Rem Offshore

Rem Offshore is a Norwegian maritime company associated with fishing, offshore supply, construction support, and service vessels. It is based in Fosnavåg, a major maritime center in the municipality of Herøy on Norway’s west coast. The company originated in the Remøy family’s fisheries activities and was established in 1996 as a spin-off from the family fishing business. Aage Remøy founded the company and also served as its chief executive. The original group was organized around two principal holding companies. Rem Offshore AS focused on the supply-shipping fleet, while Remøy Fiskeriselskap AS was responsible for fisheries-related operations. This structure reflected the company’s origins in an established fishing family while allowing it to develop a separate presence in the offshore services market. Its business centered on vessels supporting offshore industrial activity, including platform supply, construction support, and later construction service operations. Rem Offshore became a publicly traded company on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2007 under the ticker REM. After the listing, Solstad Offshore ASA, headquartered in Skudeneshavn, became the company’s major shareholder. The relationship between the two companies eventually developed into a full corporate combination. In July 2016, the parties agreed to merge Rem Offshore with Solstad Offshore. Shareholders approved the transaction in October 2016, and Rem Offshore became a subsidiary of the Aker Group through the resulting corporate structure. The 2016 transaction marked a major change in the original company’s independent corporate identity. At the same time, Rem Offshore was subsequently re-established by Aage Remøy. The re-established business acquired its first vessel in 2017, indicating a return to vessel ownership and operating activity under the Rem Offshore name after the merger. Publicly available reference material does not provide enough information to establish the complete ownership, legal structure, or management roster of the re-established company. Rem Offshore’s vessel portfolio has included platform supply vessels, construction supply vessels, construction service operation vessels, and a node seismic vessel. These vessels serve offshore energy and marine-construction customers by transporting equipment and supplies, supporting subsea and construction work, assisting offshore facilities, and contributing to seismic or geophysical operations. Reference material describing the fleet as of 2026 lists four construction supply vessels, five construction service operation vessels, eleven platform supply vessels, and one node seismic vessel. Because fleet composition can change through vessel sales, acquisitions, chartering arrangements, and reflagging, this figure should be treated as a dated reference rather than a permanent description of the fleet. The brand’s positioning is that of a Norwegian maritime and offshore-services operator rooted in the Sunnmøre fishing and shipping cluster. Its history combines family ownership, fisheries, public-market expansion, consolidation with a larger offshore shipping group, and later re-establishment under its founder. There is insufficient reliable material to characterize current revenue, financial performance, principal customers, or present corporate control.

Rem Offshore emerged from the Remøy family’s fishing and fisheries activities in western Norway. Aage Remøy established the company in 1996 as a spin-off from the family fisheries business and became its chief executive. The early group separated its activities between Rem Offshore AS, which was responsible for the supply-shipping fleet, and Remøy Fiskeriselskap AS, which handled fisheries operations. This arrangement allowed the family business to preserve its fishing base while developing a dedicated offshore-support operation. The company’s maritime business was built around vessels serving offshore and industrial customers. Its fleet activities included platform supply and other forms of offshore support, connecting the company to the wider maritime cluster around Fosnavåg and Sunnmøre. The company expanded its corporate profile by listing Rem Offshore on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2007. The listing gave the business access to public capital and made its ownership and performance subject to the requirements of the Norwegian securities market. Solstad Offshore ASA subsequently became Rem Offshore’s major shareholder. Solstad was another Norwegian offshore shipping company, based in Skudeneshavn, and its involvement ultimately led to a change in Rem Offshore’s corporate status. In July 2016, Rem Offshore and Solstad Offshore agreed to merge. Shareholders approved the transaction in October 2016. Following completion, Rem Offshore became a subsidiary of the Aker Group through the resulting Solstad-related structure. This ended the company’s period as an independently listed enterprise under its original corporate arrangement. The Rem Offshore name was later brought back into use by Aage Remøy. The company was re-established in 2016, and its first vessel in the new phase was acquired in 2017. The re-establishment represented a return to vessel ownership and operations under the founder’s direction, although the available reference material does not fully document the legal ownership, financing, management, or relationship between the re-established entity and the earlier listed company. Rem Offshore’s recorded activities have broadened beyond traditional platform supply. Its fleet has included construction supply vessels, construction service operation vessels, platform supply vessels, and a node seismic vessel. These vessel categories support offshore construction, subsea and marine service work, supply logistics, offshore installations, and seismic or geophysical operations. A fleet description for 2026 identifies four construction supply vessels, five construction service operation vessels, eleven platform supply vessels, and one node seismic vessel. The figure is time-specific and may not represent the company’s fleet at another date. The company’s history reflects several recurring features of Norway’s maritime economy: family-based fisheries, specialization in offshore shipping, public-market financing, consolidation among offshore vessel operators, and renewed entrepreneurial activity after a corporate merger. Rem Offshore is therefore best understood as a maritime and offshore-support brand rather than a trucking company. Current status, ownership, website, and detailed executive structure remain unclear from the available sources.

