Ship registration and fees
Danish ships must be registered in the Register of Shipping, the Danish International Register of Shipping or the Boat Register. On the underlying pages, you can find information about the registration of ships and interests in ships. You can also find information about fees and look up ships in the ship registers.
Registration and re-registration of a ship in the Danish
A number of documents are required to register a ship in the Danish ship registers.
Registration and re-registration of a ship in the Danish
Who can sign forms
Change of ownership
When a ship registered in a Danish ship register changes owner, this must be notified to the Register of Shipping. Similarly, if the ship is to be deleted from a Danish ship register, this must be notified.
Power of attorney
All documents submitted to the Register of Shipping for registration must be signed by the person entitled to act (sign) in relation to the interest which the document concerns, for example ownership interests.
The Danish Ship Registers
Danish ships are registered in either The Register of Shipping (DAS), The Danish International Register of Shipping (DIS), or The Boat Register (FTJ).
Registration of mortgage and negative pledges
How to register mortgages and rights of use over ships.
Deletion of a ship, when and how?
Read about the different reasons why a registered ship must/can be deleted from a Danish ship register.
Search the ship registers
If you need information on a specific ship – for example regarding ownership or mortgages – you can find it by searching the ship registers.
Foreign owner
The Danish registers are not open registers and there is a requirement of a genuine connection to Denmark through economic activity in Denmark relating to the ships.
Yearly fee
An annual fee is payable for ships registered in a Danish ship register. The fee helps finance the authorities’ tasks and services related to ships flying the Danish flag.
Ship Register rules
Legislation of relevance to the Register of Shipping.
Guides - Digital Ship Register
Here you can fine guides for the Digital Ship Register.