A2Sea, which Dong acquired 51% of in 2009, is profitable, Wind CEO for Dong, Samuel Leupold told the Danish press.

"But interested parties are welcome if they believe more value can be added to the company," he added.

Dong confirmed the comments, adding only that the market for installation vessels has changed during the last five years.

But the company stressed that it is not actively involved in a sales process for A2Sea or its cable specialist subsidiary CT Offshore.

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