# Vard wins contract to build autonomous electric container vessel for Yara

Vard secured a contract worth approximately NOK 250 million to build the world's first autonomous and electric-driven container vessel, Yara Birkeland, for Yara. The vessel will be delivered in Q1 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-08-16
- Where: Brevik, Norway
- Value: $30.0M (250.0M NOK)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 120 TEU
- Products: autonomous electric container vessel

## Companies

- [VARD](https://endata.com/companies/4603.md)
- [Yara International](https://endata.com/companies/12955.md) (customer)
- [Kongsberg Gruppen](https://endata.com/companies/32310.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [container-news.com](https://container-news.com/vard-electric-vessel-yara/), 2018-08-16: "We are honored to be chosen as YARA's partner in this innovative and exciting project"

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