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The future of ships

VARD is one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels. These articles, presented as the future of ships is stories from the world of VARD.

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VARD has established an advisory board to support executive management

VARD, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has established an Advisory Board to support the executive management.
SEAONICS Gangway

SEAONICS’ all-electrical gangway chosen by Norwind Offshore

SEAONICS have signed contracts to deliver two all-electric gangways to VARD and Norwind Offshore.
Sea Q Remote

Stepping up investment for autonomous ship operations

Vard Electro aims to facilitate a new generation of larger robotic vessels with the launch of SeaQ Remote to provide centralized remote operation of automated ship control systems and deck machinery in support of lean crewing, lower costs, safety and sustainability.
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DC Switchboards taking the charge in shipboard power systems

Vard Electro sees plug-in potential for green energy sources as industry faces AC/DC dilemma on transmission networks.
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VARD delivered Norwind Offshore’s first vessel - Norwind Breeze goes straight into operation

VARD has delivered Norwind Breeze to Norwind Offshore in Ålesund. Norwind Breeze is a Service Operation Vessel (SoV) for offshore wind. The vessel was originally built as a platform supply vessel developed for the oil and gas market and has now been converted to a service operation vessel that will operate in the field of renewable energy for offshore wind farms.
Zero Class Ships

VARD ZeroClass – ready to act now

VARD has always forged new paths in response to market drivers and customer demand. In that spirit we are delighted to unveil our revolutionary VARD ZeroClass – our first range of zero emission smart vessels.
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The Norwegian Coast Guard's newest vessel has arrived at VARD Langsten

KV Bjørnøya will now be equipped, tested, and completed before it is handed over to The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) in 2023.
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TSS PIONEER delivered

We are pleased to announce the delivery of Asia-first newbuild Taiwan-flagged Service Operation Vessel (SOV).
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Viking Octantis delivered

We are pleased to announce the delivery of Viking Octantis, the first of two expedition vessels from VARD to Viking.
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Optimized for zero

Designing for zero is a race for energy conservation and operational performance. Today you can fill a conventional vessel with enough fuel oil to last for months, but alternative zero fuels all have significantly lower energy density. This means we have to design ships to do more with less.