Cable-laying ships adopt Dynamic Positioning Systems to lay submarine cables with safety and precision. (MOLMEC) have managed and operated a total of four KCS-owned cable-laying ships, including the KDD Maru, Infinity, Ocean Link and Pacific Link. In 2019, KCS launched the KDDI Cable Infinity, Japan’s first self-propelled power and telecommunication cable-laying ship.įor over 50 years, MOL and its group company MOL Marine & Engineering Co. It oversees the maintenance of over 87,000 km of cable. Over the ensuing half century, the company has been involved in the construction of some 70,000 km of undersea cables, mainly in the Asia Pacific region. KCS was established in 1966 and the following year launched the KDD Maru, Japan’s first submarine cable-laying ship. (MOL) have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the collaborative operation of cable-laying ships to meet increasing demand for the installation of power cables – a key element of supply chains in the globally expanding offshore wind farm business.
