Shipping chamber honors Norwegian firm
The Chamber of Shipping of America said it has awarded its Halert C. Shepheard Award to Trygve Seglem, managing director of the Norwegian company Knutsen OAS Shipping in recognition of his dedication to marine safety and environmental protection.
The award was announced by Joe Cox, the chamber’s president and chief executive officer, and Michael T. Bohlman of Horizon Lines, the chamber’s chairman, on behalf of the group’s board of directors of and presented at the Connecticut Maritime Association's shipping conference on Monday.
Knutsen, based in Haugesund, Norway, oversees a fleet of 39 ships and 11 ships under construction. These include tankers for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals and gas.
Shipping chamber honors Norwegian firm
