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