WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THOSE PESKY CABLESHIPS? BY REBECCA SPENCE
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elcome back! While there are still several weeks left until 2023, cableship news this year has been more active than any time in the last decade. With two converted vessels, a long-term installation contract and a completely new vessel all added to the fleet. So, let us take a look at some numbers. Between August 24th and October 23rd, the cableship fleet logged over 12,000 AIS update. Over half of the updates indicated movement at a variety of speeds during this 60-day period. Nine vessels did not report any movement in that period: the Telepaatti, Ile de Molene, Cable
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