Statistics Norway

The Norwegian-controlled foreign registered merchant fleet

1 Vessels registered in Norwegian ship registers. The merchant fleet1. Vessels and tonnage2. 1997-2008
  Vessels in Norwegian ship registers total Norwegian International Ship Register Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register
  Vessel Tonnage Total Norwegian owned3 Foreign owned4 Vessel Tonnage
  Vessel Tonnage Vessel Tonnage Vessel Tonnage
    GT GT GT GT GT
Year                    
1997 1 640 22 202  691 19 592  462 12 518  229 7 074  949 2 610
1998 1 682 22 346  713 19 547  494 13 063  219 6 485  969 2 799
1999 1 659 22 094  705 19 109  476 12 283  229 6 827  954 2 985
20005 1 520 21 572  712 18 684  467 11 478  245 7 206  808 2 887
2001 1 525 21 810  717 19 028  473 11 658  244 7 369  808 2 782
2002 1 469 21 243  693 18 659  441 10 718  252 7 941  776 2 584
2003 1 415 20 406  666 17 826  373 8 014  293 9 812  749 2 580
2004 1 400 18 716  651 16 017  383 7 429  268 8 587  749 2 700
2005 1 342 16 495  592 14 032  358 6 934  234 7 098  750 2 463
2006 1 335 17 343  594 14 877  363 7 367  231 7 510  741 2 466
2007 1 314 16 782  565 14 404  355 7 650  210 6 754  749 2 378
2008 1 347 17 405  577 15 099  385 9 734  192 5 365  770 2 306
1  Vessels of 100 gross tonnes and more for transport of passengers and goods.
2  The manner og registration in Norwegian International Ship Register is specified in the law §1: § 1 point 1: Minimun 60 per cent Norwegian capital. § 1 point 2: Company with office in Norway or part ownership with manager presenting the conditions in the shipping law chapter 3. § 1 point 3: Foreign company with a representative in Norway having authority to receive a suit on behalf of the owner.
3  Registered after § 1 point 1 and 1 point 2.
4  Registered after § 1 point 3.
5  The numbers includes only vessels with valid sertificat. Read About the statistics.
Source: Norwegian Maritime Directorate.

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