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The Norwegian Merchant Fleet
The statistics show the size and structure of the Norwegian Merchant Fleet. The Norwegian Merchant Fleet consists of vessels for transport, with a gross tonnage of 100 tonnes or more, registered in NIS and NOR.
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2025 Per Cent Change 2024 - 2025 2020 - 2025 All Vessels 1 498 -4.9 -4.6 Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) 17 405 349 -4.2 -9.6 NOR - Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Vessels 883 -0.7 -3.6 Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) 2 146 762 1.3 6.5 NIS - Norwegian International Ship Register Vessels 615 -10.3 -6.1 Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) 15 258 587 -5.0 -11.5 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - The merchant fleet by register, ownership and yearDownload table as ...The merchant fleet by register, ownership and year1 2
Vessels registered in Norwegian ship registers total Norwegian International Ship Register Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Norwegian owned Foreign owned Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) 2022 1 592 19 009 029 549 11 812 101 143 5 156 614 900 2 040 314 2023 1 591 18 800 245 540 12 423 413 151 4 273 518 900 2 103 314 20243 1 575 18 176 962 542 12 140 334 144 3 918 432 889 2 118 196 2025 1 498 17 405 349 498 11 479 290 117 3 779 297 883 2 146 762 1Norwegian registered vessels (NOR/NIS) of 100 gross tonnes and more for transport of passengers and goods 2Norwegian Maritime Directorate and The Norwegian ship registers NIS/NOR . 3New primary data source. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - The merchant fleet by register, ownership and type of vesselDownload table as ...The merchant fleet by register, ownership and type of vessel1 2
2025 Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Registered Norwegain owned Foreign owned Norwegian owned Foreign owned Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Oil tanker 17 17 170 0 0 27 1 797 821 4 254 228 Chemical tankers 6 7 586 0 0 87 1 616 649 22 476 442 Gas tanker 3 22 941 0 0 28 1 023 180 11 1 016 335 Floating production/storage vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tank barge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foodstuff tanker 5 3 099 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other tanker 3 4 020 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bulk vessel 21 27 343 0 0 61 1 551 640 15 498 271 Combination vessel 2 3 894 0 0 6 111 659 1 30 521 Sand/rock dumping vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fish carrier/Well boat 122 321 888 5 16 555 6 21 030 6 5 437 General cargo vessel 120 123 157 2 2 458 88 902 481 6 165 254 Container carrier 2 5 634 0 0 23 768 180 1 7 409 Dry cargo barge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ro-Ro freight 5 5 758 0 0 11 333 249 6 286 824 Frozen/refrigerated vessel 3 10 075 1 5 943 13 46 663 2 6 528 Vehicle carrier 0 0 0 0 36 2 470 404 5 320 672 Combined general cargo carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barge carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other dry cargo vessels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Passenger ships 178 184 858 1 829 2 43 530 0 0 Car Ferry 229 508 527 1 313 0 0 0 0 Ro/Ro-passenger carrier 21 146 715 0 0 1 11 647 0 0 Cruise ship 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 544 649 Other passenger vessels 27 186 089 1 179 1 2 191 0 0 Offshore supply and anchor handling vessels 86 434 380 16 79 967 74 440 655 19 96 955 Offshore service vessels 4 17 285 0 0 5 16 836 0 0 Drill units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Offshore survey/seismographic research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cable vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipe layer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andre offshoreskip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tug and pusher vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salvage and rescue vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fishing vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trawler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fish factory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hunting vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fishery protection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Research vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dredger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Icebreaker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lighthouse vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crane ship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pilot ship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inspection vessel/patrol ship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Work ship 2 10 098 0 0 29 321 475 7 69 772 Other support vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yacht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lifeboat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Submarine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Floating units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Training vessel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Landing craft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Norwegian registered vessels (NOR/NIS) of 100 gross tonnes and more for transport of passengers and goods. 2Source: The Norwegian Ship Registers NIS/NOR. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Merchant fleet by register, ownership and size of vesselDownload table as ...Merchant fleet by register, ownership and size of vessel1 2
