Cable-laying ship backs Japan's push into offshore wind

摘要

With Japan making a big push to develop offshore wind, Japanese submarine cable installation company Kokusai Cable Ship Co (KCS) has invested US$53M in enhancing its fleet, with the addition of the 5,757 dwt KDDI Cable Infinity. The two other vessels in the KCS fleet are the 25 year-old cable-laying vessels, KDDI Ocean Link and KDDI Pacific Link, making KDDI Cable Infinity the first newbuild for the company in a generation.