Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a contract with Japan's Toyo Construction for the Design and construction of a hybrid cable-laying vessel from Ultima generation. The value of the contract is over 200 million of dollars. The ship, which will be built in the shipyards Vard and will be delivered in the second quarter of 2026, will have A design specially developed for the customer's needs to meet the growing market for offshore wind farms and will also be able to operate all over the world.

The ship will have a length of 150 meters, a width of 28 meters and a cable carrying capacity of 9,000 Tons. It will be equipped with a high-performance crane and a wide bridge, so as to be suitable for a wide range of activities, including mooring work related to parks Floating offshore wind and resource projects Marine. The ship will also have a four-way mooring system points and a helipad. It is developed with the latest Technologies to reduce the carbon footprint during operations and mooring in port. It will have a large battery pack, a connection for shore power and a system state-of-the-art energy management. This configuration sustainable will allow for greater energy efficiency thus reducing CO2, NOx and SOx emissions.