Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT)

In 2010 Knutsen joined forces with NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) and established a new company, Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT), for the shuttle tanker fleet. Head office is located in Haugesund in the same building as the rest of the Knutsen Group. For more information go to 

About KNOT

Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (“KNOT”) is the leading shuttle tanker operator in the world.

KNOT is a fully integrated industrial shipping company. This means that we controll and manage our whole value chain of activities which includes newbuilding, chartering, vetting, crewing, tecnhical and commerical management, financing, procurement and general administration.

The strategy of KNOT has been and continues to be to offer advanced shuttle tankers on long-term charters to first class charters. We are commited to operating our vessels safely in order to avoid any harm to our seamen or the environment.

KNOT is a joint venture by TS Shipping Invest (“TSSI”) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK”) which was established in 2010 following NYK’s acquisition of 50 per cent of the shuttle tanker fleet .

TSSI is owned by CEO Trygve Seglem and his family while NYK is one of the largest shipping companies in the world with a fleet of more than 800 vessels.

In April 2013, KNOT spun-off its subsidiary KNOT Offshore Partners LP (“KNOP”)  at New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). KNOP is a Master Limited Partnership which owns the new vessels on long-term charter.

Head office of KNOT is in Haugesund on the west coast of Norway.

KNOT Management Denmark A/S is a ship management company and part of  KNOT Group.

From our office in Copenhagen we provide commercial, technical and crew management for our Danish flagged shuttle tankers.

The company was established in 2014.