Ugland Construction AS

What Ugland Construction AS does

Ugland Construction AS is a Norwegian maritime services company operating within the family-owned J.J. Ugland Companies (JJUC) group. The company provides heavy lift and offshore transport services to enterprise clients in the offshore wind, oil & gas, and aquaculture sectors, primarily across the North Sea, Baltic, and Northwest Europe. Its core assets are the heavy lift vessel Uglen — a floating sheerleg crane with 800-tonne standard lifting capacity and a high-lift boom reaching approximately 155 metres hook height at ~200 tonnes — and a fleet of flat top barges in the 9,000–17,000 dwt range, built for heavy cargoes and rough North Sea conditions.

The business operates on a project-based charter model, offering heavy lift vessel operations, offshore barge charter with supporting ballast planning and tug coordination, and a newer ballast water treatment service using containerised UV-based units. Engineering, planning, and on-site supervision are bundled into charters, with technical and commercial operations handled by the sister company Ugland Marine Services AS under a DNV GL-certified quality management system. Clients are specification-driven enterprises engaging directly via named sales contacts, and the company also provides ship management services to third-party vessel owners through Canship Ugland Ltd., a 1995-established JV majority-owned by UMS.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through negotiated charter and service contracts; no public pricing or financial disclosures are available. The wider JJUC group spans shipping (bulk carriers, PSV Juanita), the AS Nymo EPC yard (300+ employees), ship management, financial investments (Ugland Kapital), aquaculture (Baring Group), real estate, and dairy farming, with sole owner Knut N.T. Ugland. Within this group, Ugland Construction AS functions as the dedicated offshore services arm focused on heavy lift and barge operations, with a relatively lean headcount of 23.

Name

Ugland Construction AS

Legal name

Ugland Construction AS

Website

https://uglandconstruction.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ugland Construction AS is a Norwegian maritime services company operating the heavy lift vessel Uglen (800-tonne floating sheerleg) and a fleet of North Sea flat top barges for enterprise clients in offshore wind, oil & gas, and aquaculture across the North Sea, Baltic, and Northwest Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Offshore Marine Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation (483113), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

Chartering & Heavy-Lift Vessel / Barge / RoRo Solutions (TLACAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine & Offshore Assets (Rig Moves, FPSO/OSV Components) (TLACAIAE), Heavy Lift & Marine Recovery (Cranes, Barges, Jack-up Support) (TLAHAIAF), Project & OOG/Breakbulk Ocean Forwarding (Out-of-Gauge, RoRo) (TLACABAH), Heavy Lift & Marine Recovery (Cranes, Lift Barges, Rigging) (IMAJANAC)

Keywords

• Offshore heavy lift services
• Marine barge charter
• Offshore wind logistics
• Ballast water treatment
• Marine construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Grimstad

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Heavy Lift Vessel Charter: Chartering of the heavy lift vessel Uglen for inshore and nearshore marine lifting operations, including lifting procedures, planning, and on-site supervision services. Works mainly along the Norwegian coast and wider North Sea region.
2. Offshore Barge Charter: Chartering of flat top barges (9,000–17,000 dwt) for demanding offshore projects including transport and load-out/load-in of offshore wind components, jackets, monopiles, heavy modules, and decommissioning campaigns. Also provides ballast planning, tug coordination, and engineering packages.
3. Ballast Water Treatment Services: High-capacity temporary or additional ballast water treatment capacity for larger marine projects and decommissioning campaigns, offered to yards, vessel owners, and project developers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ugland Construction AS operates the heavy lift vessel Uglen, a floating sheerleg crane with 800-tonne standard lifting capacity, and a fleet of flat top barges in the 9,000–17,000 dwt range for heavy marine transport and lifting operations. The company delivers project-based charter, lifting procedures and planning, ballast water treatment using containerised UV-based systems, and integrated engineering packages for offshore wind, oil & gas, and aquaculture clients across the North Sea, Baltic, and Northwest Europe.

