Scotland's North Star Renewables has selected Vard to build its new service operation vessels (SOVs) after it won a £270m ($376m) Equinor tender.

The company will take delivery of three ships from the Norwegian group's Vung Tao yard in Vietnam.

The order consists of one ship of Vard 4 19 design and two of Vard 4 12.

The hybrid SOVs have been designed specifically by owner and shipbuilder to work on Equinor's 3.6-GW