Cable Laying

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Paris-based power transmission company Nexans says It has installed the deepest subsea cable in the world at 2,150 metres.

8th January 2026

World’s deepest subsea cables laid in Mediterranean

8th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine contractor Jan De Nul is pushing the boat out again with the order of a third 30,000-tonne rock installation vessel.

20th November 2025

Jan De Nul orders third >30,000t rock installation vessel

20th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The launch of the Nexans Electra marks a major milestone in the vessel build for one of the industry’s most advanced cable laying vessels.

17th November 2025

WATCH: Nexans Electra CLV launch milestone

17th November 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As offshore wind, subsea and energy projects expand worldwide, the vessels supporting them face growing technical and commercial pressure.

31st October 2025

Can fleets retrofit without going off-hire? Yes, says Bluestone

31st October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Jan De Nul has launched the Fleeming Jenkin, the world’s largest vessel for subsea cable laying, marking a major milestone in future marine construction for offshore renewables and grid connection projects.

22nd October 2025

WATCH: World’s largest cable-laying vessel launched

22nd October 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Belgium has launched its largest unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance project to support subsea cable installation for offshore renewables.

8th September 2025

Subsea UXO clearance clears path for energy island

8th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first US-flagged cable-lay barge to connect offshore wind farms to the US grid will be built by the new partnership of Nexans and Crowley Wind Services.

4th August 2025

First Jones Act-compliant cable layer deal agreed

4th August 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine geosciences and offshore construction firm Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has bought three quarters of the Italian subsea intervention company Rana Subsea, it has said.

22nd July 2025

NextGeo expands with 75% stake in subsea firm

22nd July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK Crown Estate has delivered a record GB£1.1 billion in net revenue profit, largely driven by short-term option fees from Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4.

9th July 2025

Offshore wind powers record Crown Estate profit

9th July 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The UK government has made a shock decision to scrap an ambitious £26 billion (€29.3 billion) 3,800km subsea cable link project between Morocco and the UK.

27th June 2025

UK scraps €29 billion 3,800km subsea cable project

27th June 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ocean insight company Miros has extended its agreement with Prysmian to supply cutting-edge wave monitoring systems to its cable-laying vessels.

25th March 2025

Miros monitoring expertise for Prysmian cable-layers

25th March 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italian engineering firm Saipem and Norwegian offshore energy firm Subsea7 have agreed in principle to merge, creating a mammoth in offshore energy services.

26th February 2025

Major firms merge to form offshore energy mammoth

26th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Holland Shipyards Group has delivered a specialised cable recovery vessel for Dutch principals following conversion from a new general cargo vessel built in China.

13th February 2025

Holland Shipyards delivers cable recovery vessel

13th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has delivered what it calls a state-of-the-art cable-laying vessel to Danish subsea firm NCT Offshore.

3rd January 2025

Vard delivers advanced cable-laying vessel

3rd January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has successfully delivered a specialised cable-laying vessel (CLV) to its new owner after a complex vessel conversion from a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). 

9th December 2024

Vard converts PSV into a specialised cable-laying vessel

9th December 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Miros has unveiled PredictifAI, a cutting-edge wave and vessel motion prediction technology designed to enhance offshore operations with real-time ocean insights.

26th November 2024

Revolutionising offshore operations with predictive AI

26th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Subsea digital infrastructure firm OMS Group has signed a contract with Dutch maritime technology firm Royal IHC for an undisclosed number of cable-laying vessels.

29th October 2024

Cable layers ordered for surge in telecomms

29th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord’s second cable-layer has begun installing cables at the vessel’s first offshore wind project in the North Sea.

28th October 2024

Van Oord’s 2nd cable-layer makes her debut

28th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

DRIFT Energy, a British start-up focused on harnessing ocean wind to produce green hydrogen at sea, has successfully closed its seed funding round to propel the development of its innovative green hydrogen vessel…

28th August 2024

DRIFT Energy secures funding for green hydrogen vessel

28th August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Trenching and cabling work at the UK wind farm, which has not been identified, has been carried out by firms under the OEG Renewables umbrella for cabling project manager Nexans.

6th August 2024

‘Hydromole’ deployed for trenching and cable burial

6th August 2024