Ocean Infinity Orders Six 85m Robotic Offshore Vessels from VARD
U.S.-based seabed survey and ocean exploration firm Ocean Infinity has hired VARD to design and build a new series of six multi-purpose offshore vessels that will all be operated from shore and will eventually run on green ammonia.
This order of six, 85-metre, optionally crewed robotic vessels will take Ocean Infinity’s remote vessel fleet to 23 vessels, which the company says is the largest in the world. To remind, Ocean Infinity in early 2020 said it would launch a new marine technology and data company Armada, boasting the industry's largest fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USV).
The new vessels of VARD 9 80 design will expand Ocean Infinity’s current Armada fleet of nine 21-meter and 36-meter vessels, plus eight 78-meter vessels which are already in production.
In a statement on Monday, announcing the orders of six new offshore vessels Ocean Infinity said:"With Ocean Infinity’s control infrastructure and remote control center currently undergoing commissioning, transformational low-emission remote operations are becoming a closer reality for the global maritime industry,"
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