Norway Yearbook - 2003

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505 Vessels registered in Norwegian ship registers1' 2 Vessels and tonnage, by type
of register and size of vessels
Gross tons
vessels of 100 gross tons and over excluding fishing and catcher boats, tugs, salvage vessels, ice-breakers and similar special types
of vessel. 2lncludes vessels registered in the Norwegian ship registers the whole year or part of the year.
Source: Register of ships in Norwegian Maritime Directorate and Statistics Norway. More information: http://wssw.ssb.no/handelsfl_en/
5 06
Vessels, total
200131 31 December December 2002
Norwegian Inter-
Norwegian Inter-
Norwegian Ordi-
Norwegian Ordinational
Ship Vessels, total
national Ship
nary Ship Register
nary Ship Register
Register
Register
Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage
1 000GT i 000GT 1 000GT 1 000GT 1 000GT 1 000GT
Total 1631 23590 846 2969 785 20621 1596 23310 810 2686 786 20624
loo- 499 . . . 389 101 383 99 6 2 375 99 367 97 6 2
500- 4999 . . . 618 1155 407 605 211 550 617 1192 391 597 226 594
5000- 9999.. . 108 783 13 84 95 699 103 726 12 76 91 650
10000- 19999.... 121 1779 11 147 110 1633 109 1619 12 169 97 1 450
20000- 49999.... 263 8642 6 174 257 8468 263 8614 6 174 257 8440
50000- 99999.... 110 7787 26 1861 84 5927 109 7719 22 1573 87 6146
100000- 22 3343 - 22 3343 22 3342 - 22 3342
Age
Vessels registered in Norwegian ship registers1'2 Tonnage, by type of register,
type and age of vessels. 31 December 2002. 1 000 GT
Total
Total
Tankers3
Dry cargo
vessels4
Norwegian Ordinary ShipNorwegian International Ship
Register
Register
1Merchant vessels of 100 gross tons and over excluding fishing and catcher boats, tugs, salvage vessels, ice-breakers and similar special types
of vessel. 2lncludes vessels registered in the Norwegian ship registers the whole year or part of the year. 3lncluding gas carriers. 4lncluding
combined carriers, passenger vessels and ferries.
Source: Register of ships in Norwegian Maritime Directorate and Statistics Norway. More information: http://ww.ssb.no/handelsfI_erV
Total
Tankers3
Dry cargo
vessels4
Total
Tankers3
Dry cargo
vessels4
Total 23310 12450 10850 2686 1606 1080 20624 10854 9770
- 4 3903 1910 1993 871 660 211 3032 1250 1782
5- 9 4251 1965 2285 598 447 151 3653 1518 2134
10-14 3828 2489 1339 336 273 63 3492 2216 1276
15-19 4258 1492 2766 406 215 190 3852 1277 2576
20-24 4111 2384 1726 191 5 186 3920 2379 1540
25-29 2566 2136 430 109 1 108 2457 2135 322
30- 394 84 310 175 5 170 219 79 140
507 Vessels registered in Norwegian ship registers" 2, Vessels and tonnage, by
type of vessel. 31 December 2002
Types of vessel
Norwegian Ordinary
Ship Register (NOR)
Vessels
Tonnage
Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS)
TotalNorwegian owned
Foreign owned
Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage Vessels Tonnage
1 000 GT 1 000 GT 1 000 GT 1 000 GT
Total 810 2685 786 20625 510 12288 276 8337
Tankers 46 1606 208 8514 93 4378 115 4136
Gas carriers 85 2 340 70 2 003 15 337
Combined carriers3 1 2 104 2 963 55 1134 49 1 829
Bulk carriers4 1 14 70 2696 52 2 153 18 543
Refrigerator and freezing vessels. . 3 6 13 49 10 41 3 8
Passenger vessels and ferries 378 599 15 492 5 44 10 448
Supply vessels for oil activity 118 270 50 132 47 123 3 9
Other dry cargo vessels 263 188 241 3439 178 2412 63 1 027
1Merchant vessels of loo gross tons and over excluding fishing and catcher boats, tugs, salvage vessels, ice-breakers and similar special types
of vessel. 2lncludes vessels registered in the Norwegian ship reisters the whole year or part of the year. 3The group combined carriers comprises
ore/oil carriers, bullcfoil carriers and ore/bulk/oil carriers. Including ore carriers. 5Registered by § 1.1 and 1.2. 6Registered by § 1.3.
Source: Register of ships in Norwegian Maritime Directorate and Statistics Norway. More information: http:/Avww.ssb.no/handelsfl_en/
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