Nexans wins 5-year contract extension to supply cables for the world’s leading ship builder Chantiers de l'Atlantique

• Nexans and Chantiers de L’Atlantique have been working in partnership for the past 45 years, enabling the evolution of shipbuilding cables technology and logistic solutions.
• SHIPLINK® fire-resistant, low & medium voltage power, control and instrumentation cables will be supplied for each vessels constructed in the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.

Paris La Défense, November 18, 2019 – Nexans has secured a 5-year contract extension with Chantiers de l’Atlantique, one of the world’s largest shipyards, to supply cables and services for use in some of the world’s largest passenger vessels. The contract builds on a 45-year partnership between Nexans and Chantiers de l’Atlantique, an alliance which has facillitated the evolution of specialised ship cable technology and logistics.

Throughout this partnership period, Nexans has been the leading cables provider in designing advanced fire safety technologies for secure passengers ships - one of the highest priority in shipbuilding industry. The group also supports Chantiers de l’Atlantique with innovation on cables stripability and flexibility for easier and faster installation

Logistics

Nexans was the first cable maker to offer logistics solutions in the shipbuilding industry, and Chantiers de l’Atlantique has been using the Nexans Logistics and Solutions Centre for the past decade.

The Group manages Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s whole supply chain, often coordinating the work of a series of other suppliers, while maintaining consistent quality and variable delivery logistics. Not only does it deliver just-in-time to shipyards, but takes into account changing vessel types by sequencing deliveries in order. This method means customers can receive cables in the right sequence for a specific vessel during production.

Nexans launched a new logistics approach in 2019 to ensure it can secure emergency situations if any arise during the construction project and has adapted this for Chantiers de l’Atlantique.

All cables and services are being manufactured in France.