The Kanoo Group is one of the largest independent, family owned, group of companies in the Gulf region. Established in Bahrain in 1890 by Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, and grew from its early trading and shipping business to become one of the most diversified and highly regarded business houses in the gulf region and beyond.

Kanoo operates extensively in the United Arab Emirates and Oman since the early 1960's. The Kanoo Group is greatly respected for the ability to combine traditional values with a global vision and has always been linked to the progress and development of the entire region.

The Kanoo Group is a diversified business conglomerate with business activities across the world's most dynamic industries from Shipping, Travel, Holidays, Machinery, Oil & Gas, Power & Industrial Projects to Exhibition services, Courier Services, Logistics, Specialty Chemicals and Business Centers and other retail and commercial activities.

In addition, The Kanoo Group has a remarkable history in forming joint ventures with world class companies serving the service and industrial sectors such as Norwich Union Insurance, Mearsk, BASF, Johnson Arabia, Akzo Noble, Freightworks and others.

The Kanoo Legend is a multigenerational history of energy, productiveness, success and above all the shared satisfaction of making a difference in the world through philanthropy and serving the community in all possible means.

Kanoo takes pride in its past and looks forward with confidence to the future with a renewed commitment to maintain and enhance the services and products offered to its business partners.