Norway’s Ulstein Verft has delivered the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra to French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans, purpose‑built for the transport, laying, protection, repair and jointing of subsea power cables. Nexans Electra was ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at No
Boskalis will invest in a new high-capacity cable-laying vessel (CLV) targeting the offshore wind and interconnector markets, the company said on 18 May. According to the company, the vessel is designed to support growing demand for long-distance cable installation, particularly for high-voltage dir
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has acquired a 2016-built cable laying vessel (CLV) from Norwegian DOF Group, representing the second offshore wind-dedicated CLV introduced in Korea. The 10,000-tonne class Skandi Connector was designed by Dutch shipbuilder Damen and has to date been deployed o
DEME’s new jack-up offshore installation vessel Norse Energi is preparing to begin work on offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, with its first assignments lined up for Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany and Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 in the UK. The vessel, officially name
The first of 197 monopiles has been installed at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm site, some 120 kilometres off the coast of Norfolk, UK. “A team of more than 200 experts from Ørsted and its contractors, Cadeler and Menck, are working closely together to ensure the safe installation of all 197 monop
Major offshore construction work has started on the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, as Van Oord has installed the first monopile foundations at the project site in the Polish Baltic Sea. The offshore installation campaign, for which Van Oor
Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has launched its new service operation vessel (SOV) Orient Inspirer, which has now entered the final stage before delivery in the fourth quarter of this year. “The Orient Inspirer is scheduled for delivery and will officially join the DFO fleet in the fourth quarter. Prepara
Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine, has taken delivery of a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) designed and built by the Dutch shipbuilder Damen. The 90-metre vessel, named TSS Cruiser, was built in Vietnam unde
The CMHI shipyard in Shenzhen, China, has begun the construction of two methanol-ready dual-fuel multipurpose subsea vessels for Norway’s Olympic Subsea. Olympic Subsea reported that earlier in April the keel laying for the first vessel and the first steel cutting for the second vessel took place at
Acta Marine recently took delivery of the second of its four new construction service operation vessels (CSOVs), Acta Hercules, which will be deployed on a Dutch offshore wind farm. The company has also reflagged its first newbuild CSOV, Acta Pegasus, to the French flag. Acta Hercules will enter int
Norwegian company Agalas has taken delivery of a cable laying support (CLSV) and light construction vessel built in Türkiye that will operate with compatriot offshore contractor Cecon Contracting. Cecon Vigor was launched at the Sefine Shipyard in April 2025 and, following delivery to Agalas yesterd
Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialised for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation at a wind farm in the Netherlands. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm, where it supported monopile and cable installation
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has held the naming ceremony for Nexans’ new 155-metre-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra. Based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version of the sister ve
North Star and Norwind Offshore have completed acquisitions of vessels from Edda Wind, finalising the split of the company’s service operation vessel (SOV) and commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) fleet. The two transactions follow Edda Wind’s announcement in March that it had entered into
