Brunvoll signs with VARD for delivery for Toyo’s new cable laying vessel

Brunvoll has signed a contract with VARD Group for the delivery of an extensive propulsion and manoeuvring system for Toyo Construction Co. Ltd 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.

The vessel is designed by VARD and will have a length of 150 meter, a beam of 28 meter 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.

Source: Brunvoll.