Twenty-one of the awards are located in the North Sea, ten in the Norwegian Sea, and four in the Barents Sea, 17 of the licences with Equinor as an operator.
The Port of Liverpool will welcome a new weekly service from intra-European expert, Containerships, part of the CMA CGM Group, connecting Dunkirk, France, to the North West of England.
BG Freight Line has taken a positive step by adding an additional weekly service call to meet the growing demands of container traffic between Liverpool and the Irish Sea hub.