Awards & Recognitions

With creative enthusiasm we combine skills, knowledge and creativity to come up with new concepts, solutions and products that can carry the maritime industry into the future. Through our history, we have received a number of nominations and awards, some of which are listed below.

Nominations

Shortlisted for innovation and renewable energy awards
Shortlisted for innovation and renewable energy awards

Shortlisted for innovation and renewable energy awards

Ulstein was one of the nominees for two awards at the OSJ conference in February 2023, the 'Innovation of the Year Award' for the TWIN X-STERN design, and the 'Offshore Renewables Award', together with Acta Marine, for the ULSTEIN SX216 project.

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Innovation Awards

2022: 'ECOFIVE marks a change for the fishing industry'
2022: 'ECOFIVE marks a change for the fishing industry'

2022: 'ECOFIVE marks a change for the fishing industry'

The factory trawler ECOFIVE will provide a far lower environmental footprint, higher fishing quality and a safer working environment. ECOFIVE was announced as the winner of the Innovation Award at the opening ceremony of Nor-Fishing on 23 August.

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Best Industrial Design Company 2019

2019: Awarded 'Best Industrial Design Company'

Ulstein has been appointed 'Best Industrial Design Company 2019'. Jury statement: A venturous company with solid experience that holds a strong IPR strategy. They are flexible, having moved from oil to offshore wind and sustainable solutions. Their characteristic design is the ocean's answer to the iconic Coke bottle.
Ulstein and Fosen joined forces on Color Line innovative project

2017: World’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel awarded Next Generation Ship Award

At the opening ceremony of the Nor-Shipping exhibition, the ‘Color Hybrid’ plug-in hybrid vessel was announced the winner of the 'Next Generation Ship Award'. The vessel has been designed by Fosen Yard and is being constructed by Ulstein Verft for the ship owner Color Line.
Island Performer in the fjord of Geiranger
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2017: X-BOW among top 3 of most important Norwegian innovations

When the newspaper Aftenposten asked the Norwegian people to name the most important Norwegian innovations through time, they voted the cheese slicer as #3, the X-BOW hull line design as #2, and the Tripp Trapp high chair as #1. While numbers 1 and 3 are household items, the X-BOW is a pure industrial design.
Ulstein received Nor-Shipping's Innovation award 2015.

2015: ULSTEIN X-STERN® - Next Generation Ship Award 2015

The X-STERN® solution was awarded the Next Generation Ship Award at the Nor-Shipping opening conference. Innovative ship design is the main criteria in the awarding of this Prize.
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2010: X-BOW® - Most innovative product

With the X-BOW®, Ulstein Group won the award for the most innovative product at ShipTek2010 in Dubai.
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2005: X-BOW® - Norwegian Engineering Feat of the Year

After the launch of the ULSTEIN X-BOW® concept in 2005, the bow has received, or been nominated for, a number of Innovation Awards. The first was the Norwegian Engineering Feat of the Year from the magazine “Teknisk Ukeblad” in 2005.

Ship of the Year Awards

2019: Color Hybrid - Ship of the Year 2019
2019: Color Hybrid - Ship of the Year 2019

2019: Color Hybrid - Ship of the Year 2019

The world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, Color Hybrid, has been appointed ‘Ship of the Year 2019’.

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Building the OCV Island Constructor in 2008

2008: Island Constructor - Ship of the Year

Island Constructor won Offshore Support Journal’s prestigious 2008 ‘Ship of the Year’ award. The vessel is suited for both well intervention and construction work.
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2007: Normand Seven - Ship of the Year

Normand Seven, built at Ulstein Verft AS has been named “Ship of the Year 2007”. The vessel was the largest offshore vessel ever delivered from Ulstein Verft at the time.
Bourbon Orca on seatrial

2006: AHTS Bourbon Orca - Ship of the Year

Bourbon Orca, an ULSTEIN AX104 designed and built by the Ulstein Group, has been named “Ship of the Year 2006”.

Environment and Safety

Windea La Cour alongside a wind turbine.
UPDATE

2017: Windea La Cour - OSJ Offshore Renewables Award

Siemens Wind Power, BS Offshore and Ulstein have received the OSJ Offshore Renewables Award 2017 for the SOV vessel 'Windea La Cour'.
Siem-Moxie

2014: Siem Moxie - OSJ Offshore Renewables Award

The ship was the winner of the OSJ Offshore Renewables Award 2014. This Prize is awarded to a company, project or product that has made a significant contribution to the development of the offshore renewables market.
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2011: Ulstein Hybrid Propulsion

The hybrid solution in ‘Olympic Hera’ and ‘Olympic Zeus’ was nominated for the Green Ship Technology Award 2011.