New registration in the shipbuilding register

Ships under construction in Norway and contracts for the construction of ships in Norway may upon application be entered into the Shipbuilding Register. The estimated length of the vessel must be least 10 m. Such registration also encompasses hulls, major hull sections or main engines built outside the Kingdom, in cases where delivery by the foreign shipyard has taken place. For a ship under construction, notification for registration must be made by the owner. For contracts, the purchaser must notify for registration. When a contract is entered, the registration also protects the rights of the purchaser. A declaration by a shipyard of a decision to build a ship on its own account is regarded as equivalent to a contract. See the Norwegian Maritime Code S. 31