Ulstein Group

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company_name = Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted Holding ASA
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company_type = Private
foundation = 1917 (as Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted)
location = Ulstein, Norway
key_people = Gunvor Ulstein (CEO)
industry = Shipbuilding
products = Offshore vessels, ship designs and electrical solutions for the marine and the industrial market.
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num_employees = 580 (2005)
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homepage = [http://www.ulsteingroup.com www.ulsteingroup.com]
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The Ulstein Group builds and designs vessels with a focus on innovative technological solutions and methods.

Organisation

Ulstein Verft AS

Ulstein Verft is a shipyard situated in The Ulstein Groups base of operations, Ulsteinvik, along with Ulstein Design and Ulstein Elektro. Ulstein Verft is the largest employer in the group.

Ulstein Design AS

Ulstein Design designs advanced vessels for offshore operations. The designs are primarily vessels for the offshore market as for example Anchor handling tug supply vessel, Platform Supply Vessels, subsea vessels and offshore construction vessels. The ULSTEIN X-BOW is an example of the technologies invented by the Ulstein Design team.

Ulstein Elektro AS

Ulstein Elektro delivers solutions involving electrical, control and communication systems. Among these are ULSTEIN COM and ULSTEIN IAS .

Ulstein Belga Marine

Former Belga Marine of Rio de Janeiro Brazil is now a part of the Ulstein Group AS Ulstein Belga Marine. Ulstein Belga Marine are part of the Ulstein Group's electrical & control system product area.

Ulstein Belga Marine in Rio de Janeiro is a service supplier of navigation and communication equipment within the offshore and merchant market in Brazil.The company was founded 1st February 2006, and is based on the personnel and expertise that was established in the former company Belga Marine.

Design range from Ulstein Design

ULSTEIN A-Series

The ULSTEIN A-Series designs are Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels. (AHTS)

ULSTEIN P-Series

The ULSTEIN P-Series are Platform Supply Vessels (PSV)

ULSTEIN S-Series

The ULSTEIN S-Series are Specialized Vessels including, among others, Offshore Construction Vessels and Specialized Multifunctional Vessels.

ULSTEIN X-BOW

The ULSTEIN X-BOW is a new inverted bow designed to improve handling in rough sea and lower fuel consumption. The [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_Bourbon Bourbon] Orca is an Ulstein A-Series Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel, ULSTEIN AX104, the first ship built with the inverted bow solution ULSTEIN X-BOW.

Products from Ulstein Elektro

ULSTEIN COM

ULSTEIN COM is an integrated solution for telecommunications and data communications for the marine market, and is developed by Ulstein Elektro.

ULSTEIN IAS

ULSTEIN IASis an integrated automation with true redundant architecture system for vessels.

External links

* [http://www.ulsteingroup.com The Ulstein Group]
* [http://www.eyemag.se/core/main.php?&SITEID=db058&PROJECTNR=2221&, History book]
* [http://bourbon-online.com/Bourbon-Orca,459 The Bourbon Orca]
* [http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/a-viking-ship-redesigned-for-modern-use/ A Viking Ship Redesigned]