You are using an outdated browser For a better experience using this site, please upgrade to a modern web browser. Subscribe Get Daily Email Subscribe --> Contact Us Sign in Home News & Features Compliance Costs Bunker Prices Bunker Intelligence World News Latest Features World Americas EMEA Asia/Pacific Home News & Features World Jan De Nul Orders Methanol-Ready Vessel For Subsea Cable Work Jan De Nul Orders Methanol-Ready Vessel For Subsea Cable Work by Ship & Bunker News Team Monday September 21, 2026 Tweet Follow @shipandbunker The new trenching support vessel will bury subsea cables and can be converted to methanol propulsion in the future. Image Credit: Jan De Nul Jan De Nul has ordered a new trenching support vessel suitable for conversion to methanol propulsion in the future. The vessel will be a sister ship to the Isambard K. Brunel , which the offshore contractor ordered in March to support subsea cable burial work, it said in an emailed statement on Monday .  Both vessels will be equipped with subsea trenchers capable of burying cables up to five metres into the seabed. The new vessel will feature Jan De Nul’s ultra-low-emission vessel technology, while its engines will be prepared for future methanol operation. The latest order takes Jan De Nul’s fleet programme for subsea cable installation and protection to five vessels under construction. The company is also converting the Henry Darcy from a water injection dredger into a compact trenching support vessel for shallow-water cable burial. Ship & Bunker News Team To contact the editor responsible for this story email us at [email protected] Also in the News KR, HD Hyundai, BAR Technologies, and Liberian Registry to Develop Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier Forward accommodation design frees deck space for WindWings sails on a 174,000 cbm carrier, with approval in principle the goal. Read in Full World Fuel Co-Founder Michael J. Kasbar to Step Down in December Michael J. Kasbar will