Vard Holdings has won a contract for the design of a new cable-lay vessel for Japan’s Kokusai Cable Ship.
The newbuilding is under construction at the Colombo Dockyard PLC, in Sri Lanka.
Kokusai plans to use the vessel for the installation and repair of subsea telecom cables.
Erik Haakonsholm, senior vice-president of Vard Design, said: “We have designed 185 specialised vessels for shipowners and shipyards all over the world.
