Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has secured a contract for the design and building of 1 tailored offshore wind commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Norwind Offshore, with choices for 2 extra vessels.
Vard signed the contract with Navigare Capital Companions, a shareholder in Norwind Offshore.
The brand new CSOV vessel, scheduled for supply within the first quarter of 2026, is of VARD 4 19 design, developed by Vard Design in Ålesund in shut collaboration with Norwind Offshore.
The hull might be in-built Vard Shipyards Romania – Braila and the outfitting, commissioning and supply might be by one among Vard’s yards in Norway.
Tailored for worldwide companies and upkeep operations, the VARD 4 19 design is a flexible platform for offshore wind farm assist operations, specializing in onboard logistics, safety, consolation, and operability.
The 85-meter vessel has a beam of 19.5 meters and might be geared up with a height-adjustable motion-compensated gangway with an elevator system, a 3-D crane, and a height-adjustable boat touchdown system. The vessel might be put in with battery options, and can have lodging for 87 individuals on board.
That is the fifth CSOV newbuild Norwind Offshore has contracted with Vard since October 2021, along with the conversion of a platform provide vessel (PSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV).
“We’re completely satisfied to have the ability to proceed fleet progress by inserting one other order with Vard. Over the previous two years, now we have skilled Vard’s reliability when it comes to supply time and high quality and look ahead to receiving one other superior offshore vessel of high quality,” mentioned Svein Leon Aure, CEO of Norwind Offshore.
The primary CSOV constructed for Norwind Offshore, Norwind Gale, is in operation. The subsequent three vessels might be delivered in March, August, and November 2024 from Vard Brattvaag, Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, and Vard Brattvaag, respectively.
“We’re proud to but once more be chosen by Norwind Offshore and Navigare Capital and to be part of their journey in the direction of a low carbon society. These 5 newbuild CSOVs and the rebuilt SOV present why Vard is the worldwide chief in designing and constructing specialised vessels,” Alberto Maestrini, CEO of Vard mentioned.
