| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipping |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Headquarters | Haugesund, Norway |
Key people | Trygve Seglem (CEO) Harald Magne Eikesdal (chair) |
Number of employees | 1294 incl land-based organisation and seafarers (2008)[citation needed] |
| Website | www.Knutsenoas.com |
Knutsen OAS Shipping is a privately owned shipping company located in Haugesund, Norway. The company has a fleet of purpose-built shuttle tankers, chemical carriers and product tankers internationally. The fleet consists of 41 shuttle tankers, chemical carriers and product tankers. In 2009 the company had an onshore staff of 64 to handle projects and operation of the fleet, 430 administrative employees offshore and about 800 foreign employees.[1]