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Xlinks / sister company XLCC confirmed plans to order a bespoke, super-large cable-lay vessel to install the Morocco–UK subsea HVDC cables. The vessel design would allow simultaneous deployment of two cables as a bundled pair and was intended to service the Xlinks link as well as be chartered commercially. The procurement/award to build the vessel was expected later in 2024, with vessel delivery and availability targeted to support cable installation operations.