The Dutch DEME has ordered the construction of a cable-laying vessel 123 meters long that will be built in the shipyard Chinese in Zhoushan of the Singaporean PaxOcean. The new Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV) will be taken delivery in 2028. Announcing the order, Offshore Energy managing director of the Dutch company, Hugo Bouvy, highlighted that, "with more than 5,000 kilometres of submarine cables installed between the wind farms in Europe and the United States, DEME continues to support customers in the efficient and reliable implementation of offshore projects. In the wake of this experience, the new OCV Further increase installation capabilities of DEME cables and will expand its versatile fleet of vessels and solutions".