J. J. Ugland

"Ugland" redirects here. For other uses, see Ugland (disambiguation).

The J. J. Ugland Companies is a group of shipping companies based in Grimstad, Norway.

J. J. Ugland Holding AS

Company type	Private
Industry	Shipping
Founded	1930
Headquarters	Grimstad, Norway
Area served	Global
Revenue	NOK 1,190 million (2006)
Operating income	NOK 455 million (2006)
Net income	NOK 326 million (2006)
Owner	Knut N Tønnevold Ugland and Ellen Ugland
Number of employees	698 (2007)
Website	www.jjuc.no

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.^{[1] [2][3]}

The group operates a fleet of supramax dry cargo vessels, handysize bulk carriers, shuttle tankers, barges, heavy weight crane vessels and tug boats. The company also owns the EPC facility, A.S Nymo. Shipping is performed by the subsidiaries A/S Uglands Rederi and Ugland Shipping AS, while bulk shipping is performed by Ugland Bulk Transport A/S. Operation of the barges is performed by the Stavanger-based Ugland Construction AS. Technical management is performed by Ugland Marine Services AS. ^[4]