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The Kanoo Group (Arabic: مجموعة كانو) is a large family-owned conglomerate based in UAE and Oman. It is a part of the parent company Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (established in ), founded in Bahrain by Haji Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo which started from a humble trading and shipping enterprise. From Bahrain, the business spread to Saudi Arabia in the 1930s. In 1967, Hamed Kanoo came from Saudi Arabia to the UAE to expand the family business. Having successfully established Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (YBA Kanoo)’s operations in Khafji in the Kingdom, the company asked him to replicate the same in UAE too. With only 5 people including him, Hamed Kanoo managed to put-up The Kanoo Group as a trade name in the UAE Map. At present, The Kanoo Group operates in UAE and Oman. Mishal Hamed Kanoo serves as the Chairman, with over 1,200 employees working for its divisions. The Kanoo Group has long-standing partnership with world-renowned companies serving various industrial sectors as its Joint Ventures such as AXA Gulf,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Green Crescent Insurance’s Dh100 million lifeline comes into effect )〕 AkzoNobel,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AkzoNobel expanding Middle East operations )〕 Freightworks,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Freightworks ? Dubai, Abu Dhabi, UAE Professional Household Removals and Relocation Services, Leading moving services in home, office, industrial, house, art moving, furniture installation and reconfiguration, warehousing, Exhibitions Logistics and storage services )〕 BASF Kanoo Gulf,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BASF Plans to Fill Middle East Gaps With Polyurethane Expansion )〕 Hydroturf, Crane Industrial Services,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home - Crane Industrial Services L.L.C. )〕 Johnson Arabia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gulf Industry Online - Kanoo launches crane firm )〕 Maersk Kanoo, Elastogran Kanoo,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanoo and the BASF subsidiary Elastogran to establish polyurethane system house in the Gulf - Business Intelligence Middle East - bi-me.com - News, analysis, reports )〕 Wolffkran,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wolffkran opens Middle East hub in Dubai )〕 SDV,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DNATA CARGO, KANOO AND SDV INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS FORM A JOINT VENTURE TO STRENGTHEN OFFERING IN )〕 MOL,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanoo and Mitsui OSK form new company )〕 Ahrend FZCO,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ahrend Opens Its New Showroom In Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority )〕 Middle East Container Repair,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Container repair firm expands into Jebel Ali )〕 Chapo UAE LLC,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Companies Details )〕 and Obaikan Equipment & Services WLL, Qatar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Machine man )〕 ==Business overview== The family business first made its name in the shipping industry, challenging the long established British firms that had come to dominate the Arabian Peninsula. Kanoo Shipping is the first Arab shipping agency in the region in 1911 and one of the founders of S5 Agency World Ltd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nieuwsblad Transport > Burger Port Agencies wordt S5 Agency World )〕 At present, Kanoo Shipping is the largest regional shipping agency in the Middle East which operates in 19 countries and all principal ports and offshore tanker loading terminals around the Arabian Peninsula.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SERVICES, INC. )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gulf Industry Online - Kanoo Shipping says new trends signal optimism )〕 Kanoo Shipping handles 11,000 port calls annually, which covers an extensive network area including the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Indian Sub-continent and represents some of the oldest, largest and most respected ship owners and operators in the world.〔() 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dubai set to welcome 300,000 cruise tourists )〕 In addition to its fully owned offices and joint ventures, the company’s regional network operates through established partners in Egypt, Jordon, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Seychelles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanoo Shipping Homepage )〕 Similarly, the family's involvement in the travel industry dated back to 1937 when Kanoo Travel began providing refueling facilities for Imperial Airways, one of the first British commercial long-haul airlines, for flights en route to India and Australia. In 1947, Kanoo Travel became the first IATA agency in the Middle East and the very first travel company in the Middle East to receive the ISO certification in 1997.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanoo Travel (L.L.C) Dubai, Airlines Appointed General Agent Dubai )〕 With over 60 years of service in the travel industry throughout the Middle East, Kanoo Travel now operates in ''180 IATA locations'' with a large portfolio of corporate clients in the Region, as well as a strong Global presence through its Network Partner - American Express Travel Services,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanoo enters Middle East travel franchise with American Express )〕 and a 24-hour Regional Call Center. Kanoo Travel is listed in the Top 20 Middle East Travel Agencies 2011,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ArabianTravelNews.com - Agents - Top 20 Middle East Travel Agencies )〕 The Arabian Travel News Power List 2014,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ArabianTravelNews.com - Agents - The Power List 2014 )〕 and won the Tour Operator of the Year during the 9th Aviation Business Awards, 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=9th Aviation Business Awards recognises industry best )〕 In mid 1960s, Kanoo Machinery used to supply construction and material handling equipment in the region. At that time, the UAE was just setting up its oil and gas industry and developing its infrastructure. By providing the government and private sectors with world-class equipment and services, Kanoo Machinery helped lay down the foundations of the vital sectors of UAE's economy. Today, for over 125 years, the family-run business〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Infographic: GCC family businesses )〕 has diversified business industries from shipping, travel, machinery; to logistics, property, oil & gas, power industrial chemicals, training, joint ventures, retail and commercial activities, and operates extensively throughout Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Qatar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kanoo Group )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 3 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Kanoo Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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