The shipbuilding company Vard, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, will build four units Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels (MPVs) for the U.S. Ocean Infinity. The contract, which has a total value of over 200 million euros, also provides for an integrated supply by Vard Electro, which will deliver the entire SeaQ suite of systems for remote operations, and by Vard Interiors, responsible for the interior design solutions. Seaonics will provide the Launch and Recovery System (LARS), which will allow the management of advanced ROV and geotechnical units.

Two ships will be delivered by the Norwegian shipyards of Vard in first and second quarters of 2028, while the other two will be built at the Vard Vung Tau plant in Vietnam, with delivery expected in the third and fourth quarters of the same year.