The global Cable Laying Ship market size is predicted to grow from US$ 499 million in 2025 to US$ 994 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% from 2025 to 2031.
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A Cable Laying Ship is a specialized marine vessel engineered to install underwater cables across seas and oceans. These cables can include: Power cables (for offshore wind farms, interconnectors, and undersea power transmission), Telecommunication cables (e.g., fiber-optic cables for internet and data networks).
The Cable Laying Ship market is a vital part of the infrastructure supporting the energy transition and digital economy. With rising investments in offshore wind, global internet, and energy interconnectors, the market outlook is strong.
Market Drivers
Growth of Offshore Wind Energy: Large-scale offshore wind projects in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America are increasing demand for undersea power cable installations. Telecom Infrastructure Expansion: The rise in global data consumption, cloud services, and international internet connectivity is driving the deployment of new transoceanic fiber-optic cables. Cross-border Electricity Interconnectors: HVDC submarine cables are being installed to link national power grids for stability and renewable integration (e.g., UK–Norway, Germany–Denmark). Aging Cable Replacement: Many existing submarine cables are reaching the end of their life and need replacement or upgrade. Fleet Replacement and Modernization: Many cable laying ships are outdated, prompting investments in more modern, environmentally compliant vessels.
Market Trends
Rise of Green and Hybrid Vessels: New ships are adopting LNG-fueled, battery-assisted, or hybrid-electric propulsion systems to meet IMO emissions regulations. Multifunctional Vessel Design: Ships are being designed with the ability to lay, trench, inspect, and repair cables—reducing project costs and downtime. Automation and Digitalization: Increasing use of AI-driven route optimization, real-time monitoring, and autonomous cable tracking systems. Growth in Deepwater & Floating Projects: Floating offshore wind farms and deep-sea communication links require vessels capable of longer, more complex cable operations. Regional Fleet Expansion: APAC (e.g., China, Japan, South Korea) and the U.S. are investing in domestic shipbuilding to reduce reliance on foreign vessels and comply with local regulations (e.g., U.S. Jones Act).
The “Cable Laying Ship Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Cable Laying Ship sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Cable Laying Ship sales for 2025 through 2031. With Cable Laying Ship sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Cable Laying Ship industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Cable Laying Ship landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Cable Laying Ship portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Cable Laying Ship market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Cable Laying Ship and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Cable Laying Ship.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Cable Laying Ship market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Vessel Length >100 m
Vessel Length ≤100 m
Segmentation by Application:
Power
Communication
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Fincantieri
Kleven
Royal IHC
Ulstein Verft
Fujian Mawei
CSSC
Sanfu Ship Engineering
Merchants Industry
LS Marine Solution
Nantong Xiangyu
PaxOcean
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Cable Laying Ship market?
What factors are driving Cable Laying Ship market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Cable Laying Ship market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Cable Laying Ship break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Cable Laying Ship by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Cable Laying Ship by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Cable Laying Ship Segment by Type
2.2.1 Vessel Length >100 m
2.2.2 Vessel Length ≤100 m
2.3 Cable Laying Ship Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Cable Laying Ship Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Cable Laying Ship Segment by Application
2.4.1 Power
2.4.2 Communication
2.5 Cable Laying Ship Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Cable Laying Ship Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Cable Laying Ship Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Cable Laying Ship Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Cable Laying Ship Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Cable Laying Ship Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Cable Laying Ship by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Cable Laying Ship Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Cable Laying Ship Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Cable Laying Ship Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Cable Laying Ship Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Cable Laying Ship Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Cable Laying Ship Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Cable Laying Ship Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Cable Laying Ship Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Cable Laying Ship Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Cable Laying Ship Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Cable Laying Ship Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Cable Laying Ship Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Cable Laying Ship Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Cable Laying Ship Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Cable Laying Ship Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Cable Laying Ship Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Cable Laying Ship by Country
7.1.1 Europe Cable Laying Ship Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Cable Laying Ship Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Cable Laying Ship Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Cable Laying Ship Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Cable Laying Ship by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Cable Laying Ship Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Cable Laying Ship Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Cable Laying Ship Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Cable Laying Ship Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Cable Laying Ship
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Cable Laying Ship
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Cable Laying Ship
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Cable Laying Ship Distributors
11.3 Cable Laying Ship Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Cable Laying Ship by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Cable Laying Ship Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Cable Laying Ship Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Cable Laying Ship Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Cable Laying Ship Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Fincantieri
13.1.1 Fincantieri Company Information
13.1.2 Fincantieri Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Fincantieri Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Fincantieri Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Fincantieri Latest Developments
13.2 Kleven
13.2.1 Kleven Company Information
13.2.2 Kleven Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Kleven Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Kleven Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Kleven Latest Developments
13.3 Royal IHC
13.3.1 Royal IHC Company Information
13.3.2 Royal IHC Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Royal IHC Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Royal IHC Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Royal IHC Latest Developments
13.4 Ulstein Verft
13.4.1 Ulstein Verft Company Information
13.4.2 Ulstein Verft Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Ulstein Verft Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Ulstein Verft Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Ulstein Verft Latest Developments
13.5 Fujian Mawei
13.5.1 Fujian Mawei Company Information
13.5.2 Fujian Mawei Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Fujian Mawei Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Fujian Mawei Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Fujian Mawei Latest Developments
13.6 CSSC
13.6.1 CSSC Company Information
13.6.2 CSSC Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 CSSC Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 CSSC Main Business Overview
13.6.5 CSSC Latest Developments
13.7 Sanfu Ship Engineering
13.7.1 Sanfu Ship Engineering Company Information
13.7.2 Sanfu Ship Engineering Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Sanfu Ship Engineering Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Sanfu Ship Engineering Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Sanfu Ship Engineering Latest Developments
13.8 Merchants Industry
13.8.1 Merchants Industry Company Information
13.8.2 Merchants Industry Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Merchants Industry Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Merchants Industry Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Merchants Industry Latest Developments
13.9 LS Marine Solution
13.9.1 LS Marine Solution Company Information
13.9.2 LS Marine Solution Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 LS Marine Solution Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 LS Marine Solution Main Business Overview
13.9.5 LS Marine Solution Latest Developments
13.10 Nantong Xiangyu
13.10.1 Nantong Xiangyu Company Information
13.10.2 Nantong Xiangyu Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Nantong Xiangyu Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Nantong Xiangyu Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Nantong Xiangyu Latest Developments
13.11 PaxOcean
13.11.1 PaxOcean Company Information
13.11.2 PaxOcean Cable Laying Ship Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 PaxOcean Cable Laying Ship Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 PaxOcean Main Business Overview
13.11.5 PaxOcean Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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