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
- 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
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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
- Bjørnøen
- Ny-Ålesund Town and Mine Museum
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 2026411
Timeline
- Dec 14, 1916Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitekingsbay.no1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/KingsBayAs1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/kings_bay_as1
- WikipediaKings Bay (company)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ76812
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataKings Bay on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKings Bay on Wikipedia
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- 4Company websiteKings Bay logo
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