Rotterdam- based Van Oord, a leading gamer on the market for laying as well as hiding overseas wind power cords, has actually put an order with Fincantieri Group participant Vard for layout as well as building of a next-generation cable television laying vessel.
The vessel is set up to be provided from the Vard Brattvaag shipyard in Norway in 2023, making use of a hull produced at Vard Tulcea in Romania.
The vessel is based upon the Vard 9 02 layout, integrating the current lasting modern technologies in order to decrease its carbon impact throughout procedures as well as in port. In enhancement to operating biofuel, the crossbreed vessel will certainly have future gas prepared engines with an integrated versatility to be powered with e-fuels. It will certainly have a huge battery pack, a coast supply link as well as a modern power monitoring system.
“Van Oord is committed to reducing CO2 emissions to become carbon-neutral by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement,” states Van Oord Chief Executive Officer Pieter vanOord “This investment emphasizes our commitment to net-zero emissions.”
Alberto Maestrini, Chief Executive Officer in Vard states: “We highly appreciate the close and excellent cooperation that has been established between Van Oord and Vard’s project teams to enable this innovative vessel within the renewable segment. Our ambition is to contribute to our customers achievements, through environmentally friendly vessels and technological solutions focusing on safety, sustainability and efficiency performance, and we are looking forward to developing this cable-layer together with Van Oord.”