From being the first Arab shipping agency in the region in 1911, we have grown into the largest regional shipping agency in the Middle East. With regionally centralised operations, finance and communications, the Kanoo office network covers an extensive area, including the Gulf, the Red Sea, Iran and Indian Sub-continent.

Kanoo Shipping represent some of the oldest, largest and most respected ship owners and operators in the world. We handle over 10000 port calls per year through our professional network of wholly owned and Joint Venture offices, covering all ports in the Suez to India range.

We work with world-class I.T. facilities and global agency systems and provide a full range of port agency services, sea, air and marine logistics, offshore support craft and Crew movements. We also work in partnership with reputable ship supply and marine engineering companies to provide full servicing capabilities to vessels of all types and sizes.

The Kanoo Marine fleet of fast, modern offshore crew supply boats operates at various locations within the region, and offer our customers safe, comfortable and rapid handling of off-port requirements.

Kanoo Shipping is one of the founders of S5 Agency World Ltd., (www.s-5.org) established to meet the increasing requirements of clients looking for an independent agency with global coverage. Stakeholders in S5 are all financially strong, regional market leaders making S5 a recognised force in the provision of port agency services on a global basis.

Today, Kanoo is moving full steam ahead with a commitment to extend our range of services and port coverage to meet the ever-changing global requirements of the shipping industry. A commitment that will ensure that Kanoo remains not only the largest but also the leading shipping agency in the region.