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21 Jan 2022

Norside to Convert Platform Supplier into Offshore Wind W2W Vessel

Credit: Ulstein

Norwegian shipowning company Norside has taken ownership of Blue Ship Invest’s platform supply vessel ‘Farland’ and will convert it into a walk-to-work vessel for the offshore wind industry."The PX121 design by Ulstein has once more proven to be a preferred design for conversions into new segments, and 'Farland' is about to transfer from the offshore oil & gas industry to the offshore wind industry," Ulstein, a Norwegian shipbuilder and designer said this week.Hans Martin Gravdal…

04 Mar 2015

‘Blue Queen’ on First Mission

The platform supply vessel 'Blue Queen', an ULSTEIN PX121 design, was named at Ulstein Verft on Friday 27 February. The ship will be working in the spot market. On Monday, she started on her first assignment. “We are very satisfied that the 'Blue Queen', as soon as she was delivered, was contracted for fourteen days of work for the Swedish oil company Lundin. The ship will perform drilling support duties in the North Sea,” comments general manager Lars Lühr Olsen in Blue Ship Invest.

26 Feb 2015

Ulstein Verft Delivers 'Blue Queen’

On 24 February 2015, ‘Blue Queen’ a platform supply vessel of the PX121 design, was delivered to Blue Ship Invest from Ulstein Verft. This vessel is the first of two for which Norway-based Golden Energy offshore is awarded the ship management contract. In total, 30 vessels of this design have been contracted by different ship owners for construction at various shipyards world-wide. 'Blue Queen' is the ninth being constructed at Ulstein Verft. Excellent feedback is received from the crews on the vessels in operation, including praises for user-friendly solutions, high comfort and accommodation standards, as well as the operability even in adverse weather conditions.

24 Feb 2015

Ulstein Delivers PSV Blue Queen

Blue Queen (Photo: Ulstein)

Platform supply vessel (PSV) Blue Queen, of Ulstein’s PX121 design, was delivered to Blue Ship Invest from Ulstein Verft on February 24, 2015. This vessel is the first of two for which Norway-based Golden Energy offshore is awarded the ship management contract. In total, 30 vessels of this design have been contracted by different shipowners for construction at various shipyards worldwide, Ulstein noted. Blue Queen is the ninth being constructed at Ulstein Verft.

18 Nov 2014

Ship Management Contracts for BSI Newbuilds

Photo: Ulstein Group

Norway-based Golden Energy Offshore has entered into management contracts for two platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction at Ulstein Verft for Blue Ship Invest (BSI). The PX121 designed vessels are due for delivery in the first quarter of 2015. According to the designer, a total of 30 vessels of the ULSTEIN PX121 design have been ordered by various ship owners for construction at shipyards around the world. “Golden Energy Offshore is a fully integrated ship owning company located in Ålesund…

24 Feb 2014

Two PSV Build Contracts for Ulstein Verft

Ulstein Verft currently has seven vessels on order. (Photo: Karl Otto Kristiansen)

On February 24, ULSTEIN announced the shipbuilding contracts for two new platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Blue Ship Invest. The vessels are of the PX121 design and are scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft Q1 2015. Ulstein Verft currently has seven vessels on order. In total, ULSTEIN has sold 20 designs of the PX121 design, and the two new vessels will be number nine and ten of this design type to be constructed at Ulstein Verft. The first six of these types of vessels were delivered from Ulstein Verft during 2012-13.

01 Nov 2013

Ulstein Sells All Six Blue Ship PSVs

Photo: Ulstein

Newly-established offshore shipping company Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has agreed to acquire six platform supply vessels from Blue Ship Invest ( BSI ). The vessels are of the PX121 type, and were designed and constructed by Ulstein in 2012-13. NAO has its source from the international tanker company Nordic American Tankers (NAT). Gunvor Ulstein, CEO, Ulstein Group, said, “We invested in these ships because we wanted to introduce new products with flexible and first-class innovative solutions to the market.

