1862 – A.F. Smulders Machine Factory
1905 – Start of Gusto Shipyard
1959 – CALM Buoy*
* Industry First
1960 – Drilling Jack-up*
* Industry First
1969 – SBM Inc. established in Switzerland
1972 – DP Drillship*
* Industry First
1973 – SBS Mooring System*
* Industry First
1974 – Semi-submersible pipelay vessel*
* Industry First
1977 – SALS Mooring System*
* Industry First
1978 – Start of Gusto Engineering
1981 – Leased PFSO*
* Industry First
1985 – Jacket Soft Yoke*
* Industry First
1985 – External Turret*
* Industry First
1986 – Disconnectable Turret*
* Industry First
1988 – MSC re-joined the Group
1990 – Acquisition of Imodco
1993 – North Sea Internal Turret*
* Industry First
1996 – Turnkey North Sea FPSO*
* Industry First
Deepwater CALM Buoy*
* Industry First
2001 – Acquisition of Atlantia
2002 – Delivery of the first generic FPSO
2002 – Acquisition of Ocean Design Associates, Inc.
2003 – Delivery of the largest Seastar® TLP
2005 – Company name change to SBM Offshore N.V.
2005 – New Build LPG FPSO*
* Industry First
2006 – Leased MOPU*
* Industry First
2006 – Deepest Semi-submersible in the GoM**
** World Record
2006 – Offshore Offloading Line: Trelline™ Installed*
* Industry First
2007 – Creation of SBM Malaysia
2007 – FTL: GAP™ Fluid Transfer System
* Industry First
2007 – Largest Internal Turret with 75 risers**
** World Record
2008 – Turret-Moored FPSO using SCRs for Fluid transfer*
* Industry First
2008 – First DeepDraft Semi® with PHA contract
2009 – 50th Anniversary of the CALM Buoy