Vard (Fincantieri) delivers first cyber notation ships to the world

VARD, Norwegian subsidiary of Fincantieri Group among the first companies in the world in construction of special ships, has delivered two of the first ships in the world equipped with cyber notation. These are the two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) "Grampian Kestrel" and "Purus Chinook", built for North respectively Star and Purus. In compliance with the new regulations in force from the first July 2024, the two CSOV units present solutions cutting-edge technologies that strengthen their operational capabilities, enabling you to resist cyber attacks, continue to operate during the attack and restore quickly functionality. They have all the mandatory requirements for cybersecurity and related class notations, confirming that cyber resilience as well as ship innovation VARD is an integral part of the construction process, from conception to delivery. The notations obtained are compliant with the UR E26 and E27 requirements of the IACS (International Association of Class Societies), mandatory for all new constructions contracted starting, precisely, from the first July 2024. These two ships have instead been contracted in 2023, before the regulations come into force. Vard's top management therefore underlines the "farsightedness and "determination" with which, with Purus and North Star, they have addressed cyber security. VARD recently won the "Ship of the Year 2025" award, of the specialized magazine Skipsrevyen for the cable-laying vessel "Prysmian Monna Lisa", the most innovative ship of its kind, thanks to the ability to operate in deep waters at more than 3,000 meters and one of the highest cable loads on the market, with two 7,000 and 10,000 ton trolleys. It features efficiency operational and high environmental performance, thanks to a system of improved energy storage that doubles the capacity of the twin "Leonardo da Vinci", and a high-speed connection ground voltage capable of allowing it to operate, once in port, without CO2 emissions.