Eidesvik Offshore

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Eidesvik Offshore ASA
Type Public (OSE: EIOF)
Founded
Headquarters Bømlo, Norway
Area served Global
Industry Shipping
Employees 470 (2007)
Website www.eidesvik.no
The Eidesvik Offshore supply vessel Viking Troll at dock in Bergen
The Eidesvik Offshore supply vessel Viking Troll at dock in Bergen

Eidesvik Offshore (OSE: EIOF) is a supply, subsea, seismic and cable-laying shipping company. The fleet consists of ten supply ships, both platform supply vessels and anchor handling tug supply vessels, five subsea vessels, five seismic vessels and one cable-laying ship. All the ships are orange in color, and most of them have names starting with Viking. The company is based in Bømlo, Norway and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Two thirds of the company is owned by Kristian Eidesvik, who also controls the short sea shipping company Wilson.