 Lately, the company has also been engaged in shipping.The company's head office and primary operations are located in the town of Ulsteinvik in the municipality of Ulstein in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, an important area for the Norwegian maritime cluster, and with subsidiaries in several other countries.The original company, "Ulstein Mekaniske Verksted", was established in 1917 by Martin Ulstein and his brother-in-law Andreas Flø.