Vard Holdings wins shipbuilding contract with US Coast Guard

It is a design for offshore patrol cutter vessels.

Shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited nabbed a construction contract with the US Coast Guard for its new offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program.

Vard revealed that a detailed design developed by its subsidiary Vard Marine in partnership with Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been selected by the American armed force agency for the vessel construction project.

“Drawing from Vard Marine’s extensive experience working with international navies and coast guards, the OPC design will use proven methods to meet or exceed reliability requirements, while employing new technologies and innovative solutions to address the Coast Guard’s stringent and demanding mission objectives,” Vard said.

The group’s VARD 7 110 design was the basis for the company’s successful project bid.

Its collaborator, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, will be in charge of constructing the vessels.