Thoresen Group itself emanated from Thoresen Shipping Services, established in Hong Kong in 1904 to provide services for Norwegian and other European businesses trading between the coast of China Sea up to Thailand which later necessitated in an establishment of a Thailand branch office in 1937 mainly to specialize as shipping agents and correspondents for P&I Associations and H&M Underwriters. Thoresen Group to date is an industry leader owning and operating dry cargo vessels, brokerages, ship caring, car transport and other related concerns.