Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (Norges Rederiforbund)
The Norwegian Shipping Association is the leading employer, contingency and interest organization for Norwegian-affiliated shipping companies.
The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association was founded in 1909 and the objectives of the NSA are to protect its members’ interests with regard to industrial and employment issues and to play an active role in respect of shared concerns in the industry. For more than 150 years, Norway has been a world-leading shipping nation. We are perhaps now stronger than ever and have great opportunities for contributing in new and impressive ways to Norwegian value creation, employment, and prosperity.
Today Norway has one of the world’s largest and most modern fleets, and also one of the most advanced and specialized. The NSA has 160 members and some 1,900 Norwegian-controlled ships and rigs are operating around the globe. They are engaged in a broad spectrum of activities, from the transport of cars, refrigerated goods, and chemicals between Asia and America, to short-sea shipping in Europe and in Norway, and advanced offshore operations in the Arctic.