cable layer

Valmet methanol fuel supply tech picked for cable layer duo

Espoo, Finland-headquartered Valmet is to supply a marine methanol fuel automation control system for two cable-laying vessels on order for Jan De Nul at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) shipyard for Jan De Nul.

“Valmet has experience in green fuel supply system control. Their technical expertise can add value to our operations,” says Philippe Hermans, manager vessel construction atJan De Nul.

Gavin Wang, Valmet’s marine sales manager, automation systems says that the Valmet DNA...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/valmet-methanol-fuel-supply-tech-picked-for-cable-layer-duo/

VIDEO: Damen upgrades Van Oord cable layer Nexus

Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has installed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on its 2014-built cable-laying vessel Nexus, making it fully IMO Tier III compliant. The work was carried out by the vessel’s original builder, Damen Shipyards Group, at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam.

The Nexus is a Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 8500 measuring 122.68 x 27.45 meters that undertakes cable laying operations principally in the offshore wind sector.

The project required the installation of five SCR...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-damen-upgrades-van-oord-cable-layer-nexus/

Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion

Norwegian Fincantieri Group member reports that it has successfully delivered the cable laying vessel IT Infinity to IT International Telecom Marine SRL (IT) after its conversion from a 2008-built platform supply vessel. The PSV to cable layer conversion was carried out to meet the increasing demands of the subsea telecommunications industry.

Built at in Norway at the Vard Brattvaag shipyard and delivered to Volstad Maritime in 2008 as the Volstad Princess, the vessel has changed ownership...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/vard-completes-complex-psv-to-cable-layer-conversion/

Steerprop solutions picked for giant cable layer Fleeming Jenkin

Rauma, Finland, based Steerprop has been selected to provide a comprehensive propulsion system solution for the for the world’s largest cable-laying vessel, the Fleeming Jenkin. Under construction for the Jan De Nul Group at the China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen (CMHI) shipyard in China, it will have a cable capacity of 28,000 tonnes.

Jan De Nul orders giant cable layer

Steerprop’s fit-for-purpose propulsion system will help to maintain environmental performance and provide the...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/steerprop-solutions-picked-for-giant-cable-layer-fleeming-jenkin/

NXT’s new cable laying vessel will be methanol fueled

Danish-headquartered power cable designer, manufacturer and installer NKT has named its second cable laying vessel NKT Eleanora, meaning “shining light.” Under construction by Fincantieri Group member Vard to a design by Norway’s Salt Ship Design, it will be among the world’s first cable laying vessels designed to run on methanol,

NKT says the NKT Eleonora will boost the company’s offshore cable laying capacity and flexibility. The decision to invest in the vessel was announced in May last year...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/nxts-new-cable-laying-vessel-will-be-methanol-fueled/

Kalypso Offshore Energy plans new Jones Act cable lay vessel

Kalypso cable layer

New York City headquartered Kalypso Offshore Energy LLC reports that it has signed a letter of intent with Royal IHC covering the construction of a Jones Act compliant cable lay vessel that, it says, will fill a key gap in U.S. offshore wind vessel capabilities.

Drawing on Royal IHC’s extensive engineering capabilities and Kalypso’s industry insight, the partnership aims to domestically produce a state-of-the-art 5,000-ton CLV.

Kalypso’s CLV has been designed and constructed to meet Jones Act...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/kalypso-offshore-energy-plans-new-jones-act-cable-lay-vessel/

Mystery buyer orders cable layer at Vard

With offshore wind farm development creating the need to lay a lot of cable, demand for cable layers can only be expected to grow. One beneficiary of this is Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard. Today, came news that it has signed a contract worth EUR 200 million to EUR 250 million (about $218 million to $272 million) to build a cable laying vessel for a mystery buyer described only as an “undisclosed international customer.”

The order comes less than one week after Vard’s announcement of...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/mystery-buyer-orders-cable-layer-at-vard/

Jan De Nul orders giant cable layer

Upping the ante in the cable layer market, Belgium’s Jan de Nul Group has placed an order at the CMHI shipyard in China for an extra-large cable-laying ship. Set for delivery in 2026, it will have a cable carrying capacity of 28,000 tonnes. That compares with the 13,500 tonnes cable capacity of the cable lay vessel just ordered at Ulstein by Nexans.

The Jan De Nul newbuild is named Fleeming Jenkin after Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin (1833-1885), a regius professor of engineering at the...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/jan-de-nul-orders-giant-cable-layer/

Nexan returns to Ulstein for next generation cable layer

Next generation cable layer

Paris, France, headquartered Nexans is to add a third cable layer to its fleet. Like its flagship vessel, Nexans Aurora, it will be built by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a design developed by Ålesund, Norway, based Skipsteknisk (ST). Nexans says the ship, which it calls a third generation cable layer, will be equipped with three turntables, offering a 13,500-tonne loading capacity, and will host a large range of subsea tooling including jetting and plowing tools. Set for delivery in...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/nexan-returns-to-ulstein-for-next-generation-cable-layer/