# X3 at Norwegian Ports, Norway: deployment

Canonical ID: `47221ece-4a1e-4980-a078-5b0b249625b8`

Norwegian Customs awarded contract for [Blueye](/companies/blueye-robotics.md) X3 ROVs to inspect ship hulls of commercial vessels (30-350m) arriving by sea. Inspections from quays in industrial ports.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** blueye-x3-norwegian-customs
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [X3](/models/blueye-robotics-x3.md) (id: `97c0844d-f9ef-42ea-b4be-b6914673c42a`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Blueye Robotics](/companies/blueye-robotics.md) (id: `9b3c4b78-78e3-4979-bf26-cab88860555f`)
- **Location:** [Norwegian Ports, Norway](/locations/norwegian-ports-norway.md) (id: `a460b70d-61f9-44f8-948c-72e2412eaa77`)
- **First seen:** 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.blueyerobotics.com/blog/blueye-robotics-awarded-contract-to-supply-the-norwegian-customs-with-rovs

## Common questions

### What is the X3 deployment at Norwegian Ports, Norway?

X3, built by Blueye Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Norwegian Ports, Norway on the DEPLOY registry. Blueye Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates X3 at Norwegian Ports, Norway?

Blueye Robotics, the manufacturer of X3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the X3 deployment at Norwegian Ports, Norway go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 19, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the X3 deployment at Norwegian Ports, Norway?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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