shipbuilding ship design power and control maritime systems and solutions founded 1917 as ulstein mekaniske verksted headquarters ulstein norway key people gunvor ulstein ceo products offshore vessels ship designs and power & control solutions for the marine market . number of employees approx . 700 2015 website www.ulstein.com ulstein group is a group of companies that focus on various marine related industries but is mainly known for its ship building and ship design activities . the largest unit is ulstein verft as a shipyard delivering from 3 to 5 offshore supply ships a year . 1 one of the most recent deliveries was the seven viking awarded ship of the year 2013 by the norwegian magazine skipsrevyen . the ship design unit ulstein design & solutions came up with the x bow design that in the shape of bourbon orca delivered in 2006 won the ship of the year award both by skipsrevyen and offshore support journal . 2 the group also includes companies working with power & control and maritime systems & solutions and most recently in shipping . the company s head office and primary operations are located in the town of ulsteinvik in the municipality of ulstein in m re og romsdal county norway an important area for the norwegian maritime cluster . contents 1 history 2 divisions 2.1 ulstein verft as 2.2 ulstein elektro installasjon as 2.3 ulstein design & solutions as 2.4 ulstein design & solutions bv 2.5 ulstein equipment b.v. 2.6 ulstein poland ltd. sp . z.o.o. 2.7 ulstein power & control as 2.8 ulstein marine equipment ningbo co. ltd. 2.9 ulstein electrical technology ningbo co. ltd. 2.10 ulstein belga marine ltda 2.11 ulstein bronte d.o.o. 2.12 ulstein marine systems shanghai co. ltd. 2.13 ulstein asia pte ltd. 2.14 ulstein south america servicos ltda 2.15 ulstein international as 3 ulstein designs 3.1 ulstein a series 3.2 ulstein p series 3.3 ulstein s series 3.4 ulstein x bow 4 references 4.1 further reading 5 external links history edit the company ulstein mekaniske verksted was established in 1917 by martin ulstein . at age 23 he founded the company to modify local fishing boats which were undergoing a global transition from sail power to motorization . martin ulstein borrowed money from ulstein sparebank with his father acting as guarantor acquired 800 square metres 8 600 sq ft of land from his uncle and set up shop with his brother in law and business partner andreas fl . after martin ulstein s sudden death the company was run for a long duration by his wife inga ulstein . her six children dagny inger magnulf kolbein idar and ragnhild especially kolbein and idar were responsible for the growth of the company to an employer of around 2 800 people in 1992 . 3 vickers acquired ulstein group as except the shipbuilding division in 1999 then rolls royce acquired vickers a few months later . 3 the current ceo of ulstein group is gunvor ulstein granddaughter of the late founder martin ulstein . her brother tore ulstein is chairman of the board . divisions edit shipbuilding ulstein verft as edit ulstein verft as is a shipyard situated in ulstein group s primary base of operations ulsteinvik along with ulstein design & solutions as and ulstein power & control as . ulstein verft was established in 1917 and is the largest employer in the group . the yard specialises in constructing offshore vessels such as anchor handling tug supply vessels platform supply vessels cable layers construction vessels seismic vessels and offshore wind service vessels . 4 the yard also takes on assignments within service and aftermarket such as docking mooring classification conversion maintenance and repair crane lifts and barge transportation . ulstein elektro installasjon as edit together with ulstein verft ulstein elektro installasjon as is part of the shipbuilding division in ulstein . the company is responsible for electrical installations on board newbuildings at ulstein verft . design & solutions ulstein design & solutions as edit ulstein design & solutions as is located in ulsteinvik norway . the company develops ship designs and offer complete equipment packages for ship construction world wide . the designs are primarily vessels for the offshore market such as subsea vessels ocv imr platform supply vessels psv and anchor handling tug supply vessels ahts . services also include cfd analyses tank tests project management site supervision installation and commissioning as well as redesign for conversions and upgrades . the x bow inverted bow is an example of one of the novel technologies invented . 5 an add on solution for the ship s stern the x stern 6 was launched in 2014 and received the next generation ship award 2015 . 