2025 Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Register Norwegian owned Foreign owned Norwegian owned Foreign owned Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Unknown gt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 24 gt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 - 99 gt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 - 199 gt. 123 18 147 1 179 0 0 0 0 200 - 299 gt. 82 20 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 - 399 gt. 41 14 509 1 313 1 383 1 349 400 - 499 gt. 68 31 590 0 0 1 498 2 957 500 - 999 gt. 107 82 573 1 829 2 1 403 0 0 1 000 - 1 499 gt. 60 73 268 3 3 867 4 5 315 2 2 502 1 500 - 1 999 gt. 50 86 291 0 0 6 10 184 2 3 142 2 000 - 2 499 gt. 45 101 837 1 2 186 16 38 239 0 0 2 500 - 2 999 gt. 75 211 825 0 0 43 120 374 3 8 985 3 000 - 3 999 gt. 63 222 448 2 7 033 56 197 305 8 26 950 4 000 - 4 999 gt. 44 197 251 9 41 221 27 122 418 4 18 659 5 000 - 5 999 gt. 26 143 903 8 43 892 20 112 727 2 10 848 6 000 - 6 999 gt. 19 122 555 1 6 724 27 172 477 4 26 727 7 000 - 7 999 gt. 22 164 288 0 0 19 141 805 10 71 846 8 000 - 8 999 gt. 7 58 401 0 0 4 34 085 0 0 9 000 - 9 999 gt. 2 19 582 0 0 6 57 655 3 28 174 10 000 - 10 999 gt. 3 31 435 0 0 5 53 091 0 0 11 000 - 11 999 gt. 6 67 773 0 0 11 129 280 0 0 12 000 - 12 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 12 147 045 1 12 162 13 000 - 13 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 2 27 786 0 0 14 000 - 14 999 gt. 1 14 203 0 0 1 14 740 3 43 018 15 000 - 19 999 gt. 7 110 057 0 0 23 405 236 5 95 226 20 000 - 24 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 6 134 059 5 108 590 25 000 - 29 999 gt. 1 27 164 0 0 39 1 118 162 4 115 995 30 000 - 34 999 gt. 1 34 231 0 0 49 1 590 802 14 457 194 35 000 - 39 999 gt. 1 36 822 0 0 45 1 654 492 13 469 361 40 000 - 44 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 3 133 431 1 44 866 45 000 - 49 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 6 282 498 9 430 652 50 000 - 59 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 12 665 592 4 231 114 60 000 - 69 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 18 1 212 958 4 268 560 70 000 - 79 999 gt. 2 150 183 0 0 8 609 022 2 143 327 80 000 - 89 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 20 1 715 106 3 249 452 90 000 - 99 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 5 460 013 1 96 483 100 000 - 149 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 1 111 109 7 814 158 150 000 - 199 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 000 - 249 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 000 - 299 999 gt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 000 gt. and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Norwegian registered vessels (NOR/NIS) of 100 gross tonnes and more for transport of passengers and goods 2Source: The Norwegian Ship Registers NIS/NOR Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Merchant fleet by register, ownership and ageDownload table as ...Merchant fleet by register, ownership and age
2025 Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Register Norwegain owned Foreign owned Norwegian owned Foreign owned Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) 04- years 97 327 660 5 19 945 47 1 341 219 28 915 969 5-9 years 130 348 814 2 7 352 91 2 706 062 20 838 400 10-14 years 119 360 052 13 64 609 97 2 505 663 19 600 211 15-19 years 115 433 966 1 4 755 109 2 292 308 25 914 656 20-24 years 54 214 695 1 5 804 59 1 137 151 10 219 716 25-29 years 48 98 862 0 0 52 1 100 634 14 288 832 30 years and over 293 256 469 5 3 779 43 396 253 1 1 513 Unknown age 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Merchant fleet by register, ownership and home portDownload table as ...Merchant fleet by register, ownership and home port
2025 Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Register Norwegain owned Foreign owned Norwegian owned Foreign owned Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Åkrehamn 6 7 828 0 0 9 46 029 0 0 Ålesund 91 233 477 5 24 629 25 116 614 8 33 206 Arendal 2 16 720 0 0 1 85 745 4 50 584 Askerøy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergen 106 162 707 4 14 328 224 4 529 093 35 1 171 094 Bodø 20 15 214 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brønnøysund 10 17 795 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brevik 1 498 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drøbak 2 761 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drammen 2 3 822 0 0 0 0 0 0 Egersund 0 0 0 0 8 286 282 14 490 254 Farsund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flekkefjord 1 595 0 0 6 16 385 0 0 Florø 80 156 012 1 313 2 4 208 0 0 Fosnavåg 23 141 350 2 8 333 20 142 409 4 13 953 Fredrikstad 1 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grimstad 