Why the U.S. Dominates the Pacific's Subsea Cable Infrastructure
U.S.-flagged cable layer Global Sentinel (file image courtesy Military Sealift Command)
[By Geoffrey Irving]
A combination of the United States’ nascent modern industrial policy, diplomacy, and aligned governmental and commercial interests have set the conditions for it to pull
Brazil Proceeds with Sinking Aircraft Carrier Despite Protests
The decommissioned carrier spent more than 100 days at sea off the coast of Brazil (YouTube)
The Brazilian Navy confirmed that it plans to move forward with a controlled sinking of the decommissioned aircraft carrier NAe SĂŁo Paulo in Brazilian waters. While
Brazil Proceeds with Sinking Aircraft Carrier Despite Protests
The decommissioned carrier spent more than 100 days at sea off the coast of Brazil (YouTube)
The Brazilian Navy confirmed that it plans to move forward with a controlled sinking of the decommissioned aircraft carrier NAe SĂŁo Paulo in Brazilian waters. While
Royal Navy's First Subsea Protection Vessel Starts Shipyard Conversion
The subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa, soon to be converted and renamed (Royal Navy)
The first of the UK’s two new ships to protect key underwater infrastructure, Topaz Tangaroa, has arrived at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead. She
Eavesdropping on the Earth Using Subsea Fiber-Optic Cables
The subsea telecom cables laid by civilian operators (like the one above) could be used to listen to all kinds of acoustic signals in the water column, with a wide range of scientific uses (File image courtesy Russian Ministry of Defense
Royal Navy's First Subsea Protection Vessel Starts Shipyard Conversion
The subsea construction vessel Topaz Tangaroa, soon to be converted and renamed (Royal Navy)
The first of the UK’s two new ships to protect key underwater infrastructure, Topaz Tangaroa, has arrived at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead. She
Eavesdropping on the Earth Using Subsea Fiber-Optic Cables
The subsea telecom cables laid by civilian operators (like the one above) could be used to listen to all kinds of acoustic signals in the water column, with a wide range of scientific uses (File image courtesy Russian Ministry of Defense
UK Acquires CSOV to Launch Subsea Protection Mission
UK acquired the vessel built less than four years ago to launch its subsea asset protection program (Vard file photo)
The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary is set to take delivery in the next few days on the first of two vessels
UK Acquires CSOV to Launch Subsea Protection Mission
UK acquired the vessel built less than four years ago to launch its subsea asset protection program (Vard file photo)
The UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary is set to take delivery in the next few days on the first of two vessels
The UK defense ministry has acquired a subsea construction vessel that used to work in the offshore energy industry. The vessel, Topaz Tangaroa, will undergo a period of military modification and will be used to protect subsea cables and oil and gas pipelines.
The Topaz Tangaora, to be renamed as
The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago.
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A Norwegian start-up has contracted a new cable-laying ship in Turkey for offshore wind farm work.
Agalas, backed by cable company Cecon Contracting and two fisheries groups, will take delivery of the dual-fuel methanol-powered vessel in the first quarter of 2025 from Sefine Shipyard.
The design
In the early morning hours of September 26, 2022, seismologists located throughout northern Europe detected two disturbances originating in the Baltic Sea that were consistent with underwater explosions. Within hours, an aerial image captured by a passing Danish F-16 showed an expanse of frothy seawater, suggesting that the Nord
2022 December 19 14:37
World’s largest FSRU gets upgraded for deployment to Hong Kong
MOL FSRU Challenger’s regasification capacity has been increased as part of an upgrade at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore
The world’s largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) with a storage capacity of
The installation of an additional vaporiser skid was key in increasing the regasification capacity of the FSRU. An additional medium high-pressure pump, used to pressurise the LNG before it is sent out to its vaporisers, was installed to cover the increased demand of LNG regasification.
MOL FSRU Challenger was
By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) —
A drill as tall as a house stands on the blustery shore of the Atlantic Ocean, digging a tunnel deep under an exclusive New York beach. Soon workers will pull a cable through the sand to carry electricity from what is poised to be the first
Royal Navy Orders its First Crewless Submarine
Cetus will be the Royal Navy's first crewless submarine (images courtesy of Royal Navy)
The UK’s Royal Navy announced that it had ordered its first crewless submarine to augment its underwater warfare capacity. The submarine named Cetus, after a mythological sea
Royal Navy Orders its First Crewless Submarine
Cetus will be the Royal Navy's first crewless submarine (images courtesy of Royal Navy)
The UK’s Royal Navy announced that it had ordered its first crewless submarine to augment its underwater warfare capacity. The submarine named Cetus, after a mythological sea
2022 November 27 13:54
Prysmian to further expand its cable-laying vessel fleet to support global power grid upgrade for the energy transition
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an investment of approximately €200 million in a new cutting-edge cable-layer
2022 November 25 16:12
Jan De Nul successfully connects TenneT’s electricity network and signs contract for the acquisition of the offshore support vessel
On 17 November 2022, Jan De Nul Group completed the first part of the cable installation works to connect the wind farms Hollandse Kust (noord