{"id":23680,"date":"2026-01-21T20:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=23680"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:02:23","slug":"video-vard-delivers-fifth-norwind-offshore-csov-ahead-of-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=23680","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Vard delivers fifth Norwind Offshore CSOV ahead of schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    VIDEO: Vard delivers fifth Norwind Offshore CSOV ahead of schedule<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fincantieri\u2019s Norwegian subsidiary Vard reports that its Vard S\u00f8viknes shipyard has delivered NB 982, a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) built for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navigarecapital.com\/\">Norwind Offshore<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navigarecapital.com\/\">Navigare Capital<\/a>, ahead of schedule<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0IQE8tDkUK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/offshore\/offshore-wind\/navigare-and-norwind-exercise-vard-4-19-csov-option\/\">Navigare and Norwind exercise Vard 4 19 CSOV option<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cNavigare and Norwind exercise Vard 4 19 CSOV option\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/offshore\/offshore-wind\/navigare-and-norwind-exercise-vard-4-19-csov-option\/embed\/#?secret=J7BBQhLO7h#?secret=0IQE8tDkUK\" data-secret=\"0IQE8tDkUK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/offshore\/offshore-wind\/navigare-and-norwind-exercise-vard-4-19-csov-option\/\">we reported<\/a> at the time, the contract for the vessel was signed in October 2024 and this latest CSOV is the fifth newbuild delivered by Vard that will be operated by Norwind Offshore,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at Norwind Offshore are very pleased to receive another newbuilding from Vard \u2013 and also this time delivered ahead of schedule,\u201d said Norwind Offshore CEO Svein Leon Aure. \u201cNB 982 \u2013 <em>Norwind Maestro <\/em>\u2013 is the result of a good and professional collaboration, characterized by close communication and strong execution skills. We thank the entire Vard organization for a solid project, and look forward to taking the vessel into operation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Norwind Maestro<\/em> has been built to the Vard 4 19 design by Vard Design and was primarily constructed at Vard Shipyards Romania, where the team in Braila played a key role in taking the vessel from hull to an advanced and high-quality platform. Final outfitting, commissioning, and completion were carried out in Norway at Vard S\u00f8viknes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Delivery NB 982\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1154954077?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe delivery of NB 982 ahead of schedule is a strong demonstration of how our integrated value chain and close cooperation with the customer create real value,\u201d said Cathrine Marti, CEO at VARD. \u201cFrom design and hull construction to systems integration, interiors, and commissioning, our teams and subsidiaries have worked seamlessly across borders to deliver a fully commissioned CSOV. We appreciate the trust from Norwind Offshore and are proud to support their offshore wind operations with reliable deliveries and strong execution.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-integrated-value-chain\">Integrated value chain<\/h4>\n<p>The new CSOV 2 is a showcase of deliveries from Vard subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<p>Vard Electro delivered the SeaQ Integrated Bridge System, designed with an operator-focused, intuitive interface to support safe, efficient, and ergonomic operations.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel is prepared for full digital vessel insight through SeaQ Green Pilot, providing detailed energy consumption overview. In addition, SeaQ IAS, PMS, and EMS ensure full control and monitoring of the vessel\u2019s hybrid energy systems.<\/p>\n<p>Seaonics supports the vessel\u2019s environmental and operational ambitions with an all-electric lift and handling package, including a 30-meter ECMC walk-to-work gangway and a 7-ton 3D-compensated crane. This marks the third gangway delivery from Seaonics to Norwind Offshore.<\/p>\n<p>Vard Interiors delivered modern interior solutions along with green HVAC-R and piping systems, creating comfortable living and working conditions onboard \u2013 essential for long offshore operations.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/offshore\/offshore-wind\/video-vard-delivers-fifth-norwind-offshore-csov-ahead-of-schedule\/\">VIDEO: Vard delivers fifth Norwind Offshore CSOV ahead of schedule<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/offshore\/offshore-wind\/video-vard-delivers-fifth-norwind-offshore-csov-ahead-of-schedule\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-vard-delivers-fifth-norwind-offshore-csov-ahead-of-schedule\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: Vard delivers fifth Norwind Offshore CSOV ahead of schedule Fincantieri\u2019s Norwegian subsidiary Vard reports that its Vard S\u00f8viknes shipyard has delivered NB 982, a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) built for Norwind Offshore and Navigare Capital, ahead of schedule Navigare and Norwind exercise Vard 4 19 CSOV option As we reported at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7791,393,192,7792,199,599,54,58,437,7793,602,216],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-23680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cathrine-marti","category-fincantieri","category-marinelog","category-navigare-capital","category-news","category-norwind-offshore","category-offshore","category-offshore-wind","category-shipyard","category-svein-leon-auire","category-vard","category-video","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}