Taiwan’s Dong Fang adds third CSOV to Vard orderbook

DFO back at Vard for a third CSOV

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VARD, Norwegian subsidiary of the Group among the first companies in the world in the realization of special ships, has signed a new contract for the planning and construction of a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) with the Taiwanese Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), one of the major suppliers of offshore support units in the region of Asia-Pacific. The agreement represents the exercise of an option previewed in the contract signed with DFO …

Dong Fang Offshore orders third CSOV from Vard

Taiwanese owner and operator Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has ordered another commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) from Fincantieri-controlled Norwegian shipbuilder Vard. The vessel will be a sister ship to the two CSOVs contracted in May 2024, and follows the order of a subsea construction vessel from the yard last month. The CSOV is based on …

Taiwan’s Dong Fang adds third CSOV to Vard orderbook

Ship is option attached to subsea construction vessel order inked last month

Windtech International - Dong Fang Offshore orders third commissioning service vessel from Vard

Vard has signed a contract with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). This is the third CSOV ordered by DFO, following two contracts placed in May 2024. The new order forms part of a broader agreement signed earlier this year.

Dong Fang Offshore Orders Another CSOV from Vard

Vard has secured a new contract with Taiwanese-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of one Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), a sister vessel to the two CSOVs ordered in May 2024.After sealing the contract for two CSOVs in May 2024…