History

In operation since the mid-nineteenth century, the submarine cable industry FCR – France Cables and Radio – became a 100% subsidiary of Orange Group in 1999. In October 2010, Orange takes control of Elettra, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia. Its management is delegated to Orange Marine, which now operates 6 cable ships from marine bases or from foreign ports.
In 2013, the company changed its name for Orange Marine. CEO of Orange Marine and Elettra is Didier Dillard. The Orange Marine fleet is one of the most experienced in the world and represents 15% of the world fleet.
Orange Marine has laid almost 190,000 kilometers of submarine cables in all oceans, including 160,000 of fibre cables.
Cable ship Vercors, aka Chamarel, has laid 120,000 km of cable on her own, the equivalent of three times around the Earth, a world record.