23 Sep 2013

Blue Protector Enters Work in the North Sea

Photo: Ulstein

The platform supply vessel Blue Protector was delivered from Ulstein Verft on September 23, 2013. The vessel is owned by Blue Ship Invest and managed by Atlantic Offshore. The vessel is going to the spot market in the North Sea. Blue Protector is the final newbuild in a series of six platform supply vessels (PSV) of the PX121 design, and Atlantic Offshore already has the management for two vessels in this series. The latest vessels in the series have been adapted to requirements for work in the Norwegian sector.

28 Jun 2013

Blue Guardian Ready for the North Sea

Blue Guardian on sea trial (Photo: Ulstein Group/Don Johansson)

The platform supply vessel Blue Guardian was delivered from Ulstein to Blue Ship Invest on June 28, 2013. The vessel is contracted to work in the North Sea. Blue Guardian is the fifth in a series of six platform supply vessels (PSV) of the PX121 design from Ulstein Verft, and the vessel is under the management of Remøy Shipping. From mid-July, the ship has been contracted by Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Repsol Exploration respectively, to support the jack-up rig Maersk Giant in its work on two subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea.

21 Jun 2013

New PSV from Ulstein to Support North Sea Wells

Blue Guardian on her way to sea trials earlier this week (Photo: Ulstein)

Ulstein’s yno 298, Blue Guardian, a platform supply vessel of the Ulstein PX121 design, has been contracted to support the jack-up rig Maersk Giant in its work on two subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea. The contracts with Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Repsol Exploration, respectively, have an estimated total duration of four months. Blue Guardian is in her final phase of construction, and is scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft at the turn of this month. The estimated start-up of the contractual work is in mid-July.

13 May 2013

Ulstein Delivers Fourth PSV in PX121 Series

Photo: Ulstein

Ulstein Verft delivered Blue Thunder, the fourth of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of the PX121 design from Ulsteinto Blue Ship Invest, on Monday, May 13, 2013. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, the platform supply vessel (PSV) is commercially and technically under the management of Atlantic Offshore. Blue Thunder will enter a four-month contract with Statoil, with four monthly options. “This ship also enters into a contract for work in the North Sea…

07 Mar 2013

COSCO to Build Ulstein design

Photo: Ulstein

Ulstein has entered into a contract for the delivery of design and power package for two platform supply vessels of the PX121 design for the Dutch shipowner Vroon. The ships will be constructed at China’s COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd. The vessels are planned for delivery in Q1 2015. The contract also includes an option of two more vessels. The vessels for Vroon are the ninth and tenth of this design. On Wednesday this week, Ulstein Verft delivered ship number 3 out of 6 to Blue Ship Invest of this design, and shipowner Britoil has previously ordered two such vessels.

07 Sep 2012

PSV Delivered by Ulstein Verft

'Blue Prosper' Naming Ceremony: Photo credit Ulstein

Ulstein delivers second PX121 Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) 'Blue Prosper' to Blue Ship Invest. “This project has flowed really well, and we’ve been able to draw on the experiences we made when building the first vessel in this series, ‘Blue Fighter’, says Karsten Sævik, Managing Director of Ulstein Verft. “The vessels were ordered based on market trends showing a future increase in demand for this type of PSV. ‘Blue Prosper’ will enter the North Sea spot market under the management of Remøy Shipping…

08 Jun 2012

Blue Ship Opts for Another 4 Ulstein PSVs

Blue Ship Invest orders another four PSVs of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN for delivery in 2013. (Illustration: ULSTEIN)

Market trends and very good feedback from the first ship in operation triggers Blue Ship Invest to contract another four platform supply vessels (PSVs) of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN. All four are scheduled for delivery in 2013. The investment company Blue Ship Invest received its first vessel, ‘Blue Fighter’, from Ulstein Verft in January this year, and will receive the second vessel in Q3. “’Blue Fighter’ has been working for the oil company Apache for several months, and we have received very good feedback from Remøy Shipping, who manages the vessel on our behalf.