Praise for Farmar's role in historic tow

30. 30 April 2026

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The tow of Green Yard’s very first newbuild from Poland to Ulsteinvik went smoothly. The client has praised Farmar’s performance.

Here, the tug has arrived on the Møre coast and will embark on the final leg towards Ulsteinvik.

Text: Sveinung W. Jensen, Tellus Kommunikasjon

After nearly six days under tow, the red hull of the new field support vessel B404 arrived at Green Yard Kleven’s yard in Ulsteinvik.

For both Green Yard and Farmar, the operation marked an important milestone. This is the first newbuild since Green Yard took over the Kleven yard – with Farmar among the owners.

"IT IS VERY rewarding to be able to contribute as Green Yard now prepares to complete its first newbuild. This is a project we have followed closely,” says John W. Nilsen, managing director of Farmar.

The tow from Gdansk in Poland was carried out by Farmar Arion, the largest tug in the Farmar fleet.

The B404 was designed by Marin Teknikk for operations in the energy sector in the Black Sea, including off Romania.

FARMAR IS one of four owners of Green Yard Group, with a 20 per cent ownership stake. Nilsen stresses, however, that the assignment was awarded on ordinary commercial terms.

“We were chosen because we have long and strong experience with hull tows from Poland to yards on the west coast of Norway. We have built up solid expertise in this type of operation,” he says.

GREEN YARD CEO Hans Jørgen Fedog thanks Farmar for an exceptionally well-executed assignment.

“For us, it is crucial to work with partners who deliver high quality, strong execution capability and solid operational expertise at every stage. The cooperation worked flawlessly, both during mobilisation and demobilisation. The tow was completed exactly according to the planned timeframe,” he says.

THE HULL WAS built at the Montex yard in Gdansk and will now undergo extensive outfitting before completion. The project involves a number of well-known suppliers, including ship designer Marin Teknikk, Kongsberg Maritime, ACEL Group, Vestnes Ocean, Evotec and Norwegian Electric Systems.

The operation required significant preparations before departure. During the tow, a bridle – a branched towing arrangement – was used to compensate for unsynchronised attachment points on the hull and ensure an even load distribution.

“It is solutions like these that enable us to carry out safe tows of this type of structure,” says Farmar chief Nilsen.