Market News
Recent Developments
New product launches
- On September 29, 2023, the France-based communications firm Orange unveiled its latest addition, the cable-laying vessel named Sophie Germain, marking a significant stride in its commitment to establishing a substantial presence in the long-distance network infrastructure sector.
- On July 25, 2023, Nexans, a global company in the cable and optical fibre industry announced an expansion of its presence in the offshore wind and interconnection market, by adding a third cable laying vessel to its fleet.
Acquisition and partnerships
- On November 21, 2022, Norwegian offshore and subsea installation contractor Cecon Contracting partnered to build a hybrid propulsion cable installation vessel
- On October 17, 2022, NEC Corporation, a Japanese multinational information technology and Electronics Corporation signed a four-year charter contract with Global Marine Systems for an optical subsea cable-laying. Under the contract, NEC will bolster its provision of subsea cable systems and meet the growing demand for subsea cables due to increased global data traffic.