Vard 4 19 Overall size: 84.4 m Breadth: 19.5 m (Image: Vard Marine)
Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Fincantieri team participant Vard has actually won an agreement to develop and also build an overseas wind Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Taiwan’s Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd., a joint endeavor in between Mitsui O.S.K.Lines Ltd (MOL) and also Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd.
Measuring 84.4 meters long and also with a light beam of 19.5 meters, the crossbreed drive Service Operation Vessel (SOV) will certainly be the initial of its kind in Asia, created to offer upkeep assistance procedures for Ørsted in a 15 years charter in the Greater Changhua overseas wind ranches in Taiwan.
The SOV is of Vard 4 19 style, created by Vard Design in close teamwork with the client and also companions, and also will certainly be developed at Vard’s shipyard Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, arranged for shipment in initial fifty percent of 2022.
“Offshore renewables is in a phase of going from being a European focused industry to becoming a worldwide market,” states Erik Haakonsholm, General Manager of Offshore and also Specialized vessels inVard “With this contract of the first SOV for operation in Taiwan and Asia, Vard is entering the market at a time where the initiatives around renewable energy is growing, with upcoming activity in both Asia and North America in addition to the still high activity level in Europe. Vard has developed several SOV concepts, and are excited to be a part of this great market going forward.”
The vessel is being developed to a brand-new style (Vard 4 19) particularly created for the challenging and also severe setting in the Taiwan Strait.
Through the advancement procedure, there has actually been a high concentrate on enhancing the hull style, security, and also convenience, and also operability consisting of a crossbreed battery service. The vessel will certainly be the initial Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to be developed according to Taiwanese flag and also course. The 84.4 meters vessel has a light beam of 19.5 meters and also will certainly suit 87 individuals in solitary cabins. Efficient logistics have actually been a crucial element in the advancement of the style, and also the vessel has an elevation flexible movement made up gangway with lift system, an elevation flexible watercraft transfer system and also a 3D-compensated crane for freight transfer.
For optimum performance, the crossbreed vessel will certainly be geared up with diesel-electric propulsion in mix with a Vard Electro SeaQEnergy Storage System Vard Electro will certainly additionally provide a completely incorporated SeaQ Energy Storage Management System, SeaQ Power Management System, and also SeaQ Integrated Automation System.
