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February 22, 2026, 5:44pm
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VARD 9 03 design for Orange Marine Illustration:
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The VARD 9 03 design is tailored for maintenance of submarine fiber optic telecommunications cables, with emphasis on sea-keeping capability, low fuel consumption and operational efficiency.
I like the way they have tried to keep design similar to old designs owned by this company. But giving it a update great work
Not only in Europe has the ability to build hightech Cable ships:
The 2025 delivered cable layer PRYSMIAN MONNA LISA berthed at Augusta Port, Sicily on Thursday 9th April, 2026
Photo: Capt. Lawrence Dalli -
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Monna Lisa, a highly advanced cable-laying vessel, has been honoured with the prestigious Skipsrevyen ‘Ship of the Year 2025’ award.
NEXANS ELECTRA on sea trails today:
Photo:
Brede Roset
Cable industry seems to be on the up at the moment with alot of investment in new vessels . You can see what conditions are like on this interesting website www.offshoreshipadvisor.com
Cable layers are getting bigger and more efficient in their tasks:
Papendrecht, 18 May 2026 Royal Boskalis B.V. (Boskalis) is pleased to announce its decision to invest in a state-of-the-art high-capacity Cable Lay Vessel (CLV), further strengthening its position in...
Lots of news about cable ships lately:
PaxOcean is proud to mark another key milestone in our partnership with Penta-Ocean Construction Company Limited, with the keel laying of Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) G8075 at our Batam yard, achieved ahead of schedule.
This moment signifies the...
The contract between PaxOcean and Penta-Ocean Construction, was signed in Singapore Dec. 2024:
Singapore, 10 December 2024 – PaxOcean is pleased to announce the signing of a significant contract for the construction of...
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The vessel is being built to a Salt Design:
The vessel is scheduled for completion in February 2028 and will mark a major step forward in POC’s efforts to expand offshore wind power across Japan’s general sea areas and EEZ.
Even one more cable ship is in the news today.
The cable-laying vessel photographed from Bjørset.
Photo: Kjell Langmyren
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:10444877/zoom:10
The hull arrived from Vard Tulcea 10. Dec. 2025 for outfitting at Vard Langstein: Delivery is scheduled for early this summer.
164 likes, 1 comments - vardgroupas on February 20, 2026: "NB 980 for Toyo Constructions at Vard Langsten for final outfitting. 🚢
Take a look at the almost 150 meter long cable lay vessel that is under its final stage of construction at our shipyard...
Today at 11:58 Normand Clipper was handed over to the new owner Global Marine and has been named CS Clipper. Pictured is the last crew from Solstad. The picture was taken at the dock yesterday in Mojiko, Japan.
The vessel underwent a major conversion in 2005 to a subsea construction and umbilical lay DP vessel, operating successfully in the Oil & Gas sector for many years. In 2021, the vessel was chartered by Global Marine and converted back into a deep...
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