Approved home ports in NOR and NIS
When registering a vessel in the Ship Registers, the owner must choose a home port approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority, cf. the Norwegian Maritime Code § 8. See the list of approved home ports below.
| ANDENES | KIRKENES | RISØR |
| ARENDAL | KOPERVIK | RØRVIK |
| BERGEN | KRAGERØ | SANDEFJORD |
| BODØ | KRISTIANSAND | SANDNES |
| BREVIK | KRISTIANSUND | SANDNESSJØEN |
| BRØNNØYSUND | LANGESUND | SARPSBORG |
| DRAMMEN | LARVIK | SIGERFJORD |
| DRØBAK | LEIRVIK | SKIEN |
| EGERSUND | LEVANGER | SKUDENESHAVN |
| FARSUND | LILLESAND | SORTLAND |
| FLEKKEFJORD | LONGYEARBYEN | STAVANGER |
| FLORØ | MANDAL | STEINKJER |
| FOSNAVÅG | MELBU | STOKMARKNES |
| FREDRIKSTAD | MO | SVOLVÆR |
| GRIMSTAD | MOLDE | TROMSØ |
| HALDEN | MOSJØEN | TRONDHEIM |
| HAMAR | MOSS | TVEDESTRAND |
| HAMMERFEST | MYRE | TØNSBERG |
| HAMNVIK | MÅLØY | VADSØ |
| HARSTAD | NAMSOS | VARDØ |
| HAUGESUND | NARVIK | ÅKREHAMN |
| HOLMESTRAND | ODDA | ÅLESUND |
| HORTEN | OSLO | |
| HVITSTEN | PORSGRUNN |
You will find the Norwegian Maritime Code here: Acts
Alternative spellings of the Norwegian vowels Æ, Ø and Å
The Norwegian letters can pose challenges abroad, and the Norwegian Maritime Authority therefore accepts the following alternative spellings on vessels and in certificates issued by recognized classification societies:
- Æ can be written as AE
- Ø can be written as OE
- Å can be written as AA
Certificates and attestations issued by the Norwegian Maritime Authority will always be issued with æ, ø and å.