Vard secures order for a pair of methanol-ready vessels

Fincantieri Group’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of two methanol-ready commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs).

IMAGE: Vard’s methanol-ready CSOV concept. Vard

A CSOV is a specialised ship used to support the commissioning, maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms and other marine energy projects.

Methanol-ready means the vessels will not be capable of running on methanol but will be designed for future retrofitting to support methanol propulsion. They will initially operate using a hybrid battery propulsion system.

The hull of the first vessel will be constructed at Vard’s Romanian shipyard, with outfitting, commissioning, and delivery in Norway. The second vessel will be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. Deliveries are scheduled for mid-2027 and mid-2028, respectively.

The buyer of the vessels has not been disclosed.

By Tuhin Roy

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