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Orange Marine orders two new cable ships to secure Europe's subsea networks

Orange Marine ordered two hybrid-electric cable ships from Colombo Dockyard, due in 2028 and 2029, giving the Orange group a four-ship fleet maintaining subsea cables across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Verified Editor-read Orange press release, 3 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not disclose the order's price or confirm any public funding behind it.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11. How the record is made

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