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/

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