1 4 926 0 0 12 408 091 1 2 996 Halden 1 257 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hammerfest 50 61 473 0 0 1 3 650 2 243 194 Hamar 1 261 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harstad 18 21 788 0 0 1 2 449 0 0 Holmestrand 1 534 0 0 0 0 0 0 Haugesund 28 76 118 0 0 46 1 834 096 16 704 486 Horten 11 40 005 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hvitsten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamnvik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kopervik 2 1 148 0 0 1 825 0 0 Kirkenes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kragerø 3 1 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kristiansand S 10 105 704 1 4 799 9 55 215 1 3 636 Kristiansund N 23 14 388 2 3 595 2 2 839 3 2 337 Langesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Levanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lillesand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Longyearbyen 3 4 842 0 0 4 57 705 0 0 Lyngør 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larvik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Melbu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mandal 6 31 823 0 0 1 6 170 0 0 Mo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Molde 26 43 403 0 0 0 0 0 0 Måløy 6 8 762 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moss 1 5 505 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mosjøen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Myre 2 6 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 Namsos 13 10 912 0 0 0 0 0 0 Narvik 9 18 560 0 0 0 0 0 0 Odda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oslo 22 158 850 1 179 55 2 663 542 12 557 508 Porsgrunn 1 3 221 0 0 0 0 0 0 Risør 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rørvik 12 37 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandnes 6 18 912 9 44 074 0 0 5 19 706 Sarpsborg 1 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sandefjord 2 27 592 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sigerfjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Skudeneshavn 4 28 805 0 0 18 180 490 1 14 506 Skien 4 2 473 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sortland 2 2 626 0 0 1 2 990 0 0 Sandnessjøen 24 34 578 0 0 0 0 0 0 Steinkjer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stokmarknes 7 24 475 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stavanger 86 120 939 2 5 994 35 935 150 3 53 422 Svolvær 4 4 040 0 0 2 45 021 0 0 Tønsberg 1 377 0 0 0 0 6 411 887 Trondheim 62 115 384 0 0 11 46 001 0 0 Tromsø 57 245 735 0 0 4 8 291 2 6 528 Tvedestrand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vardø 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vadsø 1 347 0 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Vessels in Norwegian ship registers not in the merchant fleet, by type of vesselDownload table as ...Vessels in Norwegian ship registers not in the merchant fleet, by type of vessel
2025 Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register Norwegian International Ship Register Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Vessels Tonnage, measured (gross tonnage) Oil tanker 15 895 0 0 Chemical tankers 0 0 0 0 Gas tanker 0 0 0 0 Floating production/storage vessel 1 91 153 0 0 Tank barge 1 867 0 0 Foodstuff tanker 0 0 0 0 Other tanker 2 73 0 0 Bulk vessel 0 0 0 0 Combination vessel 0 0 0 0 Sand/rock dumping vessel 0 0 0 0 Fish carrier/Well boat 12 148 0 0 General cargo vessel 62 3 011 0 0 Container carrier 0 0 0 0 Dry cargo barge 232 317 989 0 0 Ro-Ro freight 0 0 0 0 Frozen/refrigerated vessel 0 0 0 0 Vehicle carrier 0 0 0 0 Combined general cargo carrier 0 0 0 0 Barge carrier 1 329 0 0 Other dry cargo vessels 3 86 0 0 Passenger ships 521 15 058 0 0 Car Ferry 12 917 0 0 Ro/Ro-passenger carrier 0 0 0 0 Cruise ship 0 0 0 0 Other passenger vessels 18 757 0 0 Offshore supply and anchor handling vessels 0 0 0 0 Offshore service vessels 0 0 0 0 Drill units 2 88 286 0 0 Offshore survey/seismographic research 4 3 698 21 244 937 Cable vessel 2 867 3 37 947 Pipe layer 0 0 0 0 Andre offshoreskip 0 0 0 0 Tug and pusher vessel 150 46 937 1 416 Salvage and rescue vessel 47 23 633 0 0 Fishing vessel 4 712 449 430 0 0 Trawler 53 81 468 0 0 Fish factory 3 448 0 0 Hunting vessel 6 1 974 0 0 Fishery protection 0 0 0 0 Research vessel 22 39 828 4 16 211 Dredger 6 1 453 0 0 Icebreaker 2 489 0 0 Lighthouse vessel 7 1 769 0 0 Crane ship 9 10 117 2 59 701 Pilot ship 45 1 844 0 0 Inspection vessel/patrol ship 10 923 1 6 074 Work ship 3 183 28 489 1 22 263 Other support vessel 21 1 876 2 22 170 Yacht 10 233 28 161 0 0 Lifeboat 1 0 0 0 Submarine 0 0 0 0 Floating units 65 426 570 5 221 902 Training vessel 44 6 283 0 0 Landing craft 0 0 0 0 Unknown 28 1 699 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 20 January 2022.
Ship register
Norway has two ship registers; The Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) and The Norwegian Ship Register (NOR). NIS was established in 1987 in order to improve the competitiveness of Norwegian ships. NIS is also open to foreign owned ships. NOR is primarily limited to Norwegian ships operating in Norwegian waters.
Gross tonnage
Gross tonnage is a function of the moulded volume of all enclosed spaces of the ship.
