{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/af-gruppen-2026-06-26-2026-06-building-the-worlds-first-ship-tunnel",
  "slug": "af-gruppen-2026-06-26-2026-06-building-the-worlds-first-ship-tunnel",
  "category": "epc-contractors",
  "publishDate": "2026-06-26",
  "sourceName": "AF Gruppen",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.afgruppen.com/news/2026/06/building-the-worlds-first-ship-tunnel/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "AF Gruppen",
    "EPC"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "AF Gruppen awarded Stad Ship Tunnel design-build contract",
    "summary": "The Norwegian Coastal Administration awarded AF Gruppen the Stad Ship Tunnel contract, announced on 26 June 2026.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Reported scope and milestone",
        "paragraphs": [
          "AF Gruppen: The Norwegian Coastal Administration awarded AF Gruppen the Stad Ship Tunnel contract, announced on 26 June 2026."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "AF Gruppen",
            "url": "https://www.afgruppen.com/news/2026/06/building-the-worlds-first-ship-tunnel/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Engineering interpretation",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The turnkey contract is estimated at NOK 5.6 billion excluding VAT and covers a 1,700 m tunnel with required installations. AF Gruppen developed the tender solution with consultant Norconsult; construction is expected to start in 2027 and take about five years."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "AF Gruppen",
            "url": "https://www.afgruppen.com/news/2026/06/building-the-worlds-first-ship-tunnel/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Delivery responsibilities",
        "paragraphs": [
          "An EPC reference defines a contracted combination of engineering, procurement and construction. Its boundaries still matter: field facilities, pipelines and utilities may be one package within a larger development. Construction affiliates and specialist subcontractors retain their stated roles. Quality records, pressure tests, pre-commissioning and handover need to match the actual facilities delivered. A historical project schedule does not become a publication date or establish today’s production. The reference documents the listed work rather than attributing all output, ownership or operation of the wider development to the contractor."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "AF Gruppen",
            "url": "https://www.afgruppen.com/news/2026/06/building-the-worlds-first-ship-tunnel/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
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    {
      "slug": "af-gruppen",
      "name": "AF Gruppen",
      "href": "/epc-contractors/af-gruppen",
      "website": "https://www.afgruppen.com/",
      "aliases": [
        "AF Gruppen",
        "مجموعة إيه إف",
        "AF Gruppen ASA",
        "AF Offshore Decom"
      ]
    }
  ]
}