Who owns Frontline?
Frontline is owned by Frontline plc (Cyprus, NYSE: FRO).[1]
Evidence: Frontline plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Frontline plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus, Limassol
- Origin
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus, Limassol
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: FRO OSE: FRO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Frontline
Frontline is the tanker shipping business of Frontline plc, which its FY2025 20-F describes as an international shipping company owning and operating oil and product tankers through subsidiaries in Cyprus, Bermuda, the Marshall Islands, Liberia, Norway, the United Kingdom, China and Singapore. The filing reports a fleet of 80 vessels at the end of 2025, about 17.6 million dwt, most of it trading on the spot market.
Ownership timeline of Frontline
Where Frontline sits in Frontline
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in container & bulk shipping, and who owns them
The 78 brands in container & bulk shipping on Brandtree belong to 76 owners. The largest is Bahri, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bahri Dry Bulk | Bahri | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Klaveness Combination Carriers | Klaveness | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Navig8 | ADNOC L&S | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Ardmore Shipping | Ardmore Shipping | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| ESL Shipping | Aspo | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Awilco LNG | Awilco LNG | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| BW LPG | BW LPG | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| C3is | C3is | 🇬🇷 Greece |
About the owner: Frontline
Frontline is a publicly listed company headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: FRO and OSE: FRO.
Frontline plc is a tanker owner incorporated in Cyprus on 30 December 2022, with its registered and principal executive offices in Limassol. Its FY2025 20-F says it is engaged primarily in the ownership and operation of oil and product tankers and that its ordinary shares are listed on the NYSE and the Oslo Stock Exchange under FRO. At 31 December 2025 it owned 80 vessels: 41 VLCCs, 21 Suezmax tankers and 18 LR2/Aframax tankers.
🇨🇾 Frontline and other Cypriot brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 19 brands that began in Cyprus. All of them are controlled from Cyprus.
- Cyprus Airways — Cyprus Airways 🇨🇾
- ALEPOU — KEO 🇨🇾
- Aphrodite — KEO 🇨🇾
- Commandaria St. John — KEO 🇨🇾
- Five Kings — KEO 🇨🇾
- Heritage Maratheftiko — KEO 🇨🇾
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Frontline?
The parent company of Frontline is Frontline plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in Cyprus.
Is Frontline Cypriot?
Yes. Frontline originated in Cyprus and its owner, Frontline plc, is also headquartered in Cyprus.
Is Frontline still owned by Frontline plc?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Frontline is still owned by Frontline plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Frontline plc Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 27 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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