Solstad Offshore
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| Solstad Offshore ASA | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (OSE: SOFF) |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Karmøy, Norway |
| Area served | Global |
| Industry | Shipping |
| Services | Supply ships |
| Website | www.solstad.no |
Solstad Offshore (OSE: SOFF) is a Norwegian supply shipping company that operates 33 vessels with 10 newbuilding contracts, including 9 construction service vessels, 14 anchor handling tug supply vessels and 5 platform supply vessels. The company is based in Karmøy, but also has offices in Aberdeen and Singapore.
[edit] History
The company was founed as Solstad Rederi by Johannes Solstad in 1964. It started off with ten bulk carriers in the range of 7,000 metric tons of deadweight (DWT) to 14,000 DWT, but entered the offshore supply sector in 1973 with the delivery of four supply ships. By 1982 the entre dry bulk fleet had been sold and Solstad continued as a pure offshore vessel operator, though from 1989 to 1998 it operates five handysize bulk carriers. A fleet renewal program started in 1996 increased the fleet size from 12 to 43 by 2007. The same year it was floated on the Oslo Stock Exchange, though the Solstad family retains a major ownership in the company.
