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Chinese-built bridge boosts development of N. Norway

STORY: Chinese-built bridge boosts development of N. Norway SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:15 LOCATION: NARVIK, Norway CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Halogaland Bridge STORYLINE: The Chinese-built Halogaland Bridge near Narvik, Norway's northern port city, has spurred local economic growth, especially benefiting the local fisheries and mining industries, and enhancing overall regional prosperity. Stretching 1,533 meters with a span of 1,145 meters, the Halogaland Bridge, built by China's Sichuan Road and Bridge Group (SRBG), is Norway's second largest and the Arctic Circle's longest suspension bridge. It offers an important shortcut for European route E6 - the main north-south road through Norway and the west coast of Sweden. Data from BPS Nord, northern Norway's regional toll group, reveals the bridge's burgeoning significance. In the past year alone, over 1.59 million vehicles crossed the Halogaland Bridge, 16 percent more than in 2021 and 35 percent m

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows a security camera (upper L, black part) on the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows a security camera (upper L) on the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows a restroom on the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows the interior of the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows seats in the more expensive "green" coach of the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013.

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013.

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Japan's newest bullet trains on test run

SENDAI, Japan - A shinkansen train combining the E6 model (R) and E5 model (L) enters JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture during a test run Oct. 26, 2010. The E5 series will debut in March 2011 on the extended Tohoku Shinkansen Line as the Hayabusa express while the E6 series will be introduced on the Akita Shinkansen Line in 2013.

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New shinkansen train

RIFU, Japan - The E6 series Komachi train is shown to reporters in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9, 2010. The new series of bullet train will run on the Akita Shinkansen Line from 2013.

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New shinkansen train

RIFU, Japan - The cockpit of the E6 series Komachi train is shown to reporters in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9, 2010. The new series of bullet train will run on the Akita Shinkansen Line from 2013.

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New shinkansen train

RIFU, Japan - The E6 series Komachi train is shown to reporters in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9, 2010. The new series of bullet train will run on the Akita Shinkansen Line from 2013.

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New shinkansen train

RIFU, Japan - The E6 series Komachi train is shown to reporters in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9, 2010. The new series of bullet train will run on the Akita Shinkansen Line from 2013. (Kyodo)

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New shinkansen train

RIFU, Japan - The cockpit of the E6 series Komachi train is shown to reporters in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9, 2010. The new series of bullet train will run on the Akita Shinkansen Line from 2013. (Kyodo)

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New shinkansen train

RIFU, Japan - The E6 series Komachi train is shown to reporters in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 9, 2010. The new series of bullet train will run on the Akita Shinkansen Line from 2013. (Kyodo)

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013. (Kyodo)

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State-of-the-art shinkansen train

TOKYO, Japan - The E6-type shinkansen bullet train pulls into JR Tokyo Station on Dec. 9, 2010, for a test run ahead of the start of its commercial use planned for 2013. (Kyodo)

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Japan's newest bullet trains on test run

SENDAI, Japan - A shinkansen train combining the E6 model (R) and E5 model (L) enters JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture during a test run Oct. 26, 2010. The E5 series will debut in March 2011 on the extended Tohoku Shinkansen Line as the Hayabusa express while the E6 series will be introduced on the Akita Shinkansen Line in 2013. (Kyodo)