Ulstein reaches design milestone

In total, 25 different ship owners have ordered Ulstein designs, with 16 different shipyards building the vessels.

Of the 100 vessels, 62 have been built at yards worldwide, while 38 have been built at Ulstein’s own yard, Ulstein Verft, on the west coast of Norway.

Tore Ulstein, deputy CEO, Ulstein Group, said: “In many ways, having our own yard has been the foundation for our design success. This is where the prototypes have often been constructed, allowing us to bring in customers and show them how our concepts are transformed from drawings into unique, innovative vessels.”

The latest contract with Vroon Offshore covers two PX121 PSVs (ship numbers 100 and 101) to be constructed at COSCO (Guang Dong) shipyard in China.

Jan-Piet Baars, managing director, Vroon Offshore Services, added: “The PX121 design is part of the new generation of PSVs and it will offer, especially in harsher environments, a unique combination of world class client service delivery, high efficiency and impressive crew comfort.”

All of the 100 offshore designs have been developed by Ulstein’s design company in Norway, which specialises in seismic vessels, offshore construction, IMR, PSVs and anchor-handling vessels.

In addition, Ulstein has developed close to 20 vessels for heavy offshore operations.