Vard is a major shipbuilder with more than 8,000 employees worldwide. They operate shipbuilding facilities at their home base of Ålesund on Norway’s stunning west coast, as well as in Romania, Brazil, and Vietnam. Ålesund on Norway’s stunning west coast, a city famous for its Art Nouveau architecture.
The VARD group continue to develop advanced power and automation systems, deck handling equipment, and vessel accommodation solutions. Their new ships look stunning. The Viking Octantis, the first of two expedition vessels for Viking is now at sea. It is the largest vessel built by VARD. The three sisters Hanseatic Spirit, Hanseatic Nature and Hanseatic Inspiration operated by Hapag Loyd are three fantastic examples of the most modern luxurious expeditions afloat. EXPEDITION & EXPLORATION CRUISE CHAT
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Attilio Dapelo, General Manager for Business Unit Cruise in VARD says: “Viking Octantis is an amazing and unique ship, the very first in its class. It has been an exciting and challenging process to develop and build this vessel, and I would like to thank the Viking team for the trust and excellent cooperation. With its length of more than 200 meters, is Viking Octantis the largest vessel built by VARD so far, and I would like to express my gratitude to each and everyone involved in the project for their dedicated effort and commitment to secure delivery according to plan.” VARD signed to build the two cruise vessels Octantis and Polaris for Viking in April 2018.
Several of VARD’s and Fincantieri’s specialized subsidiaries have been heavily involved throughout the shipbuilding process, and the building of Viking Octantis has engaged a broad range of suppliers and partners. In the final stage of the outfitting phase, it has been more than 1000 workers on board.
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Vard Brattvaag is located in Brattvåg, a village and settlement in Ålesund municipality in Møre & Romsdal county in Norway. EXPEDITION & EXPLORATION CRUISE CHAT
Vard Langsten is located in Tomrefjord, a community in Vestnes municipality in Møre & Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway.
Vard Braila has been part of the VARD group since 2003, Vard Braila lies on the lower reaches of the River Danube near the town of Braila in Romania.
Vard Tulcea is situated in Tulcea, Romania, some 40 nautical miles from the Black Sea on the banks of the River Danube.
Vard Vung Tau is their yard facility in Vung Tau, Vietnam. There are many sites around the globe from Canada, to Argentina, to Brazil and more in Asia.
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