Source: Norwegian Maritime Authority - Instruction to Class (IC) 2-2017 rev.2 is adopted in order to instruct the Recognised Organisations (ROs) of international requirements which do not apply and the NMA’s acceptance criteria for:

a) granting certain exemptions to ships

Source: Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) - This document outlines Norwegian protocols regarding crew change on ships for foreign nationals signing on or off in Norway.

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Source: Norwegian Maritime Authority - The Norwegian Maritime Authority is pleased that ship registration in Norway is becoming more adaptive and internationally competitive. A regulatory amendment will allow bareboat registration in and deregistration from the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) and the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR).

07/04/2016 - Norway maintains it's ranking in the top 5 of countries on Paris MoU's White List for 2015.

Norwegian Maritime Authority

31. May 2016

Groundbreaking ships are flying the Norwegian flag

The brand new carriers Mari Jone and Lindanger are the world's first ocean going ships, capable of running on Methanol.