Subsea cable network provider IT International Telecom Marine has chosen Norwegian shipbuilder Vard to convert the platform supply vessel (PSV) IT Infinity into a cable laying vessel.
into a cable laying vessel.The PSV was built at Vard Brattvaag and delivered to Volstad Maritime in 2008 under the name Volstad Princess. SD Standard Drilling bought the vessel in 2017 before it was sold to IT in 2021 for $10.3m and renamed it to its current name. Now, the vessel has gone full circle and will return to Vard for conversion.
Vard Electro is involved in the project through the installation of cable and new switchboards as well as updating existing electrical systems. Vard Interiors is delivering HVAC solutions. The conversion will be carried out in the same yard where it was built and will be delivered in the third quarter of 2024.
“IT is pleased to partner with Vard on the conversion [of the vessel]. Returning to the yard where she was built provides unique efficiencies, decreasing time to market for an industry in dire need of these specialized ships,” said Louise Thivierge, general manager at IT.
