Who owns Samskip?
Samskip is owned by Samskip (the Netherlands).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Our Company - Samskip. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Samskip reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Rotterdam
- Origin
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Founded
- 1990
- Category
- Travel & transport › Container & bulk shipping
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Samskip
Samskip is a multimodal transport and logistics company that its own site says began in Iceland in 1990 through the merger of two shipping companies and is now headquartered in Rotterdam. It describes European multimodal transport, North Atlantic services and temperature-controlled forwarding.
Ownership timeline of Samskip
Where Samskip sits in Samskip
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: Samskip
Samskip is a privately held company headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Samskip says on its company page that it was founded in 1990 from the merger of two Icelandic shipping companies, that its headquarters are now in Rotterdam, and that its network spans more than 30 countries with around 1,500 staff. The page does not name a shareholder.
🇮🇸 Samskip and other Icelandic brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 32 brands that began in Iceland. 2 of them (6%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Samskip among them.
- Air Atlanta Icelandic — Air Atlanta 🇮🇸
- Eimskip — Eimskip 🇮🇸
- Icelandair — Icelandair 🇮🇸
- Bananar — Hagar 🇮🇸
- Boli — Bera 🇮🇸
- Eitt Sett — Nói Síríus 🇮🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Samskip?
The parent company of Samskip is Samskip, a privately held company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Samskip Icelandic or Dutch?
Samskip originated in Iceland in 1990, but it is owned today by Samskip, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Samskip is an Icelandic-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Is Samskip still owned by Samskip?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Samskip is still owned by Samskip. 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] Our Company - Samskip — Samskip, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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