VARD Series
Ship of the year 2015
Skandi Africa, built by VARD Søviknes in Norway for DOF, was elected Ship of the Year 2015.
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Our most recent delivery, Skandi Vinland
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES
VARD provides a whole range of worldwide services within the shipbuilding industry, with higly specialized expertise within trading, innovative design, shipbuilding, electrical installations and piping system. We also carry out conversions upon demand.

Shipbuilding

VARD has nine shipbuilding facilities worldwide – five in Norway, two in Romania, one in Brazil and one in Vietnam.

Our strategically located shipyards enable us to meet every need of a diverse and sophisticated global customer base

		Platform Supply Vessels
		Anchor Handling Tug Supply
		Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels
		Passenger Vessels
		Offshore Patrol Vessels by Vard Marine
		Fisheries and Aquaculture
		Other Specialized Vessels

Number of Employees	131
Established	1949
Total Yard Area	53 500 m2
Quay/Quays	Total length: 240 m Depth: 7.2 m Crane capacitites: 1 x 75 t + 1 x 58 t
Power	230 V / 315 A 400 V / 315 A 440 V / 60 Hz / 250 A
Piping Workshop	Capacity: 2 400 m2 Crane capacities: 2 x 16 t + 2 x 5 t
Warehouse	Capacity approx.: 4 000 m2
Painting / Sandblasting Hall	Capacity: 600 m2
Carpentry Shop	Capacity: 300 m2
Machine Shop	Capacity: 550 m2 Crane capacitity: 1 x 5 t Equipped with lathes, cutting machine and drill press.

Number of Employees	165
Established	1950
Total Yard Area	20 500 m2
Quay/Quays	Total length main quay: 205 m Depth main quay: 100 m of the quay has a depth over 7 m, the rest of the quay has depth 6,5 - 7 m Total length second quay: 70 m Depth second quay: 6.5 m Number of cranes: 3 Crane capacities: 2 x 50 t + 1 x 60 t
Outfitting Hall	Capacity: 1 672 m2 Crane capacities: 3 x 20 t
Power	2 500 kW / 220 V 3 000 kW / 415 V
Piping Workshop	Capacity: 1 500 m2 Crane capacities: 1 x 25 t + 2 x 6.3 t
Warehouse	Insulated warehouse: 800 m2 Uninsulated warehouse: 800 m2
Carpentry Shop	Capacity: 240 m2
Machine Shop	Capacity. 300 m2 Crane capacities: 1 x 25 t + 2 x 6.3 t Lathes: 2 Cutting machine: 1 Drill press: 1
Additional Information	Canteen and wardrobe capacity for up to 550 persons. Independent office building with office accommodation for 22 subcontractors. 400 m2 covered storage space. One liftable roof system on pillars, (25 X 18 meters)

Number of Employees	140
Established	1916/1986
Total Yard Area	34 100 m2
Quay/Quays	Total length main quay: 130 m Depth main quay: 6 m Total length north quay: 50 m Depth north quay: 14 m Total length south quay: 35 m Depth south quay: 10 m Crane capacities: 1 x 20 t + 2 x 12 t + 1 x 8 t Total lifting capacities approx.: 100 t
Outfitting Hall	Capacity: 2 700 m2 Crane capacities: 2 x 50 t + 2 x 10 t
Power	230 V / 375 A 400 V / 250 A
Piping Workshop	Capacity: 1 200 m2 Crane capacities: 1 x 10 t + 1 x 2.5 t
Warehouse	Capacity: 2 500 m2
Painting / Sandblasting Hall	Capacity: 440 m2
Carpentry Shop	Capacity: 370 m2
Machine Shop	Capacity: 500 m2 Crane capacity: 1 x 2 t Equipped with lathes, cutting machine and drill press.

Number of Employees	200
Established	1945
Total Yard Area	45 800 m2
Quay/Quays	Total length south quay: 198 m Total length north quay: 100 m Depth north quay: 10 m Depth south quay: 7 m Crane capacities: 4 x 60 t /6.5 t Tot. lifting capacity approx.: 100 t
Floating Dock	Capacity: 5 800 t Breadth: 23.8 m Total length vessel: 120 m Keel length: 94 m Crane capacity in dock: 1 x 10 t
Sea Hall	Length: 100 m Breadth: 42 m Crane capacities: 2 x 100 t / 10 t (pair lift) Total lifting capacity: 190 t
Outfitting Hall	Capacity: 3 600 m2 Crane capacities: 2 x 30 / 5 t + 1 x 30 / 10 t + 1 x 5 t
Power	230 V / 250 A 400 V / 400 A 690 V / 1 200 A 440 V / 60 Hz / 400 A
Piping Workshop	Capacity: 3 600 m2 Crane capacity: 3 x 2 t
Warehouse	Capacity approx.: 9 600 m2
Painting / Sandblasting Hall	Capacity: 440 m2
Carpentry Shop	Capacity: 720 m2
Machine Shop	Capacity: 500 m2 Crane capacities: 1 x 8 t + 1 x 2 t Equipped with lathes, cutting machine and drill press

Number of Employees	3620
Established	1975
Total Yard Area	750 000 m2
Quay/Quays	Total length: 1 800 m2 Crane capacities: 5 x 50 t + 6 x 15 t
Syncrolift Platform	Capacity: 6 500 t Breadth: 27 m Total length vessel: 160 m Crane capacities: 2 x 15 t
Mounting Halls	Mounting halls: 12 580 m2 Openings: 2 x 32 m / 32 height Internal cranes: 2 x 75 t + 4 x 50 t
Cutting, Prefabrication ans Assembly Halls	Cutting hall: 6 750 m2 Prefabrication hall: 9 450 m2 Assembly hall: 1 620 m2 Mounting blocks up to: 100 t Crane capacities: 4 x 50 t + 2 x 32 t + 3 x 12.5 + 2 x 10 t + 2 x 8 t + 1 x 5 t
Steel Fabrication Hall	Total area: 63 900 m2 Low hall indoor cranes: 6 x 5 t + 3 x 3.2 t High hall indoor cranes: 2 x 80 t + 4 x 40 t + 4 x 32 t + 12 x 20 t + 4 x 12.5 t + 3 x 10 t "D" area indoor cranes: 2 x 80 t + 2 x 10 t
Cutting Machines	Plasma cutting machines: 3 Oxygen-acetylene automatic cutting machine: 1 Modern automatic and semi-automatic welding equipment
Open Storage Space	Total area: 17 500 m2
Outfitting Hall	Divided into 5 workshops: Locksmith, mechanical, piping, zinc and auxiliary. Total capacity: 27 000 m2 Crane capacities: 1 x 50 t + 4 x 12.5 t + 5 x 4 t + 11 x 32 t + 2 x 2 t + 1 x 1 t
Painting / Sandblasting Hall	Total area: 2 400 m2 Blasting and paint hall for blocks up to 600 t
Additional Information	Detailed design capacity using highly qualified staff and state of the art computer design software (Tribon, Foran and Autocad)

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