7 ulstein design & solutions bv edit ulstein design & solutions bv designs large offshore construction vessels . the company develops projects for operators contractors and ship owners in the offshore drilling construction and production market as well as the maritime transport market . future market trends and end user needs are the key drivers for developing and providing their new floating concepts to the offshore oil and gas industries and the offshore wind industry . ulstein equipment b.v. edit ulstein equipment develops and manufactures innovative mission and interface equipment for vessels working mainly in markets such as heavy offshore and dredging . ulstein poland ltd. sp . z.o.o. edit ulstein poland is a part of an engineering pool in ulstein group and provides engineering services as well as hull outfitting and machinery documentation and on site yard support . power & control ulstein power & control as edit ulstein power & control offers bridge instrumentation ulstein bridge control and monitoring systems ulstein ias power packages ulstein power and integrated communications ulstein com . the ias is an integrated automation system with redundant architecture system mainly for vessel and engine management and control . ulstein com is a marine telecommunications and data communications system . ulstein marine equipment ningbo co. ltd. edit ulstein marine equipment ningbo manufactures electrical components and systems for offshore vessels developed by ulstein . ulstein electrical technology ningbo co. ltd. edit ulstein electrical technology ningbo is engaged in technical consulting installation commissioning and after sales service . ulstein belga marine ltda edit the former belga marine of rio de janeiro brazil was acquired by ulstein group as and renamed ulstein belga marine it provides electrical and control systems for the large offshore and merchant market in brazil . ulstein bronte d.o.o. edit ulstein bronte provides technical electrical documentation for ship projects entered into by the company . they also work together with ulstein verft employees on ulstein design projects abroad . global sales ulstein marine systems shanghai co. ltd. edit ulstein marine systems shanghai is marketing ulstein in china . ulstein asia pte ltd. edit ulstein asia is marketing ulstein in asia not china and the middle east . ulstein south america servicos ltda edit ulstein south america servicos is marketing ulstein in south america . ulstein international as edit ulstein international develops supports and facilitates international growth with a focus on systems management and business development . ulstein designs edit ulstein group as has a long history of a variety of ship construction . the ulstein x bow 1 is one of the most noteworthy advances in ship design innovations . 8 ulstein a series edit the ulstein a series are anchor handling tug supply vessels ahts . noteworthy vessels are the olympic zeus and sister ship olympic hera . they are 93.8 metres 308 ft long and 23 metres 75 ft wide and has a bollard pull of 250 tonnes 280 tons . these are the largest anchor handling vessels of the a design by ulstein verft . the vessels innovate via a hybrid propulsion system where ships may switch between diesel mechanical and diesel electric propulsion or combine the two for maximal pull and optimum fuel efficiency . the ship has dp2 dynamic positioning an rov garage and accommodations for 68 persons . this feature allows major economic and environmental cost savings benefits . 9 ulstein p series edit the ulstein p series are platform supply vessels psv ulstein s series edit the ulstein s series are specialized vessels including among others offshore construction vessels and specialized multifunctional vessels . ulstein x bow edit well intervention vessel sarah with x bow . bourbon orca anchor tug shown in 2012 was first ship built with an ulstein x bow in 2006 . main article x bow shipbuilding the ulstein x bow 10 is a new inverted ship s bow designed to improve handling in rough sea and lower fuel consumption . the bourbon orca design ax104 is an ulstein a series anchor handling tug supply vessel built for bourbon offshore norway and was the first ship built with the ulstein x bow in 2006 . 11 in 2007 the bourbon orca design model was included in the london science museum s display of innovative technology references edit http ulstein.com references ship of the year 2006 m v bourbon orca . skipsrevyen . retrieved 2010 09 25 . a b grytten harald 2007 . creative enthusiasm for 90 years 1917 2007 ulstein . ulsteinkonsernet . http subseaworldnews.com 2015 01 14 video ulstein sells 100th x bow ships monthly . 40 . endlebury publishing company . 2005 . http maritimetechnology.nl en ulstein x stern created north sea http www.offshoreenergytoday.com ulsteins x stern wins next generation ship award shipping world & shipbuilder . 206 . 2005 . pp. 4 20 . olympic ships made by ulstein design . scandinavian oil and gas magazine . dagens n ringsliv . november 15 2008 . p. 24 . naval architect . royal institution of naval architects . 2003 template http ulstein.com references ship of the year 2006 the mv bourbon orca was awarded ship of the year award 2006 both by skipsrevyen and offshore support journal . ship of the year 2007 ulstein verft was awarded ship of the year 2007 by skipsrevyen for the construction of the ocv normand seven . ship of the year 2008 island constructor was awarded ship of the year award 2008 by offshore support journal . ship of the year 2013 the imr vessel seven viking was awarded ship of the year award 2013 by skipsrevyen . further reading edit lloyd s maritime directory lloyd s of london press 2004 isbn 1 84311 335 x lloyd s ship manager lsm lloyd s of london press 2003 external links edit ulstein group facebook ulsteingroup linkedin ulstein twitter ulstein history book the bourbon orca mv bourbon orca product sheet retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ulstein group & oldid 700556807 categories shipbuilding companies of norwaycompanies based in m re og romsdalcompanies established in 1917 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history 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