World’s largest cable-laying vessel to connect 1,700 miles of offshore wind farms

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A family-owned marine construction company from Belgium has just launched the world’s largest and most advanced cable-laying vessel in bid to reshape the global offshore energy industry.

Aalst-based Jan De Nul announced that its first XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), the Fleeming Jenkin, was unveiled at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China’s Jiangsu province on October 21.

The ship reportedly boasts an unprecedented 28,000-ton cable-carrying capacity, which makes it the largest vessel of its kind to date. It is designed to install subsea cables for high-capacity offshore wind farms and power grid connections. It reduces emissions with hybrid and low-fuel technology.

Submarine cables in 2015. Source: Wikipedia.