Private limited company · Oslo
COLOR LINE AS
ActivePassenger ocean transport (50.101)
The life line 1997–2026
Operating revenue per year, with recorded events above. As a table
Operating revenue 2025: NOK 1.1bn.
Sources: the Register of Company Accounts (company accounts), fetched 15 Nov 2026; the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Each event has the colour of the section it is in.
In brief
COLOR LINE AS is a private limited company in Oslo, founded in 1994, in the industry passenger ocean transport. The chief executive is Trond Hans Kleivdal, and the chair of the board is Olav Nils Sunde. In 2025 the company had NOK 1.1bn in operating revenue and a net profit of NOK 52.4m. The largest owner is COLOR GROUP AS with 100.0%.
Put together by Intelligo from the sections below; each figure stands with its source where it belongs.
Overview
§ 01 Latest changes
4 changes, latest 13 Nov 2026
- Number of employees 383 → 386
- Number of employees 395 → 383
- Number of employees 433 → 395
- Number of employees 453 → 433
Source: the Brønnøysund Register Centre and Intelligo's own observations, fetched 15 Nov 2026 · All events →
Overview
§ 02 Worth knowing
1 point
- OKEquity ratio 47.9%, above the industry median
Assumed: derived by Intelligo by fixed rules, not a credit rating. How we calculate
Overview
§ 03 Key figures
Revenue NOK 1.1bn in 2025
Revenue
NOK 1.1bn
+2.0% from 2024
20232025
Operating profit
NOK 64.2m
+3.1% from 2024
20232025
Net profit
NOK 52.4m
−77.5% from 2024
20232025
Equity
NOK 2.9bn
−5.0% from 2024
20232025
Source: the Register of Company Accounts, read 15 Nov 2026 · The full accounts →
Finances
§ 04 Where the money comes from and goes
Financial year 2025
Of every krone of operating revenue in 2025:
- Wages and social costs 36%
- Depreciation 5%
- Other operating costs 52%
- Not specified in the source 0%
- Left as operating result 6%
Of the net profit for 2025, NOK −152.6m stayed in the company. The rest, NOK 205.0m, is an assumed dividend.
The assumed dividend is derived by Intelligo from the change in equity, not stated by the source. Source: the Register of Company Accounts via areg.no, read 15 Nov 2026
Finances
§ 05 Financial health
Equity ratio 47.9%
- COLOR LINE AS, 2025
- Industry median, assumed: NOK 19.6m · 8.8% · 40.8% · +2.3%
Equity NOK 2.9bn48% of the assets (NOK 6.1bn)
Source: the Register of Company Accounts, read 15 Nov 2026. The median is derived by Intelligo from 1,098 companies in industry division 50 (Water transport), not stated by the source.
Finances
§ 06 Accounts
28 years, latest 2025
| NOK 1,000 | 2023–25 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1,076,567 | 1,055,447 | 909,866 | |
| Operating profit | 64,157 | 62,199 | 60,849 | |
| Profit before tax | 67,616 | 298,939 | 124,202 | |
| Net profit | 52,421 | 232,621 | 107,101 | |
| Total assets | 6,073,950 | 5,969,499 | 4,032,461 | |
| Equity | 2,906,719 | 3,059,292 | 3,035,222 | |
| Liabilities | 3,167,232 | 2,910,207 | 997,239 |
Source: the Register of Company Accounts, read 15 Nov 2026 · All 28 years →
Management and ownership
§ 07 Officers
7 officers now
- Trond Hans KleivdalChief executive since 2001
- DELOITTE ASAuditor since 2002
- Olav Nils SundeChair of the board since 2000
- Morten GarmannBoard member since 2000
- Camilla SundeBoard member since 2023
- Bjørn Petter PaulsenDeputy board member since 2025
Source: the Brønnøysund Register Centre, read 23 Oct 2026 · All 7 roles, former ones too →
Management and ownership
§ 08 Signature, procuration and authorisations
Styrets formann alene.
May sign for the company:
Styrets formann alene.
