news & latest information
1 October 2021
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters:
Minato-ku, Tokyo) and Kokusai Cable Ship Co., Ltd. today announced that on September 24,
2021, they concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on collaborative operation of
cable-laying ships to meet increasing demand for installation of power cables—a key
element of supply chains in the globally expanding offshore wind farm business.
Details can be seen in the attached PDF.
News Release
16 June 2015
Mr. Takaaki Anraku took over presidency of Mr. Ryoichi Yatabe on 16 June, 2015.
12 September 2013
Notification of our new office
Please be informed that we will move our headquarter to the following address effective 30 September 2013.
  • Address:Kawasaki Frontier Bldg. 6th Floor
    Ekimae Honcho 11-2, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken Zip-code 210-0007
  • Tel.:+81-44-578-0700
  • Fax.:+81-44-578-0739
17 April 2013
■ KCS's two presentation at SubOptic 2013 !
KCS will make the following two presentations at SubOptic 2013 held in Paris, France from 22nd until 25th Apil :
1. Reseach Paper: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY OF A PRECISE LAYING BY
    REAL-TIME 3-D SIMULATION SYSTEM
2. Security measure of a cable ship working nuclear contamination

NOTE:
SubOptic is an international academic organization in the field of submarine optical telecommunications which is held once every few years.
15 May 2010
Updated the movie introducing KCS's solution, service, cable ship and facilities.
23 April 2010
KCS will run a booth at SubOptic 2010, the largest event in the submarine cable industry field. (May 11 to 14, 2010, PACIFICO YOKOHAMA, Japan)
10 August 2009
The Universal Jointing Consortium 8th Customer Forum is to be held in Paris, France hosted by Alcatel-Lucent on Thursday, 10th September 2009.
The aim of the UJC Customer forums is to give our customers the opportunity to give the UJC face to face feedback on operational issues and for us to answer questions on UJC products, or any concerns relating to the UJC.
If you are interested in attending, please email
"UJC Coordinator" <coordinator@ujconsortium.com>.
(Regarding UJC, please refer to the UJC page)
23 July 2009
The KDDI OCEAN LINK's exhibition to the public has finished successfully.
In order to see the photo of the KDDI OCEAN LINK in the exhibition, please click here.
15 July 2009
The KDDI OCEAN LINK will be exhibited to the public as follows:
*Date & Time: July 22nd (Wednesday) , 10:00-16:00 (The final entry is 15:30)
*Place: No. 5 Quay of Shinko Wharf, Yokohama Port
Note: In case of cable failures related to the ship, the exhibition may be cancelled.
25 May 2009
The name of the cable ship, "KDD PACIFIC LINK" has been changed to the new name, "KDDI PACIFIC LINK" on the date of 25 May 2009.
1 April 2009
Mr. Ryoichi Yatabe took over presidency of Mr. Shuichi Toyoda on 1 April, 2009.
1 Dec. 2008
The Universal Jointing Consortium 7th Customer Forum is to be held in Tokyo, Japan hosted by KCS on 26 March 2009.
The aim of the UJC Customer forums is to give our customers the opportunity to give the UJC face to face feedback on operational issues and for us to answer questions on UJC products, or any concerns relating to the UJC.
If you are interested in attending, please email "UJC Coordinator" <coordinator@ujconsortium.com>.
4 Nov. 2008
Currently, KCS training school(Universal Jointing training course certified by the UJ Consortium) is open at Yokohama, Kanagawa. (Nov. 4, 2008 to Dec. 3, 2008)
1 Oct. 2008
Kokusai Cable Ship's web site has been renewed.

Providing Solution

Submarine Cable Installation

Submarine Cable Installation
  • Kokusai Cable Ship Co.,Ltd.(KCS) installs domestic and international optical submarine cables using technologies based on years of experience and a great deal of practical achievement.

Submarine Cable Maintenance

Submarine Cable Maintenance
  • A recovery of submarine cable network failure is a top priority matter to fix it. In order to minimize the influence of the trouble, KCS maintains submarine cables on 24-hour bases.

Marine Engineering

Marine Engineering
  • KCS provides a wide range of engineering and consulting services all over the world, from marine to land, making use of our rich experience, know-how and technology in submarine cable fields.

Universal Joint

Universal Joint
  • KCS, as a member of the UJ Consortium, realizes technology and services for interconnection of different types of optical submarine cables in the world, and of the cables and repeaters from different manufacturers.
KDDI OCEAN LINK
  • The KDDI OCEAN LINK, built for submarine cable construction/ maintenance and equipped with the latest cable handling capabilities, plays an active role for submarine cable networks.
KDDI CABLE INFINITY
  • The KDDI CABLE INFINITY with the latest ship-maneuvering and cable-handling equipment carries out installation and maintenance of optical submarine cable networks.

ROV MARCAS

ROV MARCAS
  • ROV MARCAS contributes to urgent restoration of submarine cable failure with its capabilities of the cable status survey, localization of failure point, excavation, cutting and reburial.

PLOW-II

AQUA EXPLORER 2000
  • Is towed by the cable ship, and is used for a simultaneous operation of laying and burial of submarine cables.

 

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