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Vard Holdings

VARD Holdings Limited is a global shipbuilding company headquartered in Norway. It specializes in the design and construction of specialized vessels, including offshore support vessels, luxury cruise ships, and naval vessels. VARD operates several shipyards in Norway, Romania, Brazil, and Vietnam, and has a workforce of around 9,000 employees. The company is known for its innovative and sustainable shipbuilding solutions, and has a strong reputation for delivering high-quality vessels to customers worldwide. VARD is a subsidiary of Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups.

Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge into one company

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 -Following a decision of parent company Fincantieri, the Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge as...

Fincantieri’s VARD wins Asian ship contract

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – VARD, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fincantieri SpA, has signed a new contract for the design and...

Fincantieri’s Vard signs contract with P/F Akraberg

VARD, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, signed an important contract for the design and...

VARD Q1 2018 financial statement comments of Romanian port activity

Tulcea, Romania (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The shipbuilder VARD has reported its Q! 2018 financial results and commented on the activities at its...

VARD reports high activity in Romanian shipyards

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Vard Holdings Limited, part of Fincantieri S.p.A., has reported its financial results for q4 2017. Higher...

Fincantieri seeks to delist Vard

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – Fincantieri O&G, a subsidiary of Fincantieri S.p.A. plans to privatise the Singapore-listed Vard...

VARD awarded specialist cruise vessel contract

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Shipbuilder Vard has been awarded a contract by Coral Expeditions of Australia to design and...

Romanian shipyard brings in 300 Vietnamese workers

Tulcea, Romania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2017 – The Vard shipyard in Tulcea will bring 300 welders and locksmiths from Vietnam, due to a shortage in the...

Vard reports financial results for Q1 2017

Singapore (PortSEurope) May 13, 2017 – Vard Holdings Limited, a global designer and shipbuilder of specialized vessels, headquartered in Norway, has...

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