The first platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuilding of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN®, M/V Blue Fighter, was named in a formal ceremony at Ulstein Verft, Norway on 12 January.
The vessel is the first of two PSVs of the new design under construction at Ulstein Verft for Blue Ship Invest, a shipping company in ULSTEIN. Blue Fighter’s sister vessel will be delivered in Q3 of 2012.
ULSTEIN is an internationally renowned provider of ship designs, shipbuilding and system solutions for ships. For nearly 100 years, we have developed future-oriented products and services for the maritime industry. Ulstein Group is a family-owned company comprising a range of marine enterprises within design and solutions, shipbuilding, power and control, global sales and shipping. Company offers ship design packages and solutions for offshore support vessels, heavy offshore vessels and shortsea vessels. Since 1917, the ULSTEIN brand has been associated with quality and innovation in design and delivery.
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 12, 2011; Image: ulsteingroup