Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one multifunctional Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of Vard 1 08 design for Carlotta Offshore Ltd., a newly established player in the offshore support vessel market, Vard said on Monday.
Vessel's specifications:
length overhall - 81 meters
Beam - 18 meters
Cargo deck area - 830 m
DWT - 4000 tonnes
The PSV is designed for standby, rescue, firefighting and oil recovery operations.
The vessel delivery is scheduled from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam in 4Q 2014.
The VARD 1-series comprises a wide range of PSV designed by Vard Design in Ålesund, Norway. The vessels are designed with high focus on cargo capacity and excellent maneuvering capabilities combined with low fuel consumption.
Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”), together with its subsidiaries (the “Group”), is one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels used in the offshore oil and gas exploration and production and oil services industries. Headquartered in Norway and with 10,000 employees, VARD operates ten strategically located shipbuilding facilities, including five in Norway, two in Romania, two in Brazil and one in Vietnam.