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Monday, March 14, 2022
Environment

Could A Subsea Solar Power Cable Link Australia To Singapore?

By James Thornhill (Bloomberg) Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest have committed more cash to a A$30 billion ($21.9

March 14, 2022
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Sunday, January 30, 2022
submarine cable map
Offshore

Outdated Laws Governing Undersea Cables Need Modernizing

Karen Scott, The Conversation–Since the catastrophic volcanic eruption on January 16, Tonga has been largely cut off from the world due to a break in

January 30, 2022
Total Views: 5135

Saturday, January 29, 2022
Cable Repair Ship To Arrive Tonga on Sunday
Shipping

Cable Repair Ship To Arrive Tonga on Sunday

(Reuters) – A specialist ship on its way to restore a vital communications cable linking Tonga to the rest of the world is expected to reach the

January 29, 2022
Total Views: 2738

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Undersea Cable Fault Could Cut Off Tonga Communications For weeks
Shipping

Undersea Cable Fault Could Cut Off Tonga Communications For weeks

By Praveen Menon and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The South Pacific archipelago of Tonga could spend days, or even weeks, cut off

January 18, 2022
Total Views: 3322

Monday, August 23, 2021
Accidents

Australia Arrests Maersk Captain After Submarine Cable is Damaged by Dragging Anchor

Australia has charged the Master of a Maersk containership after his ship allegedly damaged a critical underwater cable connecting Western Australia with

August 23, 2021
Total Views: 15806

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
submarine cable map
News

Tech Giants Ask Malaysia For Subsea Cable Waiver

by Mei Mei Chu (Reuters) – Microsoft, Google, and Facebook have asked Malaysia’s Prime Minister to reinstate an exemption allowing

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 1831

Friday, September 13, 2019
russian convoy Arctic ocean
Offshore

Melting Arctic Means New, and Faster, Subsea Cables

By Thomas Pfeiffer and Ilya Khrennikov (Bloomberg) –Global warming has opened up Arctic passages to new shipping routes. Now the melting ice is handing

September 13, 2019
Total Views: 166

Friday, May 24, 2019
Orange Marine's Rene Descartes cable laying ship
Shipping News

Orange’s Sea Cable Repair Fleet Looks Beyond Investment Boom

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — For decades, ships owned by French phone carrier Orange SA have traveled the world’s oceans, installing and fixing

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 134

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Huawei logo
Shipping News

Opinion: China’s Targeting Underwater Internet Cables

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — As the West considers the threat posed by China’s naval ambitions, there is a natural tendency to place

April 9, 2019
Total Views: 92

Thursday, January 24, 2019
ship at anchor
Shipping News

Ship’s Anchor Suspected for Tonga’s Internet Blackout

By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The South Pacific nation of Tonga has been all but cut off from the internet this week after an undersea

January 24, 2019
Total Views: 156

Friday, December 15, 2017
submarine cable map
Shipping News

Britain Says West Must Defend Undersea Cables from Russian Navy

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Britain and its NATO allies must defend deep sea cables against a potentially catastrophic attack by the Russia navy that

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 77

Friday, July 14, 2017
MSC Containership Drags Anchor, Causing Internet Blackout in Somalia -Reports
News

MSC Containership Drags Anchor, Causing Internet Blackout in Somalia -Reports

Somali authorities have detained an MSC containership alleging that the vessel dragged anchor and cut an undersea fibre optic cable supplying internet to much

July 14, 2017
Total Views: 193

Monday, May 12, 2014
optical fiber cable
News

Prelude and Ichthys Projects to Gain 2000km Optical Fiber Link to Shore

Ichthys LNG and Prelude FLNG, major capital projects currently under development by INPEX and Shell, respectively, have announced plans to invest in a subsea

May 12, 2014
Total Views: 31

Wednesday, March 7, 2012
2012 Submarine Cable Map
Blog

Submarine Cable Map – Charting Your Overseas Internet Connection

Have you ever wondered where the cables go that connect your computer to web sites overseas? Well if you live in the USA and are visiting a website in

March 7, 2012
Total Views: 2198

Thursday, July 7, 2011
US officials analyze effect of subsea power cables on marine life
Uncategorized

US officials analyze effect of subsea power cables on marine life

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. regulators say more research is needed to determine how power cables in the ocean will affect sharks, dolphins, sea turtles

July 7, 2011
Total Views: 13

Thursday, February 3, 2011
Aker awarded subsea cable installation contract in Barents Sea
News

Aker awarded subsea cable installation contract in Barents Sea

ABB has awarded Aker Solutions’ wholly-owned subsidiary Aker Marine Contractors the contract to install its subsea power cable for the Goliat field in

February 3, 2011
Total Views: 85

Sunday, July 18, 2010
Uncategorized

2010 Submarine Cable Map

Click on image for enlargement. 2010 Submarine Cable Map TeleGeography’s popular Submarine Cable Map has been fully updated for 2010. The latest edition

July 18, 2010
Total Views: 97

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Uncategorized

A Map Of Undersea Cables From 1901 – A digg.com Find

This was brought to our attention by digg.com, the social networking site that allows its users to submit links and news stories and then list the stories by

February 17, 2009
Total Views: 45

Monday, December 22, 2008
Uncategorized

Undersea Cable Repairs Are Underway in Mediterranean

A French team of engineers on board the cable repair ship Raymond Croze have begun to repair the underwater cables that were severed late last week in the

December 22, 2008
Total Views: 70

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Uncategorized

Cross Atlantic Cables – Interactive Map

Tat Communications has a map of their subsea offerings. We’ve shown similar maps before but this one is interactive! Click on the image above to view in

June 24, 2008
Total Views: 40
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