VARD has awarded Norwegian Greentech a contract for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) for six marine robotic vessels to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.
Design
VARD has designed a unique multi-purpose platform that allows for onshore remote control, light-crewed or uncrewed operations. The vessels are of VARD 9 60 design.
Designed for an ultra-low carbon footprint, the vessels are prepared for using green ammonia, fuel cell and battery technology.
Norwegian Greentech will deliver one of its energy-efficient UV and filter BWTS system to each of the six newbuild marine robotic vessels. The chemical-free system has a compact design, which is ideal for difficult-to-fit engine or pump rooms.
“VARD is constantly challenging the supplier industry to provide solutions and products that lower energy consumption, CO2 emissions, operating expenditure and the overall environmental footprint. We are very pleased about this development as it contributes towards creating even better awareness of the various BWTS features available in the market,” said Norwegian Greentech senior sales manager Jon Olav Kopperstad.
Contracts
In December last year, Norwegian Greentech announced that it had secured a contract to deliver the BWTS to eight marine robotic vessels that VARD is building at Vard Vung Tau.
“First eight vessels and now another six. Our deliveries to the first batch of vessels are well advanced, and the next six BWTS systems will be identical to the first eight, contributing towards streamlining and derisking the entire shipbuilding process,” added Mr Kopperstad.
Norwegian Greentech will manufacture the ballast water treatment systems at its headquarters in Fosnavåg, Norway, and deliver them to VARD’s shipyard Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. It has not disclosed the value of the contract.
Norwegian Greentech is a subsidiary of HAV Group ASA, which is listed on Euronext Growth in Oslo, Norway.
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Source: Riviera Maritime Media
