Press Release – VARD, one of the world’s major designers and builders of specialized vessels, is pleased to announce the successful handover of a second Expedition Cruise Vessel, Coral Geographer,...

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...

Rotterdam-based cable laying firm Van Oord has placed an order at Fincantieri-owned Vard for the construction of a next-generation cable laying vessel to serve the offshore wind market. The vessel...

Vancouver, BC – Release: November 24, 2020. For Immediate Release. With Vard Electro Canada’s continuous growth, the company is pleased to announce the opening of new operations in US. Vard Electro...

U.S.-based subsea exploration company Ocean Infinity has signed shipbuilding contracts for eight shore-controllable vessels in what is being described as a major step forward in the development of unmanned and...

The world’s first autonomous and electric container ship is one step closer to reality with a shipbuilding contract now in signed and sealed for the vessel. Norwegian technology firm Kongsberg,...

Shipbuilder Vard Holdings has announced it has confirmed contracts for the design and construction of two cruise for the river and ocean cruise company Viking. The total contract value is...

VARD has announced it has secured new contract for the design and construction of a luxury expedition cruise vessel for German cruise company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.  VARD already constructing two Polar-class expedition...

Global shipbuilder VARD has announced it has secured contracts for the design and construction of two additional luxury expedition cruise ships for the French Cruise company PONANT. The order follows...

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has won a contract for the construction of an all-electric car and passenger ferry for Boreal in Norway. The RoPax ferry is specially designed for environmentally friendly...

Global shipbuilder Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of one expedition cruise ship from Australian cruise operator Coral Expeditions. The expedition cruise vessel will be designed...

Dave Nickerson, President of Power Barge Corporation (PBC) announces the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Approval In Principle from ABS New Orleans for a new modular medium speed engine power...

Vard Holdings Limited has announced that it has secured a contract with a Norwegian fishery for the design and construction of a live fish transportation vessel as the shipbulder continues...

Fincantieri’s bid for all remaining shares of Vard Holdings failed to reach the minimum threshold required to take the company private. Fincantieri said Friday that its voluntary unconditional offer for all remaining...

Shipbuilding Vard Holdings has announced it has secured a contract for the construction of a pelagic trawler for Shetland-based Research Fishing Company. The contract value is approximately NOK 350 million...

Offshore and specialized ship-builder VARD has secured contracts for the construction of two LNG powered RoPax ferries for Torghatten Nord in Norway.  The new car and passenger ferries are designed...

French engineering company Technip has introduced its latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer.  The vessel was officially named Saturday at a ceremony held at VARD’s Langston shipyard...

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has made a conditional offer for the remaining shares of Vard Holdings with a plan to take the company private. Fincantieri already owns 55.63% of the...

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has ordered two new expedition-style cruise ships at Vard as the Hamburg-based cruise company looks to expand in the segment. The two vessels will be built to the...

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has confirmed the order for four expedition-style cruise ships for French luxury cruise company PONANT. The shipbuilding contracts follow a Letter of Intent for the four vessels...