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Operating survey for vessels in water transport

The operating survey of vessels in water transport is a statistics that presents turnover and costs specified by type of service, and freight income by vessel type. The statistics is based on the statistical unit Enterprise and is restricted to enterprises operating in water transport.

Updated: 16 May 2024
Next update: 16 May 2025

Selected figures from this statistics

  • Enterprises in ocean transport. Turnover and costs (NOK million)
    Enterprises in ocean transport. Turnover and costs (NOK million)
    2022
    Turnover
    Income from freight with own and hired vessels136 951.2
    Liner/PAX-transport27 576.9
    Timecharter33 104.2
    Bareboat freights1 044.5
    Commision and other income4 721.2
    Costs
    Voyage dependent costs and bunker47 550.6
    Timecharter paid56 376.4
    Bareboat freights paid2 142.0
    Other costs70 866.1
    Operating profit26 462.9
    Explanation of symbols
  • Vessels in foreign going trade, freights and costs (NOK million) 2015 - 2017
    Vessels in foreign going trade, freights and costs (NOK million) 2015 - 2017
    20212022
    Income from freight with own and hired vessels88 375.3136 951.2
    Income from rental of ship with crew28 716.632 325.4
    Income from rental of ship without crew925.21 044.5
    Income from liner/PAX-transport16 087.127 576.9
    Other operating income from freight contracts929.3778.8
    Other operating income from maritime operations1 869.34 721.2
    Total gross freights136 902.8203 398.0
    Bunkers16 321.529 755.0
    Lubricants354.6411.6
    Voyage dependent costs ex. Bunkers/lubricants16 037.417 795.6
    Loading and unloading4 549.55 421.4
    Timecharter paid for hire of Norwegian vessels10 543.917 884.2
    Timecharter paid for hire of foreign vessels26 712.138 492.2
    Bareboat freights paid for hire of Norwegian vessels775.3766.9
    Bareboat freights paid for hire of foreign vessels653.11 375.1
    Gross wages for own employees3 432.74 282.9
    Gross wages for hired crew/staff11 114.313 000.4
    Insurance premium on vessels1 058.51 226.3
    Commission to charterers, brokers and agents2 508.43 391.2
    Docking costs, surveys and periodic maintenance of vessels922.61 147.3
    Costs for storage, repairing and maintenance of vessels4 384.53 479.3
    Depreciation and write-downs12 848.212 081.4
    Other administrative costs related to vessels5 725.114 766.2
    Other operating costs9 876.711 658.1
    Total operating costs127 818.5176 935.2
    Operating profit9 084.326 462.8
    Operating profit (per cent)6.613.0
    Explanation of symbols
  • Ocean transport, freight income by type of ship (NOK 1 000)
    Ocean transport, freight income by type of ship (NOK 1 000)
    Freight income
    202020212022
    All types of vessel1 120 523 230136 902 869203 397 018
    Tanker37 191 35846 085 27578 580 803
    Bulk vessel23 970 05223 027 74356 597 475
    General cargo/other dry cargo vessel38 346 21046 191 79845 981 883
    Passenger vessels2 948 4423 119 1357 322 950
    Offshore vessels10 393 7899 969 37014 153 175
    Other2 7 673 3798 509 548760 732
    1Ocean transport includes enterprises in industry subclasses 50.101 Passenger ocean transport, 50.201 Freight ocean transport, 50.203 Tugboats and 50.204 Supply and other sea transport offshore services
    2In 2009 freights from seismographic research vessels were registered as freights from other (9). This should have been registered as freights from offshore vessels (5)
    Explanation of symbols
  • Enterprises in coastal water transport. Turnover specified by type of service (NOK 1 000)
    Enterprises in coastal water transport. Turnover specified by type of service (NOK 1 000)
    202020212022
    Passenger transport - domestic sea transport2 185 9221 861 4134 444 647
    Passenger transport - foreign sea transport:110 0270
    Freight transport (freight above 25 kg) - domestic sea transport4 404 5675 487 1425 078 415
    Freight transport (freight under 25 kg) - domestic sea transport:78 774:
    Freight transport - foreign sea transport652 988635 970475 790
    Car ferry service487 783479 098457 324
    Offshore supply service - domestic sea transport000
    Renting of vessels with crew1 469 276:1 930 211
    Renting of vessels without crew82 486::
    Tug service62 476436 158395 921
    Other2 694 7562 826 7183 612 148
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About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 5 June 2023.

Liner/PAX-transport

Earned gross freight in the form of liner freights of goods or passengers. Liner transport is operated between scheduled, advertised ports of calling on a regular basis. It also includes income from pool agreements for liner services.

Timecharter

Income from renting out the ship in the form of a time charterparty. Under this type of contract, the shipowner places his ship, with crew and equipment at the disposal of the charterer for a period of time. Subject to any restrictions in the contract, the charterer decides the time and quantity of cargo to be carried and the ports of loading and discharging. He is responsible for supplying the ship with bunkers and for the payment of cargo handling operations, port charges, pilotage, towage and ship's agency. The technical operation and navigation of the ship remains the responsability of the shipowner. Any amount of time where the ship si "off hire" is deducted from the agreed period of hire contract. Includes eqivalent income from agency/pool.

Bareboat freights

Income from renting out the ship in the form of a bareboat charter party to Norwegian charterers. A bareboat charter or demise charter is when the charterers hire or charter the ship for a long period, appoint the master and crew, and pay all running expenses. In other words, the charterer takes over both, the management and commercial operation of the ship.

The industry classification is in line with the revised Norwegian Standard industrial classification (SN07), which is based on the EU’s industry standard NACE Rev. 2.

Prior to the reference year 2007, the industry classification was based on Norwegian Standard industrial classification (SN94), which is based on the EU’s industry standard NACE Rev 1.

Classification of type of vessel

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