Prysmian’s 192.8-metre Alessandro Volta has three cable carousels with a combined capacity of 19,000 tonnes and is designed to lay power cables in waters up to 1,500 metres deep.
Island Offshore’s second hybrid ocean energy construction vessel will undergo outfitting and commissioning at Vard Langsten following hull construction in Romania, with delivery scheduled for March 2027.
VARD has opened a new design and engineering office in Ho Chi Minh City and plans to expand its multidisciplinary Vietnam-based team to more than 40 engineers.
Windward Offshore has officially named its third CSOV, Windward Munich, in Hamburg. The VARD-built vessel features hybrid propulsion, a helideck and motion-compensated offshore access equipment.
Dong Fang Offshore has ordered a €66-75 million VARD 4 39 CSOV for offshore wind, subsea and power cable operations, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of 2028.
Dong Fang Offshore has taken delivery of Orient Inspirer, its first newbuild SOV from Vard. The vessel will start a 12-year Vestas charter supporting two offshore wind farms in Taiwan.
VARD’s NKT Eleonora has arrived at Vard Brattvaag for final outfitting and commissioning. The cable-laying vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1/Q2 2027.
VARD will design and build two VARD 9 601 buoy and lighthouse maintenance vessels for Trinity House under a contract worth more than €220 million, with delivery scheduled in 2029.
NKT Eleonora has departed VARD Shipyards Romania in Tulcea for VARD Brattvaag in Norway, where the cable-laying vessel will enter its next construction phase.
