Cable and pipe layers

A vessel that lays and repairs subsea cables or pipelines. Seadar tracks 109 ships of this type by IMO number, 19 of them heard on AIS in the last 7 days.

Ship types explained

Largest cable and pipe layers by gross tonnage

Gross tonnage measures a ship's enclosed volume, not its weight. From the ship's registered particulars (Wikidata, EU MRV and other public sources).

Ship	GT	Built	Flag	Last AIS
Saipem 7000	117,812	1987	Bahamas	Oct 1, 2026, 08:54 UTC
Audacia	56,172	2005	Malta	Sep 9, 2026, 13:45 UTC
Hai Yang Shi You 201	53,350	2012	—	not on AIS
AEGIR	50,228	2012	Panama	Sep 25, 2026, 10:07 UTC
SAIPEM CONSTELLATION	48,949	2014	Bahamas	Sep 12, 2026, 12:45 UTC
Fortuna	40,978	2010	Russia	not on AIS
Lan Jiang	34,384	2001	—	not on AIS
Deep Blue	33,791	2001	Bahamas	Sep 10, 2026, 03:23 UTC
Sapura 1200	32,504	2014	Panama	Jun 9, 2026, 04:38 UTC
Akademik Cherskiy	29,513	2015	Russia	not on AIS

Newest cable and pipe layers

By year built, from the ship's registered particulars.

Ship	GT	Built	Flag	Last AIS
Living Stone	18,886	2018	Netherlands	Oct 1, 2026, 06:52 UTC
CURO	5,231	2017	Netherlands	Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC
SEAGEMS RUBI	18,098	2016	Panama	Oct 1, 2026, 07:23 UTC
Skandi Açu	18,075	2016	—	not on AIS
Skandi Búzios	18,075	2016	Norway	Oct 1, 2026, 06:52 UTC
SKANDI CONNECTOR	10,678	2016	Denmark	Jun 25, 2026, 00:40 UTC
Maram	8,179	2016	—	not on AIS
Akademik Cherskiy	29,513	2015	Russia	not on AIS
Sapura Jade	18,098	2015	Panama	Sep 29, 2026, 00:13 UTC
Sapura Ônix	12,084	2015	Panama	Oct 1, 2026, 01:04 UTC

Flags

The flags cable and pipe layers in Seadar's records sail under most often.

Cable and pipe layers

Largest cable and pipe layers by gross tonnage

Newest cable and pipe layers

Flags

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