• 2026

  Documented fleet composition

  [1]Rem Offshoreen.wikipedia.org

  Reference material describes a fleet of four construction supply vessels, five construction service operation vessels, eleven platform supply vessels, and one node seismic vessel.

• 2017

  First vessel after re-establishment

  [1]Rem Offshoreen.wikipedia.org

  The re-established Rem Offshore acquires its first vessel under Aage Remøy’s direction.

• 2016

  Merger with Solstad Offshore

  [1]Rem Offshoreen.wikipedia.org

  A merger agreed in July is approved by shareholders in October, making Rem Offshore a subsidiary within the Aker Group structure.

• 2007

  Oslo Stock Exchange listing

  [1]Rem Offshoreen.wikipedia.org

  Rem Offshore is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker REM.

• 1996

  Rem Offshore is founded

  [1]Rem Offshoreen.wikipedia.org

  Aage Remøy establishes Rem Offshore as a spin-off from the family fisheries business.

A Norwegian family-origin maritime operator focused on offshore supply, construction support, service vessels, and related fisheries and shipping activities.

• Offshore support vessels

  Platform supply vessels

  Platform supply vessels transport equipment, provisions, spare parts, and other cargo between shore bases and offshore installations. They form a core part of Rem Offshore’s offshore-support fleet and are suited to the logistical requirements of drilling, production, and other offshore activities.

• Offshore construction support

  Construction supply vessels

  Construction supply vessels support offshore construction and marine engineering projects by carrying materials, equipment, and project cargo. They can provide logistics and deck capacity for work associated with subsea installations, offshore structures, and other industrial marine projects.

• Offshore service vessels

  Construction service operation vessels

  Construction service operation vessels combine offshore accommodation, personnel transfer, logistics, and service capabilities for construction and maintenance projects. Their role is to support crews and contractors working on offshore energy or marine infrastructure.

• Seismic and geophysical support

  Node seismic vessel

  A node seismic vessel supports marine geophysical surveys using seabed or ocean-bottom seismic nodes and associated deployment and recovery operations. Such vessels can assist exploration and subsurface-data projects in offshore environments.

• 2016

  Merger with Solstad OffshoreM&A

  Background

  Rem Offshore and Solstad Offshore pursued a corporate combination after Solstad had become Rem Offshore’s major shareholder.

  Action taken

  The companies agreed to merge in July 2016, and shareholders approved the transaction in October.

  Aftermath

  Rem Offshore became a subsidiary within the Aker Group structure, ending its previous independent listed-company arrangement.

  Source

• 2016

  Re-establishment under Aage RemøyStrategy

  Background

  Following the merger with Solstad Offshore, the Rem Offshore name and business were re-established under the direction of founder Aage Remøy.

  Action taken

  The re-established company returned to vessel ownership and acquired its first vessel in 2017.

  Aftermath

  The move created a new operating phase for the Rem Offshore brand, although the available sources do not establish its full current corporate structure.

  Source

• 2007

  Public-market listingStrategy

  Background

  The company sought a public-market structure while expanding its offshore supply-shipping activities.

  Action taken

  Rem Offshore was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker REM.

  Aftermath

  Solstad Offshore later became the company’s major shareholder.

  Source

1. 1Rem Offshoreen.wikipedia.org