Ship design

Cruise and Expedition Cruise ships from ULSTEIN are developed to satisfy a modern explorer and traveller. Our vessels have the highest seakeeping standards, and our designs can be customised for any customer specific wish.

Ulstein has been active in the offshore wind market for over a decade. Our ship designs and solutions draw on our broad experience in oil and gas, and range from new turbine installation concepts to foundation installation vessels and service operations vessels. We help secure the maximum outcome of your investment.

We offer special-purpose vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry, from concept to end product. Our designs are highly-effective and optimised for offshore support and installation at deeper and more remote waters. Our portfolio also include cost-effective tonnage for more benign and calm waters.

We provide professional access to retrofits, conversions, service and maintenance, classification service, stability calculations, commissioning, modifications, ship repairs and upgrades. We have 24-7 electrical service on our power & automation systems.

We offer off-the-shelf and customised conversions of our existing shipdesigns. We can cover the whole process from initial idea to turn key solution.

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) methods aim at reproducing numerically the 3D flow around the vessel, resulting in key information about the model or full scale forces acting on the vessel, its motions, power consumption and hydrodynamic performance in general.

The ULSTEIN X-BOW®, the inverted bow concept, redefined marine engineering. The bow concept was launched in 2005, together with the first shipbuilding contract, and gained immediate interest from shipowners. The X-BOW hull line design has been tried in all weather conditions.

The X-STERN® introduces the documented X-BOW® effect to the aft ship. The sloping, higher stern allows for a sharp stern shape in which the transom plate is replaced by a pointed aft. Some of the benefits are: Improved safety for crew and equipment, increased flexibility in operations and reduced fuel consumption.

Cruise and Expedition Cruise ships from ULSTEIN are developed to satisfy a modern explorer and traveller. Our vessels have the highest seakeeping standards, and our designs can be customised for any customer specific wish.