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1868
1868 : Haji Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo was born
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1890
1890 : Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo was formally established (YBA Kanoo)
1890 : Kanoo Properties was established
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1911
1911 : Kanoo Shipping was established
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1911
1911 : Kanoo Travel was established
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1950
1950 : YBA Kanoo opens its first branch in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1950 : Maersk Line joins Kanoo Shipping’s agency portfolio
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1958
1958 : Kanoo Oil & Gas was established
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1967
1967: Hamed Kanoo successfully put-up The Kanoo Group as a trade name on the UAE Map
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1969
1969: Kanoo Logistics was established under the name “Bahrain International Cargo Services (BICS)”
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1970
1970: Kanoo Machinery was established
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1975
1975: The Kanoo Group opens its first branch in the Sultanate of Oman
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1976
1976: Kanoo Joint Ventures (now Kanoo Capital) was established
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1987
1987: Kanoo Chemicals (H.A.K Industrial Chemicals) was established
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1999
1999: Kanoo Power & Industrial Projects (P&IP) was established
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2003
2003: Kanoo Travel becomes an AMEX master franchise
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2011
2011: Kanoo Cranes, previously known as Stor-mat Systems LLC, was acquired by The Kanoo Group
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2012
2012: BRC Arabia officially became part of The Kanoo Group
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2017
2017: Kanoo Industrial & Energy (I&E) was formed by grouping 3 divisions (Kanoo P&IP, Kanoo Oil & Gas, and Kanoo Machinery)
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2017
2017: Kanoo Properties became known as Kanoo Real Estate