The group's Vard shipbuilding company Fincantieri and the Windward Offshore consortium have signed a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Hybrid Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). The contract also provides for the option for two additional vessels. The first delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025.

The new CSOV will be extremely versatile platforms that will carry out operations in support of offshore wind farms, with a Focus on on-board logistics and safety. The units, 87.5 metres long and 19.5 metres wide, they will be designed to operate with green methanol and will be equipped with a hybrid battery system. The first ship will be built by Vard in Romania, with set-up and delivery in Norway. The second will be entirely built at the Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam. The CSOV will be able to accommodate 120 people on board.

"This new order," Pierroberto pointed out, " Folgiero, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Fincantieri - is a further confirmation of the expertise gained by Vard in the CSOV market and strengthens the role of offshore wind as the third fundamental pillar of our business. Fincantieri can make a great contribution to a technology in which everything The world is investing."

Windward Offshore is a consortium led by SeaRenergy Group, the group's offshore wind services arm ASSC. The consortium also includes Holding GmbH, Blue Star Group GmbH & Cie. KG, Diana Shipping Inc. and SeraVerse GmbH.