Norwegian International Ship Register increases its tonnage by nine per cent in one year
2016 has been a very good year for the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS), which has increased its tonnage with as much as nine per cent in one year.
After several years with a decline in the NIS, the trend has now turned around. So far this year, 104 ships have transferred to the NIS, and the NIS fleet now numbers 582 ships. With 57 deletions, this constitutes a net increase of 47 ships since last year.
35 of the ships that transferred to the NIS in 2016 can be related to the changes in the trade area provisions, that i.a. made it possible for construction vessels operating on the Norwegian continental shelf to be registered in the NIS.