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Home›Business & Finance›VARD Building 121-Metre Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel
Business & Finance

April 4, 2025 · about 1 year ago

VARD Building 121-Metre Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel

Norway’s VARD has signed a EUR 113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-metre-lo

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VARD Building 121-Metre Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel
Source: VARD

“We are pleased to return to VARD with a new order for a Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel to support our growing international client base. The order complements the two SOV’s we have ordered against long-term contracts and opens the door for DFO to expand its service offering in the offshore wind, energy and telecoms markets,” said Polin Chen , CEO of DFO.

“Furthermore, this new order together with the option(s) attached to this agreement ensures that DFO continues to build fleet scale and latitude to continue to deliver a one-stop solution to our customers. The choice of Norway as a build country for our first ever newbuild OSCV also ensures that we continue to deliver on our promise of on-time, high quality, reliable services to our valued customers, as well as delivering a safe and comfortable work environment for our crew and clients staying on board.”

The vessel will have 90 cabins to accommodate 130 people on board, as well as offices, briefing rooms, a conference room/cinema, and dayrooms.

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