The J. J. Ugland Companies is a group of

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based in

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History

The company was first established as ''Uglands Rederi'' in 1930 by ship owner Johan Milmar Ugland (1881-1960). His sons Johan Jørgen Ugland (1921-2010) and Andreas Kjell Lund Ugland (1925-2019) subsequently assumed control of the company. The group operates a fleet of supramax dry cargo vessels,

handysize Handysize is a naval architecture term for smaller bulk carriers or oil tanker with deadweight of up to 50,000 tonnes, although there is no official definition in terms of exact tonnages. Handysize is also sometimes used to refer to the span of ...

bulk carrier A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially naval architecture, designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo—such as Grain trade, grain, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement—in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrie ...

s, shuttle tankers,

barge A barge is typically a flat-bottomed boat, flat-bottomed vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and ocean, marine water environments. The firs ...

s, heavy weight crane vessels and

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s. The company also owns the EPC facility, A.S Nymo. Shipping is performed by the subsidiaries A/S Uglands Rederi and

Ugland Shipping AS The J. J. Ugland Companies is a group of shipping companies based in Grimstad, Norway. History The company was first established as ''Uglands Rederi'' in 1930 by ship owner Johan Milmar Ugland (1881-1960). His sons Johan Jørgen Ugland (1921-2 ...

, while bulk shipping is performed by

Ugland Bulk Transport A/S The J. J. Ugland Companies is a group of shipping companies based in Grimstad, Norway. History The company was first established as ''Uglands Rederi'' in 1930 by ship owner Johan Milmar Ugland (1881-1960). His sons Johan Jørgen Ugland (1921-2 ...

. Operation of the barges is performed by the

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-based

Ugland Construction AS The J. J. Ugland Companies is a group of shipping companies based in Grimstad, Norway. History The company was first established as ''Uglands Rederi'' in 1930 by ship owner Johan Milmar Ugland (1881-1960). His sons Johan Jørgen Ugland (1921-2 ...

. Technical management is performed by

Ugland Marine Services AS The J. J. Ugland Companies is a group of shipping company, shipping companies based in Grimstad, Norway. History The company was first established as ''Uglands Rederi'' in 1930 by ship owner Johan Milmar Ugland (1881-1960). His sons Johan Jør ...

References

Shipping companies of Norway Dry bulk shipping companies Tanker shipping companies Transport companies established in 1930 Companies based in Agder Companies formerly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Norwegian companies established in 1930 {{Norway-shipping-company-stub