Vard's current orderbook, including repair/conversion and equipment, comprises 41 vessels with a total value of NOK 12bn ($1.46bn) — and 34 are its own designs.
Of the total, 20 ships are in Norway, 11 in Romania, six in Vietnam and four in Brazil. Seven were added in the nine months to the end of September, while another seven vessels have been delivered.
The group has five yards in Norway (Vard Aukra, Vard Soviknes, Vard Langsten, Vard Brattvag and Vard Brevik), two in Romania (Vard Tulcea and Vard Braila), one in Vietnam (Vard Vung Tau) and one in Brazil (Vard Promar). Employees total 9,000 worldwide.
Hull production is carried out in Romania, where Vard has invested in Tulcea, including robotics and automation, and a new gantry crane last year.
Kjell Morten Urke, vice president of concept design, claims it is now one of most effective and modern yards for hull production in Europe.
| Newbuildings under construction: |
| Expedition cruiseship for Australia’s Coral Expeditions (delivery 2019) |
| Aquaculture service vessel for Midt-Norsk Havbruk (delivery 2018) |
| Two LNG ropax ferries for Torghatten Nord (delivery 2018) |
| Remaining 16 module carriers for Topaz Energy & Marine/Kazmortransflot (delivery 2018, four have been delivered) |
| Research expedition vessel for Kjell Inge Rokke’s Rosellinis Four-10 (delivery 2020) |
| Four cruiseships for Ponant of France (delivery 2018-2019) |
| Two expedition cruiseships for Hapag-Lloyd/TUI of Germany (delivery 2019) |
| Pelagic trawler for Research Fishing Co of Shetland (delivery 2018) |
| Krill fishing vessel for Aker Biomarine (delivery 2018) |
| Live-fish carrier for Fjordlaks Aqua (delivery 2018) |
| Two pipelay support vessels for Dofcon Navegacao |
| Cable layer for Kokusai Cable Ship of Japan (design only; Colombo Shipyard, Sri Lanka, delivery 2019) |
