Norway’s ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered an advanced cable-laying vessel (CLV) to Denmark’s subsea specialist NCT Offshore, less than two years after the contract was signed.
NCTplaced the orderfor the 95-meter-long CLV Freja with VARDin early 2023, with Vard Design in Ålesund, Norway, in charge of the design, Vard Tulcea in Romania building the hull, and final outfitting, commissioning and delivery carried out by Vard Langsten in Norway.
VARD reported on July 9 that ithad launchedthe vessel at Vard Shipyards in Tulcea, after which itmade its way to Norwayfrom Romania.
In less than 18months since the first steel was cut, the vessel has been assembled, outfitted, commissioned, and is ready to commence its maiden voyage towards Denmark where it will be further fitted and tested, including the remaining cable lay equipment, subsea package, and Seaonics W2W gangway system.
“We are proud to have the vessel delivered on timeandbudget. Thisachievement is the outcome of project teams who have been working together with a partnership mindset, with the emphasis placed on efficiency, collaboration, transparency, and commitment. In addition to VARD`s outstanding service wewant to highlight the efforts of all of our suppliers such as Arcim, OilPower, and Argus,” said AlexanderCortes, Chief Commercial Officer at NCT Offshore.
The CLV will be capable of providing turnkey array cable transport and installation scopes of work for the offshore renewable industry, NCT said. It will be adiesel-electric DP2 vessel, fitted with a hybrid battery package, single-cabin accommodation for 60 persons, two cable carousels with 3.500+ ton cable carrying capacity, and an innovative walk-to-work system.
