LD TravOcean, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs) specialized in subsea cable installation and protection, has taken delivery of the DP2 multipurpose support vessel TVO Mariner, previously known as SIDDIS Mariner, following the acquisition announced in April. The 88.3-meter vessel
Rotterdam-based CSL OWL Subsea Rock Installation (CSL OWL SRI), a partnership between The CSL Group and Offshore Wind Logistics (OWL), has launched its first of two subsea rock installation (SRI) vessels. The company announced in November 2024 that it had placed an order for the construction of two
DeepOcean and the controlling entity of TFKable Group are planning to establish a joint venture (JV) that will provide integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for inter-array cable projects in offshore wind, as well as a newbuild, dedicated inter-array cabl
Jan De Nul is further expanding its fleet with the order of a new trenching support vessel, which will be an exact copy of its Isambard Kingdom Brunel, announced in March. With this latest order, Jan De Nul has five vessels under construction for subsea cable installation and protection, including t
RWE has awarded Swedish offshore survey company Njord Survey a three-year framework agreement for surveys using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) across its offshore wind farms in the UK and European waters. “We are incredibly proud to secure this long-term agreement with RWE, one of the world’s lea
WIND, a Dutch subsea cable logistics, cable recovery, and related services company, has acquired a stake in a UK-based firm providing cable testing and termination, fault-finding and repair, among other things, for the offshore wind, power and wider energy sectors. WIND reported earlier this month t
A new cable-laying vessel (CLV) built in Vietnam for ATE Energy International has entered into service in Taiwan, where it will be deployed for subsea infrastructure and offshore energy projects. Oceanus 1, which arrived in Kaohsiung on September 16, was built by Pacific Shipbuilding Joint Stock Com
Norway’s energy company Equinor has awarded Proserv with a contract for the deployment of cable monitoring technology at the 402 MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK. Proserv’s ECG Business Unit will deploy its advanced monitoring technology to provide continuous visibility of cable and terminati
Jan De Nul’s extra-large cable-laying vessel (CLV) Fleeming Jenkin has started sea trials, soon to be followed by its twin, William Thomson. Jan De Nul placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard in October 2023, followed by an order for William Thomson in May the following y
The Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye has laid the keel for the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it is constructing for South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution. LS Marine Solution and the shipyard signed a contract for the construction of the vessel in June 2025, followed by the start of
An offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is building for Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has been launched in Romania and will now go to Norway for final outfitting. The 121.3-meter-long vessel of VARD 3 39 design is said to be a highly versatile platform d
