Norwegian owners and industry figures expect little change for shipping despite a bruising defeat for the parties largely favoured by business and investment interests.
Election results on 13 September for Norway's Storting, or parliament, gave a clear majority to the centre-left group expected to take the reins of power after eight years of a right-wing coalition government.
Three parties look set to control 89 of 169 parliament seats — the historically dominant Labour Party, the Socialist Left, and the rural-oriented Centre Party.
