Brunvoll has signed a contract with VARD Group for the delivery of an extensive propulsion and manoeuvring system for Toyo Construction Co. Ltd.'s new Cable Laying Vessel (CLV).

Toyo’s new vessel will have three azimuth propulsion thrusters in the aft of the vessel. The foreship of the vessel will have two tunnel thrusters and a retractable Azimuth thruster. Furthermore, the vessel will feature Brunvoll’s control system for propulsion and manoeuvring, BruCon PTC.

VARD’s shipyards

The vessel is designed by VARD and will have a length of 150 metre, a beam of 28 metre and cable capacity of 9,000 tons. The hull will be built at VARD’s shipyard in Tulcea in Romania before it gets towed to one of VARD’s shipyards in Norway for further outfitting. The vessel will enter into operation in Q2 2026. 

First of all, welcome to Toyo Construction as a new customer at Brunvoll, and thanks VARD for introducing them to us on this project. Japan aims to become the world’s largest producer of energy from offshore wind and plans to build up a capacity of 10 gigawatts within 2030. We hope that this vessel could contribute to making Toyo Construction a key player in Japan’s transition to renewable energy and that this is only the start of a long partnership,” says Bernt Rune Riksfjord, Vice President (VP) - Sales at Brunvoll.

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