Jan De Nul launches latest cable-laying vessel in China

The final stages of construction will soon commence.

Jan De Nul has launched its newest cable-laying vessel Fleeming Jenkin at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China.

According to the company, the ship will be used to install subsea cables for the transmission of renewable energy. It has a loading capacity of 28,000 tonnes, making it the world’s largest of its kind.

The final vessel construction phase now begins, including sea trials. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2026.

Once operational, the Fleeming Jenkin will immediately start her first assignment at the 2GW Program by TenneT, the grid operator for the Netherlands and large parts of Germany.

“Fleeming Jenkin will install export cables on four of these 2GW connections, bundling and laying four cables together. This results in a total of more than 2,800 kilometres of cable being installed over a distance of more than 700 kilometres,” Jan De Nul said.