Servicebase
WHO WE ARE
Karmsund Servicebase is a shore base centrally located by the Karmsund strait almost midway between Bergen and Stavanger, in one of Norway’s most attractive industrial regions. We offer services for ships and rigs, the aquaculture and offshore wind industries. We are also a large operator in storage and logistics. Our vision is to be a preferred service base for the maritime industry.
Our story
Our values
Our core values are:
- Safety First. Safety must always come first. The welfare of our employees and partners is our primary concern. “Think First”
- We are open, reliable, honest, and fair. As a family company, the trust that our partners place in us has been the key to our success.
- Customer Focus. Satisfied customers are repeat customers. Our flexible approach to meeting our customers’ challenges, and often unique delivery needs, is what sets us apart.
- Innovation and Ambition. We encourage creative and inspirational ideas. Our ambition and adaptability have enabled our family business to thrive from generation to generation.
- «Kjekt på veien!» is our Norwegian motto which means to have fun along the way. We value our employees’ diverse talents and encourage a fun and collaborative team spirit in the workplace.
Karmsund Service Base in the community
Karmsund Servicebase’s policy is to support our local community, as this is where we can have the most impact. This is with regards to both business cooperation, our local environment and through contributions to voluntary organisations.
Karmsund Servicebase is a member of Karmøy Næringsråd.
Our company supports activities for children and youths by being a sponsor of local sports teams.
We always use local suppliers if possible.
We are lucky to have a significant Viking heritage site on our base. An old Viking grave dated to the year 779 was partially excavated by archaeologists in the 1990s. More recent analysis has suggested that this grave could be one of the most important Viking graves in Norway, and is thought to contain the oldest know sailing ship in Scandanavia. The municipality have recently started the application process to list the grave as a Unesco world heritage site. You can read more about this here:
– havis.no
– wikipedia.org
This illustrates that our location has been a centre for maritime activity for more than a thousand years! The Vikings understood well that our strategic sheltered location, where the Karmsund is narrow, means that all ships must pass. Today, on the busiest shipping route in Norway, more than 30.000 ships pass by each year. We are proud to continue the tradition started by the Vikings.