Power of procuration:
Daglig leder alene.
The signature is word for word from the register. Source: the Register of Business Enterprises, read 23 Aug 2026
Management and ownership
§ 09 Owners
1 shareholder · largest 100.0%
| Owner | Share |
|---|---|
| COLOR GROUP AS | 100.0% |
Source: the Tax Administration's Register of Shareholders as of 31 December 2025, read 31 Jul 2026 · All 1 owners →
Management and ownership
§ 10 Group
10 subsidiaries
- SCANDI LINE AS100%
- NORWAY LINE AS100%
- BERGEN LINE AS100%
- + 7 other subsidiaries
Share held. Source: the Tax Administration's shareholder register, fetched 31 Jul 2026 · The whole group →
Management and ownership
§ 11 Portfolio
Holds shares in 6 companies
Source: the Tax Administration's Register of Shareholders, read 31 Jul 2026 · The whole portfolio →
Management and ownership
§ 12 Network
87 connections
- Person
- Company
6 people link COLOR LINE AS to 55 other companies: Olav Nils Sunde 21, Trond Hans Kleivdal 21, Alexander Sunde 14, Morten Garmann 9, Camilla Sunde 6 and Bjørn Petter Paulsen 4.
Source: the Brønnøysund Register Centre, read 23 Oct 2026 · Explore the network →
Events and registers
§ 13 Events
26 since 2015
Events per year
20152026
Since 2015: 67 announcements and 11 register changes. Most happened in 2023 and 2026.
Source: the announcements of the Brønnøysund Register Centre, the Tax Administration's Register of Shareholders, Doffin, TED and NAV, read 2 Nov 2026. Register changes are Intelligo's own observations. · All 26 events →
Events and registers
§ 14 Notices
67, latest 2 Jul 2026
- Godkjente årsregnskap
- Godkjente årsregnskap
- Styre
Source: The Brønnøysund Register Centre's announcements ↗, read 2 Nov 2026 · All 67 →
Events and registers
§ 15 Charges
Not fetched yet
Events and registers
§ 16 Other registers
Found in 3 of 7
- The Central Coordinating RegisterRegistered 20 Feb 1995
- VATRegistered
- The Register of Business EnterprisesRegistered 25 Apr 1994
- The Cleaning RegisterNot registered
- The Register of Staffing AgenciesNot registered
- Smiley scheme, the Norwegian Food Safety AuthorityNot registered
- The Financial Supervisory Authority's licence registerNot registered
Purpose: Turisttrafikk og fergevirksomhet.
Source: the Brønnøysund Register Centre, the Labour Inspection Authority, the Food Safety Authority and the Financial Supervisory Authority, each on its own, fetched 15 Nov 2026
Market
§ 17 Tenders
None registered
No tenders recorded.No public tenders won, lost or announced, in Doffin or TED. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
Market
§ 18 Vacancies
None registered
No vacancies.No open ads at NAV. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
Market
§ 19 Competitors
Industry code 50.101
The companies most like it:
Compare themThe selection is Intelligo's, not stated by the source: companies met in tenders and winners of tenders of the same kind, otherwise the same industry code, nearest in place and size. Source: the Brønnøysund Register Centre, Doffin and TED, fetched 15 Nov 2026 · All competitors → · Largest in the industry →
Last
§ 20 Questions and answers
7 questions
- Who is the chief executive of COLOR LINE AS?
Trond Hans Kleivdal, since 2001. § 07 - Who owns COLOR LINE AS?
1 shareholder. It is COLOR GROUP AS with 100.0%. § 09 - What was the revenue in 2025?
NOK 1.1bn in the company. § 06 - Who can sign for COLOR LINE AS?
Styrets formann alene. § 08 - Who is the auditor?
DELOITTE AS, from 14 Sep 2002. § 07 - Where is COLOR LINE AS based?
Hjortnes, 0250 Oslo. - When was COLOR LINE AS founded?
5 Apr 1994, registered in the Register of Business Enterprises 25 Apr 1994. § 16
The answers come from the sections linked to, with their sources.