SEPTEMBER 2, 2013  – Shipbuilder Vard Holdings Limited reports that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a platform supply vessel for Carlotta Offshore Ltd., a newly established player in the offshore support vessel market.

The vessel is a multifunctional PSV of Vard 1 08 design with a total length of 81 meters, beam of 18 meters and a cargo deck area of 830 sq.m. The approximately 4,000 dwt vessel will be prepared for standby, rescue, firefighting and oil recovery operations.

Delivery is scheduled from Vard's Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam in fourth quarter 2014.