Vard scores US Navy’s logistics ship design deal, teams up with Hanwha

Vard Marine, a subsidiary of Vard Group, has been awarded a contract to conduct concept design and refinement for the US Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program.

Credit: Vard Marine

The contract positions Vard Marine as the prime contractor responsible for delivering a baseline design for the NGLS, also known as the light replenishment oiler (T-AOL), a smaller, more flexible platform intended to support distributed maritime operations.

The vessel is designed to provide afloat and ashore refueling...