Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a contract for the design and construction of an energy construction vessel (ECV) for Wind Energy Construction, a company Norwegian partially owned by the founders of Norwind Offshore. The parties also agreed on an option for a second vessel.

The new unit, which is scheduled for delivery in second quarter of 2027, will be built, fitted, commissioned and delivered at the Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Viet Nam. The ship will have a length of 111.5 meters, a width of 22.4 meters and will be able to accommodate 120 people. The The new ECV will be based on the VARD 3 11 design, specially designed by the designed for the offshore and subsea wind market, including inspection, maintenance and repair of pipelines, in addition to the construction and installation of infrastructure on and below sea level.

This ship will be the first in Vard to include a compensated electric motion control gangway (ECMC) permanently installed with integrated crane capabilities 3D compensation. It will also be equipped with a crane 150 tonne offshore sea motion compensation to support the expanding renewable energy market.

This is the sixth ship that Norwind's ownership Offshore commissioned Vard, with the previous five units commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV).