News archive - Ulstein

Building the OCV Island Constructor in 2008

Published 09. July 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.

Published 09. July 2007

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.

Published 09. July 2006

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”.

Published 09. July 2005

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.

Conversion of the UT705 vessel Normand Tonjer.

Published 15. December 1999

Large conversion contract for Solstad

December 1999: The large conversion of the Normand Tonjer, commenced in late October, is in a hectic period. The ship is scheduled to be ready on 23 February 2000, after 4 months. The ship was built as a PSV and will be converted into an ROV/survey vessel.