

R W Freight Services has always specialised in freight services with Norway

A major shipping nation, with a high dependence on international trade, Norway is basically an exporter of raw materials and semiprocessed goods. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on its oil production and international oil prices. Only Saudi Arabia exports more oil than Norway.

Norway is not a member of the EU having opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994. Norway has a population of under 5 million. The capital city Oslo is situated in the south of the country.

Our Norwegain agent Sagatrans A/S www.sagatrans.no is based in Oslo and has many years experience specialising in freight services with the UK.

The landscape is generally rugged and mountainous and Norway has a coastline of over 51,000 miles with many fjords, as well as a multitude of islands.

The northern part of the country is located north of the Arctic Circle, where for part of each summer the sun does not set, and in winter much of its land remains dark for long periods. In summertime in the southern part of Norway, the sun is only away for a few hours.

Norway is bounded by seas of the North Atlantic Ocean: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerrak to the south, and the Norwegian Sea to the west. In the northeast is the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean.

Norway shares land borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia.

Hornindalsvatnet With a maximum depth 1,686 ft is Europe's deepest lake.

The Norwegian climate is fairly temperate, especially along the coast under the influence of the Gulf Stream although the inland climate can be more severe.