Vard, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a contract for the design and building of a cable-laying vessel for Prysmian Group valued at $250 million.
This is the third cable-laying vessel Vard is constructing for Prysmian Group after vessels Monna Lisa, at present underneath building, and Leonardo da Vinci, which was delivered in 2021.
According to the businesses, the brand new unit will consolidate the widest fleet within the trade.
The cable-laying vessel will probably be an evolution of the Monna Lisa class. With a size of roughly 185 meters and a breadth of about 34 meters, the brand new vessel will probably be outfitted with superior cable set up options, similar to three carousels for a complete capability of 19,000 tonnes.
A bollard pull in extra of 180 tonnes will permit the vessel to carry out advanced set up operation of simultaneous cable lay and burial of as much as 4 cables.
The vessel will probably be outfitted with DP3 positioning and seakeeping methods, and is predicted to be delivered in This autumn 2026.
Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO and Managing Director of Fincantieri, stated: “This order strengthens our technological partnership with Prysmian: that is the third unit we’ve constructed for this prestigious shopper after the ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ and the ‘Monna Lisa’. An additional vital sign of the main position that Fincantieri is enjoying within the offshore market.”
