Private company

Kings Bay

Logo: kingsbay.no4

Norwegian state-owned company

Kings Bay AS is a government enterprise owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry that operates the entire settlement of Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. The settlement, the most northerly civilian settlement in the world, serves research staff. The company provides the necessary infrastructure, such as transport (including the airport Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben), real estate, power and water supply, catering and other facilities.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 14, 1916Founded1
  • Industrymining company1
  • HeadquartersNy-Ålesund1
  • Websitekingsbay.no
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI98450012JBFA6EBO6A083
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressMyrane 15, 6094 Leinøy, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 917 838 6073
Kings Bay Kull Compani(8)
Photo: Sigvald Moa / Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Kings Bay AS is a government enterprise owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry that operates the entire settlement of Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. The settlement, the most northerly civilian settlement in the world, serves research staff. The company provides the necessary infrastructure, such as transport (including the airport Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben), real estate, power and water supply, catering and other facilities. The company is also responsible for administering Bjørnøen AS, a government enterprise that owns the entire island of Bjørnøya. In the summer the company also handles cruise ships that arrive at Ny-Ålesund.2

Corporate structure

Kings Bay sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kings Bay Leinøy, Norway
    • Bjørnøen Subsidiary · Ny-Ålesund
    • Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum Subsidiary · Ny-Ålesund, Norway

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Employees over time

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Timeline

  1. Dec 14, 1916Founded Founded1

Sources

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