The global market for Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) was estimated to be worth US$ 402 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 992 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 11.7% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
An Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) is a specialized ship engineered to install and maintain submarine power cables-especially the high-voltage inter-array and export cables that connect offshore wind turbines to each other and to onshore grids. These vessels feature dynamic positioning, heavy cable-carousels, tensioners, and sometimes ROVs for trenching or laying in deep waters.
The Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) market is experiencing strong growth, driven by the global expansion of offshore wind energy, technological advancements, and increasing interconnection projects. Key trends include vessel specialization, sustainability improvements, and regional market expansions in the U.S. and Asia. As offshore wind farms grow in size and distance from shore, the demand for advanced CLVs will continue to rise, presenting opportunities for shipbuilders, operators, and renewable energy investors. Companies that invest in next-generation, high-capacity CLVs will be well-positioned to capitalize on this booming market.
Market Drivers
Surging Offshore Wind Capacity: Offshore wind is rapidly expanding (projected to exceed 200 GW by 2030), necessitating massive cable installation capacity. CLVs are indispensable to deploy these critical subsea cables. Government Policy & Funding Incentives: Ambitious targets-like the EU's 300 GW by 2050, U.S. aiming for 30 GW by 2030-and government subsidies are fueling demand for dedicated.
Market Trends
Larger & More Capable Vessels: Demand shifting toward ≥100 m, 5 000 + ton capacity ships equipped for deeper waters and multi-functional tasks (trenching, inspection). Hybrid & "Green" Propulsion: Advanced CLVs integrate hybrid fuel-electric systems and emissions control tech-aligning with maritime decarbonization goals. Automation & Digitalization: Adoption of dynamic positioning, AI for route planning, diagnostics, and predictive maintenance are making operations more precise and efficient. Rise of Deepwater & Floating Projects: Growth in floating-wind farms (e.g., in Asia and Europe) is pushing demand for deepwater-capable CLVs and specialized dynamic cables.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV), focusing on the total sales revenue, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV).
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Fincantieri
- Kleven
- Royal IHC
- Ulstein Verft
- Fujian Mawei
- CSSC
- Sanfu Ship Engineering
- Merchants Industry
- LS Marine Solution
- Nantong Xiangyu
- PaxOcean
Segment by Type
- Vessel Length >100 m
- Vessel Length ≤100 m
Segment by Application
- Cable Capacity below 5000 Tons
- Cable Capacity above 5000 Tons
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size. This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) company competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Revenue of Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Revenue of Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Size Forecast (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Key Companies Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Manufacturing Base Distribution and Headquarters
- 2.4 Key Companies Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Product Offered
- 2.5 Key Companies Time to Begin Mass Production of Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV)
- 2.6 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.6.1 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.6.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Companies by Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue in 2024
- 2.6.3 Global Top Companies by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) as of 2024)
- 2.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Vessel Length >100 m
- 3.1.2 Vessel Length <=100 m
- 3.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Cable Capacity below 5000 Tons
- 4.1.2 Cable Capacity above 5000 Tons
- 4.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 North America
- 5.2.1 North America Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.2.2 North America Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.3 Europe
- 5.3.1 Europe Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.3.2 Europe Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.4 Asia Pacific
- 5.4.1 Asia Pacific Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 Asia Pacific Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 South America
- 5.5.1 South America Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 South America Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Middle East & Africa
- 5.6.1 Middle East & Africa Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Middle East & Africa Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Fincantieri
- 7.1.1 Fincantieri Profile
- 7.1.2 Fincantieri Main Business
- 7.1.3 Fincantieri Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.1.4 Fincantieri Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.1.5 Fincantieri Recent Developments
- 7.2 Kleven
- 7.2.1 Kleven Profile
- 7.2.2 Kleven Main Business
- 7.2.3 Kleven Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.2.4 Kleven Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.2.5 Kleven Recent Developments
- 7.3 Royal IHC
- 7.3.1 Royal IHC Profile
- 7.3.2 Royal IHC Main Business
- 7.3.3 Royal IHC Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.3.4 Royal IHC Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.3.5 Royal IHC Recent Developments
- 7.4 Ulstein Verft
- 7.4.1 Ulstein Verft Profile
- 7.4.2 Ulstein Verft Main Business
- 7.4.3 Ulstein Verft Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.4.4 Ulstein Verft Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.4.5 Ulstein Verft Recent Developments
- 7.5 Fujian Mawei
- 7.5.1 Fujian Mawei Profile
- 7.5.2 Fujian Mawei Main Business
- 7.5.3 Fujian Mawei Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.5.4 Fujian Mawei Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.5.5 Fujian Mawei Recent Developments
- 7.6 CSSC
- 7.6.1 CSSC Profile
- 7.6.2 CSSC Main Business
- 7.6.3 CSSC Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.6.4 CSSC Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.6.5 CSSC Recent Developments
- 7.7 Sanfu Ship Engineering
- 7.7.1 Sanfu Ship Engineering Profile
- 7.7.2 Sanfu Ship Engineering Main Business
- 7.7.3 Sanfu Ship Engineering Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.7.4 Sanfu Ship Engineering Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.7.5 Sanfu Ship Engineering Recent Developments
- 7.8 Merchants Industry
- 7.8.1 Merchants Industry Profile
- 7.8.2 Merchants Industry Main Business
- 7.8.3 Merchants Industry Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.8.4 Merchants Industry Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.8.5 Merchants Industry Recent Developments
- 7.9 LS Marine Solution
- 7.9.1 LS Marine Solution Profile
- 7.9.2 LS Marine Solution Main Business
- 7.9.3 LS Marine Solution Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.9.4 LS Marine Solution Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.9.5 LS Marine Solution Recent Developments
- 7.10 Nantong Xiangyu
- 7.10.1 Nantong Xiangyu Profile
- 7.10.2 Nantong Xiangyu Main Business
- 7.10.3 Nantong Xiangyu Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.10.4 Nantong Xiangyu Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.10.5 Nantong Xiangyu Recent Developments
- 7.11 PaxOcean
- 7.11.1 PaxOcean Profile
- 7.11.2 PaxOcean Main Business
- 7.11.3 PaxOcean Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.11.4 PaxOcean Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.11.5 PaxOcean Recent Developments
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Offshore Wind Cable Laying Vessel (CLV) Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer