Ulstein Group

[1] The company's head office and primary operations are located in the town of Ulsteinvik in the municipality of Ulstein in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, an important area for the Norwegian maritime cluster, and with subsidiaries in several other countries.

The group also includes companies working with power & control systems, engineering, site follow-up and aftermarket services.

[2] At age 23, Martin and Andreas founded the company to modify local fishing boats, which were undergoing a global transition from sail-power to motorization.

[4] The new shipbuilding division was demerged and named UMV Holding and forms the basis for today’s new Ulstein Group.

[7] Focusing on newbuilds and larger conversions, the yard also takes on service and aftermarket assignments such as docking, mooring, classifications, upgrades, maintenance and repair, crane lifts and barge transportation.

Services also include CFD analyses, project management, site supervision, installation and commissioning as well as redesigns for conversions and upgrades.

Ten years after the company introduced the patented X-BOW® (Inverted bow) the number of such designs sold passed the 100-mark.

The company offers engineering capacities and site support to Ulstein's ship design activities in China.

Ulstein Electrical Technology (Ningbo) is engaged in technical consulting, installation, commissioning and after-sales service.

Well intervention vessel Sarah (now: Skandi Constructor), an X-bow vessel.
Bourbon Orca anchor tug shown in 2012, was the first ship built with an Ulstein X-bow, in 2006.