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Kongsberg Maritime has secured contracts with Ulstein Verft to supply integrated equipment package to four new state of the art CSOVs

Two of the 90m windfarm CSOVs are being built for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and two for J.P. Morgan Asset Management - each vessel will have K-Line control systems for smart energy management Kongsberg Maritime will supply an extensive equipment …
Feb 15, 2024 / Curious

ABB to supply hybrid power system for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel

ABB has secured an order with Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft to supply an advanced power and propulsion system for a forthcoming cable-laying vessel (CLV) of Nexans, a global player in energy transition headquartered in Paris, France. On delivery …
Feb 14, 2024 / Vessels

Ulstein announces successful first steel cutting for Nexans’ next CLV

On 19 January 2024, on the day four months after signing the shipbuilding contract, Nexans Marine Operations AS and Ulstein Verft could celebrate the start of the construction of Nexans’ next cable-laying vessel. Attending the steel-cutting ceremony …
Jan 24, 2024 / Curious

Ulstein converted a PSV into a geotechnical survey vessel

At the end of 2023, Ulstein Verft finished the conversion of the Fugro Resilience on time. Originally a platform supply vessel (PSV) of the ULSTEIN PX121 design, it has now been repurposed as a vessel for geotechnical operations.  Ulstein's …
Jan 22, 2024 / Curious

Brunvoll repeat for Nexans at Ulstein

Nexans Marine Operations AS has returned to Ulstein Verft AS to build a new and updated version of the DP3 cable laying vessel MS “Nexans Aurora”. The new vessel will share the same comprehensive propulsion and maneuvering package from Brunvoll. …
Oct 19, 2023 / Curious

Fugro chooses Ulstein for redesign and conversion of vessels

Fugro is securing long-term capacity in the global offshore renewable energy market by converting the Fugro Resilience and the Topaz Endurance, two ULSTEIN PX121 platform supply vessels (PSVs), to geotechnical vessels. Ulstein Design & Solutions …
Sep 26, 2023 / Curious

Steel Cutting For Subsea Rock Installation Vessel At Philly

On 20 July 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden attended the steel-cutting ceremony of the subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel 'Acadia', under construction at Philly Shipyard. Designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V., this will be the first of its …
Jul 21, 2023 / Vessels

BS Offshore Orders Two CSOVs From Ulstein

Bernhard Schulte Offshore returns to Ulstein Verft for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) of the ULSTEIN SX222 design. The contract includes options for four additional vessels. The vessels, which …
Jul 6, 2023 / Curious

ULSTEIN lays keel For Acta Marine's CSOV

The keel laying ceremony for the Yno 1121, one of the Ulstein-designed Acta Marine TWIN X-STERN CSOVs at the Tersan Shipyard, was arranged on 1 June 2023. The DP2 Construction Service Operation Vessel is powered with Methanol and MDO/HVO. Acta's …
Jun 19, 2023 / Curious

Ulstein Designs Two More Methanol Fuelled CSOVs For Acta Marine

Ulstein Design & Solutions AS has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for two methanol-fuelled ULSTEIN SX216 Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) designs. The vessels will be constructed for the Netherlands-based Acta Marine and will …
Jun 7, 2023 / Curious