Solstad Offshore () is a Norwegian

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and supply ship shipping company that operates 89 vessels and including 26

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s, 21 anchor handling tug supply vessels and 42 platform supply vessels. The company is based in Skudeneshavn, but also has offices in Ålesund, Aberdeen, Rio de Janeiro, Perth, Singapore, Manila and Odesa. The company has been renamed to Solstad Offshore from Solstad Farstad on 3rd Oct 2018.

History

The company was founded as Solstad Rederi by

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in 1964, in a town called Skudeneshavn, on the island of Karmøy, where it is still headquartered to this day. It started off with ten bulk carriers in the range of to , but entered the offshore supply sector in 1973 with the delivery of four supply ships. By 1982 the entire dry bulk fleet had been sold and Solstad continued as a pure offshore vessel operator, though from 1989 to 1998 it operated 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

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, though the Solstad family retains a major ownership in the company. Normand Mermaid

Since its initial start in 1964,

Solstad Offshore ASA Solstad Offshore () is a Norwegian offshore service and supply ship shipping company that operates 89 vessels and including 26 construction service vessels, 21 anchor handling tug supply vessels and 42 platform supply vessels. The company i ...

now has become one of the biggest players of modern and advanced vessels for offshore service, with worldwide activities and projects for many of the major oil companies.

is a member of the Norwegian Shipowners Association (

Rederiforbundet The Norwegian Shipowners Association () is an employers' organization and interest group for Norwegian shipping and offshore companies. The organization's primary fields are national and international industry policies, employer issues, competence ...

). The company employs about 1800 people, and has since 2005 been the shipping company with most Norwegian crew sailing in international trade. In October 2021, Solstad Offshore, Aker Solutions ASA and DeepOcean Norway AS joined forces to create Windstaller Alliance. The partnership aims to provide the world’s most cost-efficient and complete product supply, fabrication and marine services offering within offshore wind. The alliance will also pursue other offshore renewables segments. The company has offices in Skudeneshavn (Norway), Aberdeen (United Kingdom), Singapore (Singapore), Macae and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Perth (Australia). In June 2017, Solstad Offshore merged with

Farstad Shipping Farstad Shipping () is a publicly listed supply shipping company with its corporate headquarters in Ålesund, Norway. The company has approximately 2,200 employees, of which 1,965 are employed offshore. Farstad Shipping focuses on large, adv ...

and

Deep Sea Supply Deep Sea Supply is an international operator of offshore supply vessels. It operates nine anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) and two platform supply vessels (PSV). 17 ships are under construction. The main office is located in Arendal, No ...

to become Solstad Farstad. In October 2018, the company's name was changed to Solstad Offshore ASA.Solstad Farstad Changes Name to Solstad Offshore
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