Product overview

Ugland Construction AS operates as a maritime services company providing integrated offshore and marine solutions. The company operates the heavy lift vessel Uglen (800-tonne capacity floating sheerleg) and manages a fleet of flat top barges (9,000–17,000 dwt) for heavy cargo transport in the North Sea region. Additional services include ballast water treatment using UV-based systems and comprehensive support for offshore wind, aquaculture, and oil & gas projects. All services are coordinated through Ugland Marine Services AS with certified quality management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Lift Vessel Operations (Uglen) Charter of the Uglen floating sheerleg vessel with 800-tonne standard boom lifting capacity and high-lift boom providing around 155 metres hook height for approximately 200-tonne loads. The vessel offers unrestricted trade navigation with own propulsion, four-hook arrangement for complex lifts, and includes lifting procedures, planning, and on-site supervision. Used for topsides installation, module handling, helidecks, cranes, transformers, cable reels, large aquaculture structures, and decommissioning.
• Offshore Barge Operations Charter of a fleet of high-quality flat top barges in the 9,000–17,000 dwt range, built for heavy cargoes and rough North Sea conditions. Services include barge charter for offshore wind, aquaculture, and oil & gas projects with support for ballast planning, tug coordination, and engineering packages.
• Ballast Water Treatment Services High-capacity temporary or additional ballast water treatment using containerised UV-based units mobilised as project-specific packages, including barge-based BWTS set-ups using the barge's own tanks and pumps for extra-large campaigns. Provided to yards, vessel owners, and project developers in line with the Ballast Water Management Convention and BWMS Code.

Quantifiable outcome

• Heavy lift vessel Uglen lifts up to 800 tonnes with standard boom, and approximately 200 tonnes with high-lift boom reaching hook heights of around 155 metres above deck.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HydePointminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Nymo (part of JJUC) becomes new shareholder and industrial partner in HydePoint, announced May 2026.
• TsuneishicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026Shipbuilding contract signed with Tsuneishi for two new 66,000 dwt bulk carriers. This is part of JJUC's fleet renewal programme. Also mentioned: 'Contract in place for two newbuilds from Tsuneishi' (May 2023).
• Fishglobe TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Nymo (part of JJUC) enters partnership with Fishglobe Technologies for production of closed fish farming systems, announced December 2025.
• Canship Ugland Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Canship Ugland Ltd. established in 1995 in cooperation with Canadian partners. Ugland Marine Services AS is the majority owner. The company provides technical and commercial management of vessels owned by other companies.
• Norwegian Training Center (NTC) ManilaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAS Uglands Rederi, as a member of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, supports the Norwegian Training Center in Manila. NTC is considered important to Norwegian shipowners and the Philippines. Investments made by NTC represent a considerable contribution to the Philippines.
• Mapúa PTC College of Maritime Education and TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJJUC has since 2009 cooperated with PTC to source and sponsor cadets under Marine Transport and Marine Engineering programmes. Selection based on interviews with focus on personal capabilities and need for sponsorship. Cadets blend into JJUC's group of officers and crew.
• PTC-CSJ FoundationminorOthersJJUC supports the PTC-CSJ Foundation, which implements the 3G Program (in-school feeding, sports development through baseball, learning enrichment in arts and reading, and training for teachers and parents). Benefits almost 3,000 public elementary students every year in the Philippines.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cadeler A/S: Danish offshore wind foundation and turbine installation vessel operator (formed via merger of Swire Pacific Offshore and Eneti). Targets the same North Sea wind installation market that drives demand for Ugland Construction's heavy lift and barge services.
• Solstad Offshore ASA: Norwegian offshore service vessel operator with anchor handling, construction, and subsea vessels serving North Sea O&G and wind clients. Provides comparable North Sea offshore marine services through its diversified OSV fleet.
• BOA Offshore AS: Norwegian operator of heavy lift barges and offshore support vessels serving North Sea wind, O&G, and decommissioning clients. Directly comparable fleet composition and customer base to Ugland Construction.
• Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) ASA: Norwegian specialist in semi-submersible heavy transport vessels and offshore wind foundation installation. Competes head-to-head with Ugland Construction for heavy lift and transport scopes on North Sea wind projects.
• BigLift Shipping B.V. Operates a fleet of heavy lift vessels including semi-submersible and crane ships for project cargo, offshore modules, and wind components. Directly comparable service offering to Uglen's floating sheerleg and barge operations.

Broad incumbents

• Sarens N.V. Global heavy lifting and engineered transport specialist with a large crawler crane and modular trailer fleet. Adjacent competitor for complex industrial lifts, with marine project capabilities overlapping Ugland Construction's scope.
• COSCO Shipping Heavy Transport: Operates semi-submersible and heavy lift vessels globally for project cargo and offshore modules. Comparable asset class to Uglen and Ugland's barge fleet, though on a much larger global scale.
• Mammoet Holding B.V. Global leader in heavy lifting, engineered transport, and crane rental. Competes with Ugland Construction on large marine lifts and offers much broader land-based heavy lift capabilities as part of a wider portfolio.

Others

• DEME Group NV: Belgian offshore contractor with extensive vessel fleet for wind farm installation, cable laying, and dredging. Comparable end-market exposure and sometimes uses third-party heavy lift capacity similar to Ugland Construction's offering.
• Van Oord NV: Dutch offshore contractor executing wind farm installation, dredging, and subsea rock installation using its own heavy lift fleet. Often engages Ugland Construction or similar charter operators for supplementary barge and lifting capacity.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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