This is how Fincantieri with Vard sets sail in Japan
Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri group, has signed a contract for the design and construction of a hybrid cable-laying vessel with the leading Japanese company Toyo Construction, interested in the development of offshore wind farms. All the details
Through Vard, Fincantieri will build a cable-laying vessel in Japan.
The Norwegian subsidiary of the Trieste-based shipbuilding group has signed a contract for the design and construction of a highly customized latest generation hybrid cable-laying vessel with the leading Japanese company Toyo Construction, interested in the development of offshore wind farms.
The value of the contract is over 200 million dollars, the Fincantieri note indicates.
This is the ninth offshore wind contract concluded by Vard in the last three years .
“This new order – comments Fincantieri's CEO Pierroberto Folgiero – confirms our role as a reference in offshore energy, which represents a continuously growing sector in line with the expectations of the industrial plan.
All the details.
WHAT FINCANTIERI WILL DO THROUGH VARD FOR JAPAN
According to Fincantieri's press release, the ship will be built in the Vard shipyards and will be delivered in the second quarter of 2026.
The hybrid cable vessel will have a design specifically developed for customer needs to meet the growing Japanese offshore wind farm market and will also be able to operate worldwide, the statement said, adding that it will have an optimal hull design to adapt to natural conditions. and built in Japan, allowing it to be used in both shallow and deep water for power generation in floating offshore wind farms and for direct current power transmission projects.
Furthermore, it will be able to carry out construction work at a high operational rate in a wide range of ocean areas.
THE FEATURES OF THE UNIT
The unit will be developed with the latest technologies to reduce the carbon footprint during operations and berthing in port. It will have a large battery pack, a shore power connection and a state-of-the-art energy management system. This sustainable configuration will allow for greater energy efficiency thus reducing CO2, NOx and SOx emissions.
WHAT JAPANESE TOY CONSTRUCTION DOES
Founded in 1929, Toyo Construction has a first-rate track record in offshore construction in Japan. The offshore wind business is a growth driver for the company. In addition to laying submarine cables, Toyo Construction is developing technologies for both fixed and floating wind farms, with the aim of contributing to the development of the offshore wind energy business in Japan. The company employs around 1,600 people overall and has a turnover of just under 200 billion yen.
VARD'S PORTFOLIO IS CONTINUALLY EXPANDING
“In this context, Fincantieri is able to offer increasingly innovative solutions through Vard, which with this contract also expands its customer base in the East thanks to the international leadership achieved in cable-laying ships” added Folgiero.
Vard's portfolio of units for laying and repairing electrical and telecommunications cables is continually expanding. “Having already developed numerous concepts of this type of unit, Vard can take advantage of the growing trend of the sector, in which important activities are emerging that are preparing to be launched both in Asia and in North America, in addition to a still high level of investments in Europe” recently reported Fincantieri.
For example , in 2021 the French company Orange Marine had selected Vard to design a cable repair vessel. In this case, the ship is built by Colombo Dockyard, the largest shipbuilding group in Sri Lanka, based on Vard's 9 03 design. In fact, in 2014 the Vard shipyard in Brattvaag delivered the offshore support vessel "Pierre de Fermat" to Orange Marine, built on the 9 01 design, a cutting-edge unit in terms of environmental sustainability and equipment. In 2019, Colombo built the "KDDI Cable Infinity" cable layer for the Japanese Kokusai Cable Ship, also based on the same Vard platform.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/ecco-come-fincantieri-con-vard-salpa-in-giappone/ on Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:40:49 +0000.