Orange Marine orders two additional hybrid cable laying vessels

The completed vessels will each have a length of 100 metres, a beam of 18.8 metres, a depth of 7.15 metres, a deadweight of 1,800, accommodation for 76 personnel, and three cable tanks including one fitted with a carousel system.

Each CLV's hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system will include generators and a 497kWh battery pack. The entire propulsion arrangement can deliver speeds of up to 14.5 knots.

The hybrid configuration will also reduce the number of generators used while maintaining the redundancy needed for the safe maintenance of cables if a generator shuts down unexpectedly. The batteries will immediately shoulder the load of the failed generator while reducing fuel consumption.