Olympic Hercules in the dock at Ulstein Verft

ULSTEIN design no. 1 is back

Two vessels are currently at Ulstein Verft for aftermarket services, and a third is arriving shortly. One of these is the 'Olympic Hercules', a milestone vessel to ULSTEIN. She was the very first ULSTEIN design, and her delivery marked the opening of our dock hall, in January 2002.
Published
26 March 2015
Share
  • Olympic Hercules, the No1 Ulstein design, delivered in 2002.
    Olympic Hercules is an AHTS of the A101 design from Ulstein. It was the very first design from the new Ulstein design portfolio, and is owned and operated by Olympic Shipping.
  • Olympic Hercules at Ulstein Verft, 2015, for a full 10-year classification
    Olympic Hercules is an AHTS of the A101 design from Ulstein. It was the very first design from the new Ulstein design portfolio, delivered from Ulstein Verft in 2002, owned and operated by Olympic Shipping.
  • Retractable thruster maintenance pit
    The outer dock at Ulstein Verft boosts a retractable thruster maintenance pit.

The AHTS vessel, 'Olympic Hercules', is situated in the outer dock for maintenance, while the RLWI vessel 'Island Frontier' is quayside for various amendments and mounting of equipment.

Additionally, Olympic Shipping and Ulstein Verft have signed a contract for services on the AHTS 'Olympic Zeus', owned by Olympic Shipping. This vessel will arrive the yard in April.

'Olympic Hercules' is docked for a full, 10-year, classing. The propeller system will be maintained, this involves disassembling the propellers, shafts and rudders. In addition, there is a varied list of minor jobs, such as pipe replacements, rust treatment, painting and general care. The vessel is managed by Olympic Shipping.

The delivery of 'Olympic Hercules' in January 2002 marked the opening of our new dock hall. At the same time, it marked the introduction of ULSTEIN designed vessels to the market. 'Olympic Hercules' was the very first of more than 100 ULSTEIN designs ordered or delivered today.
The Island Offshore vessel, 'Island Frontier', is moored for various repairs and the mounting of equipment for new well assignments. This includes the installations of HC Vent equipment, the disassembly and assembly of tower winches, and the installation of a new generator. All yard production areas are involved, as the job requires rigging, machine work and electrical work. According to plan, the ship will be leaving Ulsteinvik next week.

Latest news

2025 Ganway connections
Feature

Mastering walk-to-work operations

The total number of walk-to-work (w2w) vessel designs and redesigns by Ulstein now count 22, of which 14 are currently in operation. In average, these vessels perform repair and maintenance on more than 5,000 turbines – every year! 
That makes a stunning 95,000+ gangway connections!

The heavy lift pipelay vessel, ‘JSD 6000’, is a customised ULSTEIN SOC5000 design. The 215m long DP3 vessel is equipped with a 5,000t revolving main crane and will be cable of performing J-lay and S-lay pipelay work in max water depths of 3,000m.. The combination of heavy lift and S-Lay capabilities together with J-Lay functionality via a large, off-centre moonpool, allows the vessel to serve deepwater and SURF markets as well as shallow-water EPCI projects.  The JSD 6000 vessel is the third cus
Press Release

Totally three Ulstein ship designs win Work Boat World Awards for 2024

Three of Ulstein's designs are among the Work Boat World Awards 2024 winners. Tamhae 3 clinched the 'Best Large Research Vessel' award, Olympic Boreas was named 'Best CSOV', and JSD 6000 took home the 'Best Derrick Layer' accolade from Baird Maritime/Work Boat World. These awards celebrate the best vessels in their categories, judged on design, build quality, and functionality.