Classification of ship types has changed from 2007 and on. Through 2006 ships in the merchant fleet was split between wet bulk and dry bulk. Wet bulk includes gas tankers, chemical tankers, crude oil tankers, product tankers and other wet bulk tankers. Dry bulk includes combined tankers (OBO; Oil Bulk Ore, and OO; Oil Ore), dry cargo, passengers/ferries, general cargo, offshore supply/standby vessels. The new standard, Classification of type of vessel 2008 , in use from 2007, does not constitute a change in which vessels are included in the merchant fllet.
Name: The Norwegian Merchant Fleet
Topic: Transport and tourism
Division for Energy, Environmental and Transport Statistics
By home port of vessel.
Year
Production data are kept in SAS and stored long term in ASCII format.
The purpose is to measure the Norwegian registered merchant fleet's size and structure. Until 1957 the statistics comprised of all vessels required to be registered according to Norwegian law - that is, all vessels of steam and motor engine of 25 gross tons and above, and sail ships of 50 gross tons and above. The statistics comprised therefore of many vessels not included in the merchant fleet, e.g. all fishing vessels, whale catching vessels and other specialized vessels (towing, rescue and salvage, ice brakers, cabel laying vessels, and so forth) of 25 (for sail ships 50) gross tons. In 1957 all the Nordic countries agreed to limit the merchant fleet to vessels carrying cargo and passengers of 100 gross tons and above.
The statistics are used by National Accounts, governmental departments, shipping enterprises, research institutions and universities. The statistics are also used by individuals with interest in Norwegian shipping.
No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.
The register was until 2001 used for collection of data in the survey Domestic Maritime Transportation
Arrivals of vessels at Norwegian and foreign ports is an additional source of information on ships registered in NIS.
The Statistics Act $2-2 and 3-2
The statistics was through the year 2009 based on The Maritime Directorate's control system for Norwegian registered vessels, and included all merchant vessels of 100 gross tons and above for passenger and goods transport. The statistics do not include fishing vessels and special vessels such as towing, rescue and salvage, ice breakers, research/weather/seismic vessels, cable laying vessels, drilling vessels and so forth. Statistics over fish catching vessels are published on Fishing and fish farming
All vessels in NIS and NOR must hold certificates issued by the directorate
Through 2008 data was supplied by The Maritime Directorate who through the control system manages certificates needed for the various types of traffic. All vessels in NIS and NOR must hold certificates issued by the directorate. The data supplied to Statistiscs Norway was based on a criteria of valid main certificate in parts of the year.
Starting with the year of 2009 data is collected directly from Skipsregistrene NIS/NOR. This change in sourcing does not impact the type of vessels included in the merchant fleet.
With the shift to Skipsregistrene NIS/NOR, as data supplier, the requirement of valid main certificate is abandoned.
The statistics is a total count of all Norwegian registered vessels given the limitations described earlier.
With Skipsregistrene NIS/NOR as new data supplier in 2009, all vessels in the registrer can be found in tables of Statbank. Main focus is nevertheless on the merchant fleet.
The situation described in the data is as of 31st of december.
The information on the vessels are transmitted electronically, and are adapted to the computer system in Statistics Norway.
Statistics Norway makes few changes on submitted data beyond checking classification codes. In the event that these are found to be wrong or missing the data supplier is consulted. Tabulated data is compared to previous years.
Data is receieved with the vessel types given by The Maritime Directorate which are coded into the standard used by Statistics Norway
No computations are made beyond those required for aggregate numbers.
The extraction of data from The Norwegian Maritime Directorate control system was altered from 2000 and onwards to include only vessels with valid main certificate.
Starting with 2009, data supplier is Skipsregistrene NIS/NOR. This means that the requirement of a valid main certificate is abandoned.
In May 2011 there were discovered errors in classifications for the posted figures for the years 2007-2009. For the merchant fleet in total the error was limited to two vessels in 2007 and 2008, and eight vessels in 2009. The error affected all categories. Revised figures were posted in Statbank while auxiliary tables in the main posting are left unchanged.
Beginning from 2017, the Norwegian Maritime Directorate (SDIR) decided to categorize "construction ships" as part of the Norwegian merchant fleet. This originally led to a deviation between the figures published by SDIR and Statistics Norway for 2017 by 41 vessels. The deviation was corrected on February 1, 2019.
A possible error is deviation of procedure regarding the extraction of data from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate control system, but this is assumed to be small. Errors in data processing can occur if new codes or other non-defined information isn't discovered, and may be wrongly processed. The data has not been changed after receiving the data from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.
The above source of error pertains to previous data supplier. This will also apply to Skipsregistren NIS/NOR.
The statistics are a full count of all Norwegian registered vessels with the restrictions mentioned in the chapter about production.
The quality of the statistics depends on the quality in the control system at the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. The control system is assumed to be of good quality.