Horizon X is a 130-metre, hydrogen-ready, high-speed catamaran ferry — part of Gotlandsbolaget’s innovative Horizon X programme — and represents the largest vessel ever contracted to Austal.
Concern is growing in Europe at what officials see as an increase in hybrid threats from Russia since it launched its war in Ukraine, which Moscow denies.
The initiative coincides with intensifying competition between China and the United States for influence in Latin America, with submarine cables emerging as crucial infrastructure in their technological rivalry.
Swedish and Finnish police are investigating a suspected case of sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, and Sweden's coast guard has deployed a vessel to the area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months.
Van Oord has been contracted by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to install inter-array cables for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
Undersea cable off coast of Taiwan is 'damaged by Chinese ship' in latest worrying 'sabotage' incident after Russian vessels accused of cutting wires on purpose
Cooperating with Sumitomo Electric, NYK is developing the basic technology for cable-laying vessels that will contribute to the development of a domestic DC subsea transmission network
