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DFO back at Vard for a third CSOV

Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has exercised an option in its most recent subsea construction vessel contract with Fincantieri’s Vard subsidiary and is adding a third commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to the two it ordered in May 2024.

The third CSOV will be a sister to those ships and will be built to the same Vard 4 39 design.This new design, developed in collaboration between DFO and Vard, provides a highly versatile all-round platform for sustainable windfarm support...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/dfo-back-at-vard-for-a-third-csov/

VIDEO: Two North Star CSOVs are now alongside the quay at Vard Langsten

Two advanced commissioning service and operations vessels (CSOVs) under construction for Aberdeen, Scotland-headquartered North Star are now alongside the quay at the Vard Langsten shipyard in Norway, marking an important step in the long lasting cooperation between North Star and Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary.

The CSOV’s are being built under North Star’s offshore wind fleet strategy. The company aims to deploy 40 offshore wind vessels by 2040, with eight vessels already delivered or under...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/video-two-north-star-csovs-are-now-alongside-the-quay-at-vard-langsten/

DFO awards Vard EUR 113M subsea construction vessel contract

Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard reports that it has signed a contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of one offshore subsea construction vessel of Vard 3 39 design. The EUR 113.5 million contract includes options for additional vessels.

The hull of the vessel will be built in Vard Shipyards Braila in Romania, while the outfitting, commissioning and delivery will be from Vard Søviknes in Norway. Delivery is scheduled to be in second quarter 2027.

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/dfo-awards-vard-eur-113m-subsea-construction-vessel-contract/

Brunvoll to supply thirty thrusters for five Vard W2W SOVs

Brunvoll W2W SOV package

Brunvoll has signed a contract with Vard for the delivery of a comprehensive package of propulsion and maneuvering thrusters for five W2W SOVs to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam for an undisclosed international operator.

Image: Brunvoll

Brunvoll’s delivery for each walk-to work service operation vessels consists of two azimuth propulsion thrusters, two retractable azimuth thrusters, and two tunnel thrusters. The vessels will also feature Brunvoll’s propulsion and thruster control system, BruC...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/brunvoll-to-supply-thirty-thrusters-for-five-vard-w2w-sovs/

With Vard on board, NAVHYS project aims to develop liquid hydrogen fueled SOV

Building on its experience of using liquid hydrogen as a fuel for Ariane rockets, France’s ArianeGroup has launched the European NAVHYS project. Partners in the project, which is co-funded by the EU, include Vard Design and Vard customer North Star, the U.K.’s largest operator of offshore wind service operation vessels (SOVs). NAVHYS aims to develop innovative solutions for storing and using liquid hydrogen (LH2) as an energy carrier for maritime transport, with the initial focus on hydrogen...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/with-vard-on-board-navhys-project-aims-to-develop-liquid-hydrogen-fueled-sov/

Windward Offshore names key suppliers for its CSOV quartet

Hamburg-headquartered Windward Offshore has released details of some of the key suppliers selected for the four hybrid, green methanol ready, commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) under construction for it at Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard.

Windward Offshore is a new consortium led by the Rickmers family’s SeaRenergy Group, the offshore wind services arm of its Asian Spirit Steamship Company. With four vessels currently under construction – two in Norway and two in Vietnam –...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/windward-offshore-names-key-suppliers-for-its-csov-quartet/

Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system

Lloyd’s Register has awarded Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary an Approval in Principle (AiP) covering the methanol fueling system for two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs).

The Vard 422 design vessels are under construction for the U.K.’s largest operator of offshore wind support vessels, Aberdeen-headquartered North Star, and will be among the first prepared for conversion to green fuels in the offshore wind market.

Tailor-made for North Star with new methanol...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/vard-gets-aip-for-csov-methanol-fueling-system/

Vard Electro delivers SeaQ Communication for Ulstein CSOV duo

To meet tight construction schedules, complex shipbuilding projects demand efficient system integration and commissioning from suppliers. Fincantieri group member Vard’s marine electrical specialist Vard Electro recently demonstrated its competence in this area with its debut delivery for the Ulstein Verft shipyard: The integrated SeaQ Communication solutions for the two advanced newbuild CSOVs now delivered by the yard to Olympic.

VIDEO: Ulstein delivers Olympic Boreas

The initial delivery for...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/vard-electro-delivers-seaq-communication-for-ulstein-csov-duo/

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