Norway Yearbook - 2003

Transport and communication
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Vessel group
Domestic maritime transportation. Goods transported domestically and
abroad by vessels operating domestically1
1Vessels registered in the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register and the Norwegian International Ship Register licensed for domestic transport.
Source: Domestic maritime transportation, Statistics Norway. More information: http://wwv.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/12/4O/sjoun&en/
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Goods ¡n total
Goods transported
domestically abroad operating
Goods transportedVessels
Domestic maritime transportation. Passengers transported by vessels
I operating domestically1
Gross tonnage
operating
2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001 2000 2001
Total 122966 109050 45444 45463 77522 63587 343 348 2408173 2148692
Tankers less than
3 000 GT 3 141 2372 3016 1 959 125 413 33 27 17 980 16357
Tankers larger than
3000GT 102926 84563 28285 25925 74641 58638 54 41 2177314 1829887
Dry cargo vessels less than
500GT 4796 5493 4704 5373 92 120 139 150 35151 40588
Dry cargo vessels larger
than 500GT 12103 16622 9439 12206 2664 4416 117 130 177728 261 860
Vessel group
Number of
passengers
20002001
Number of
operating vessels
Number of
passengers
Number of
operating vessels
Total 50190976 416 49557379 415
Vessels operating the Norwegian Coastal
Voyage2 421 208 11 446684 11
Car ferries 37574910 182 36220310 196
Other passenger ships and ferries3 12 194858 223 12890385 208
rVessels registered in the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register. 2Norwegian Coastal Voyage Bergen-Kirkenes. 3Comprises all vessels in local
service traffic registered in Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register above 50 gross tons.
Source: Domestic maritime transportation, Statistics Norway. More information: http://wv.ssb.no/englislVsubjects/10/12/40/sjound_ers/
502 Norwegian Coastal Voyage Bergen-Kirkenes. Passenger traffic
Passengers
Total Northward Southward 1. quarter 2. quarter 3. quarter 4. quarter
1992 268516 143133 125383 43891 84938 95317 44370
1993 285609 149871 135738 40794 83781 1O7848 53186
1994 362727 186342 176385 60809 113327 129311 59280
1995 330809 171 949 158860 47806 112 107 116513 54383
1996 369138 191 852 177286 50951 118262 134463 65462
1997 409594 217696 191 898 59532 123086 149463 77513
1998 441040 227655 213385 60794 138440 164565 77241
1999 432885 220196 212689 59957 137813 160288 74827
2000 421 208 217504 203704 62407 132604 149564 76633
2001 446684 231319 215365 70745 139965 149109 86865
2002 547407 281 523 265884 91974 168031 181 644 105758
Source: Norwegian Coastal Voyage Bergen-Kirkenes, Statistics Norway. More information: http:/Mww.ssb.no/liurtigruta_en/
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