February 12, 2021
Press Release – VARD, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that Orange Marine has again selected ship design from VARD’s extensive design portfolio when expanding their fleet of cable ships. This time specifically designed to its purpose of fibre-optic cable repair.
VARD and Orange Marine’s cooperation goes back to 2012 when VARD was selected for the design and construction of their cable laying and repair vessel of VARD 9 01 design “Pierre de Fermat”. Orange Marine has for the second time chosen VARD as their preferred ship design when adding a cable repair vessel of VARD 9 03 design to their fleet. The vessel will be built by Colombo Dockyard which has experience from building the cable laying and repair vessel of VARD 9 01 design “KDDI Cable Infinity” in 2019 to Kokusai Cable Ship Ltd of Japan.
VARD once again proves worthy of trust
VARD, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that Orange Marine has again selected ship design from VARD’s extensive design portfolio when expanding their fleet of cable ships. This time specifically designed to its purpose of fiber-optic cable repair.
VARD and Orange Marine’s cooperation goes back to 2012 when VARD was selected for the design and construction of their cable laying and repair vessel of VARD 9 01 design “Pierre de Fermat”. Orange Marine has for the second time chosen VARD as their preferred ship design when adding a cable repair vessel of VARD 9 03 design to their fleet. The vessel will be built by Colombo Dockyard which has experience from building the cable laying and repair vessel of VARD 9 01 design “KDDI Cable Infinity” in 2019 to Kokusai Cable Ship Ltd of Japan.
Vard design for French cable ship February 12, 2021, by Adis Ajdin
Norway-based designer and shipbuilder Vard is helping the French cabling firm Orange Marine expand its fleet of cable ships.
This is the second time Orange Marine has opted for Vard, following the cable laying and repair vessel
The new vessel, announced in December last year, features VARD 9 03 design, specially developed for the maintenance of submarine cables, both fibre-optic telecommunication cables and inter-array power cables used in offshore windfarms. Related Article Posted: 4 months ago
Colombo Dockyard is in charge of building the ship, with experience from building the cable laying and repair vessel of VARD 9 01