KNOT Offshore Partners LP engages in the operation and acquisition of shuttle tankers under long-term charters. The company is headquartered in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and currently employs 1 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2013-10-04. The firm's fleet consists of approximately 18 shuttle tankers, which vessels are designed to transport crude oil and condensates from offshore oil field installations to onshore terminals and refineries. Its shuttle tankers are equipped with sophisticated loading and dynamic positioning systems that allow the vessels to load cargo safely from oil field installations, in harsh weather conditions and where there are strong currents. The firm's vessels include Tove Knutsen, Synnove Knutsen, Lena Knutsen, Vigdis Knutsen, Anna Knutsen, Tordis Knutsen, Raquel Knutsen, Carmen Knutsen, Brasil Knutsen, Hilda Knutsen, Torill Knutsen, Ingrid Knutsen, Dan Sabia, Bodil Knutsen, Fortaleza Knutsen, Recife Knutsen, Dan Cisne, Windsor Knutsen, and others.