Norwegian Ship Registers
Encyclopedia
The Norwegian Ship Registers, sometimes called NIS-NOR is a Norwegian
government agency
responsible for operating the Norwegian International Ship Register
, the Norwegian Ship Register
and the Norwegian Shipbuilding Register
. The register is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
(and not the Ministry of Transport
) and based in Bergen
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
government agency
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
responsible for operating the Norwegian International Ship Register
Norwegian International Ship Register
Norwegian International Ship Register or NIS is a separate Norwegian ship register for Norwegian vessels aimed at competing with flags of convenience registers like Panama, Liberia etc. Originally proposed by Erling Dekke Næss in 1984 it was established in Bergen in 1987 and is managed by the...
, the Norwegian Ship Register
Norwegian Ship Register
The Norwegian Ship Register or NOR is a domestic ship register for Norway. The register is managed by Norwegian Ship Registers .-Registration:All ships over 15 metres must register, as must offshore platform and equivalent...
and the Norwegian Shipbuilding Register
Norwegian Shipbuilding Register
The Norwegian Shipbuilding Register is a domestic ship register for ships under construction or contracts for building ships within Norway. The register is managed by the Norwegian Ship Registers and is subordinate to the Norwegian Ship Register....
. The register is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry is a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. It is led by Trond Giske . The department must report to the legislature, Storting.-History:The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Craft and Fisheries was created...
(and not the Ministry of Transport
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is led by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa...
) and based in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
.