François Cadiou, 65, has stepped down as chairman of broker BRS to be replaced by the company’s CEO, Gilbert Walter. Walter was a seafarer for 14 years before joining BRS in 1997. He became the group’s CEO two years ago. Cadiou, meanwhile, has been with BRS for the past 34 years, taking the...
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A consortium formed by Jan De Nul and LS Cable and System has been awarded a contract to supply, install, and test three 220kV alternating current cables. These subsea cables will transmit renewable energy from the Princess Elisabeth artificial energy island to the Belgian high-voltage onshore...
Deliveries include cutter suction dredgers for an Indian owner and an amphibious dredger for a Ukrainian government agency. A Dutch yard completes conversion work on an inland vessel to make it suitable for dredging projects as construction is underway on a Chinese heavy-duty crane ship. Finally, an Indian yard has been selected for the supply […]
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Jan De Nul has placed an order for a new large cable-laying vessel to be delivered in 2026. The vessel will be a near-identical sister of Fleeming Jenkin, which will also be handed over to Jan De Nul in 2026. Like Fleeming Jenkin, the new vessel will be 215 metres long and will be able […]
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In Part One last week, we looked at the paradox of offshore wind, a segment that is growing without profit for many players. This contrasts with offshore oil and gas, which has shrunk but has become intensely profitable for rig and vessel operators, and for the oil companies themselves. Whereas offshore oil and gas companies […]
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We’ve passed Twelfth Night, so let’s look at some key numbers for the year ahead. This week’s lucky lottery numbers are 4, 10, 29, 177, and 470,000. Who is feeling lucky? Four newbuilds for wind: #1 Toyo Nature abhors a vacuum, and as Global Marine Systems, for two decades the former cablelay market leader, sinks […]
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Last week we looked at Britoil’s acquisition of 30 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) from Vroon for a price we estimated to be in the region of US$239 million, and the acquisition of the Vroon Offshore Services management teams in Singapore and Italy. We noted how the Dutch Bank ING had foolishly cut a side deal […]
COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China, has handed over a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) to the marine works provider the Jan De Nul Group. The Bureau Ver ..
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Dredging and marine works company the Jan De Nul Group has introduced a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to be used for hydrographic surveys in inland waters. Developed ..
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Deliveries include an LNG-fuelled dredger and an offshore support workboat to two owners in the Netherlands. A new compact unmanned vehicle boasts advanced sensors to aid ..