Norway will start building the first full-size ship tunnel in the world next year after the government allocated NOK 8.6bn (£671m) in its budget for the long-delayed project. The Stad Ship Tunnel project will allow coastal ferries and small passenger ships to bypass the Stad peninsula in Norway’s Vestland county for the first time. The Stad peninsula is considered to be one of the most dangerous and exposed areas along the Norwegian coast for ships, and some 33 maritime deaths have occurred in..