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Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC) commenced an intensive loading campaign at Hellenic Cables' Corinth/Soussaki plant in Greece and completed the first transport tranche in early April 2026. The heavy-lift carrier FJORD (IMO 8636740) loaded approximately 200 kilometres of 220 kV HVAC submarine export cable using an advanced dual-spooling operation across three carousels of 9,000 tonnes each, for a total loaded weight of 19,500 tonnes. FJORD departed Vlissingen (Netherlands) on 1 April 2026 bound for Poland, where cables will be offloaded directly onto Jan De Nul's cable-laying vessel Isaac Newton for offshore installation. The shipment forms part of the four 220 kV HVAC export cable package (256 km combined) supplied under the October 2023 consortium contract between Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables for the connection of Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms to shore, developed by the Equinor–Polenergia joint venture. Cable manufacturing is performed at Hellenic Cables' subsidiary Fulgor's Corinth plant. The 2026 offshore construction campaign includes installation of monopiles, offshore substations, and the export and inter-array cable system, with more than 20 specialised vessels engaged.