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Oslo-listed Havila Shipping has entered into a charter contract with Nexans Norway for the subsea vessel Havila Phoenix. The contract is for a firm period of 90 days with optional periods of 90 days. According to Havila, the contract should commence during April 2021. Havila Phoenix has since 2013 served DeepOcen, under a charterparty with […]
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Business developments & projects, Project & Tenders
Nexans has begun onshore work for the installation of underground cable that will connect the Seagreen offshore wind project to the grid in Angus, Scotland. Once finished, the 19 km cable will reach from where the project makes landfall in Carnoustie to a new substation currently under construction in Tealing. Installation is expected to be […]
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Equipment, Market outlooks, Transition, Vision
Cabling specialist Nexans has joined the Climate Group’s RE100 initiative. RE100 is a global initiative bringing together the companies leading the transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity. In line with the Paris agreements, Nexans recently unveiled its roadmap towards carbon neutrality. As part of this plan, the Nexans specifically aims for an average annual […]
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Nexans saw its next-generation cable laying vessel the ‘Nexans Aurora’ launched at Ulstein on 8 November 2020. The vessel will be installing subsea cables, including cables connecting offshore wind farms to the grid and interconnectors. The hull arrived at Ulstein Verft on 15 June 2020 for the final outfitting, following its construction at CRIST, Poland. During this […]
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Cabling specialist Nexans has generated third-quarter 2020 revenues of €1.4 billion, down 9.8 per cent versus prior-year comparable period. In the first nine months, Nexans sales came to €4.3 billion, also down 9.8 per cent year-on-year. Nevertheless, revenues were up close to 6 per cent quarter-on-quarter. Subsea high-voltage activity continued to remain steady during the […]
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The installation of the MAATS cable lay equipment onboard the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced. On 14 October, MAATS and Marine Fabricators installation team arrived at the Ulstein Verft shipyard to begin the installation, which kicked off with the two lay wheels being fitted at the stern. Following the lay wheels, final installation work […]
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Norwegian shipyard Ulstein is preparing the DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora for launching. The construction of the next-generation CLV is well underway at Ulstein Verft, and according to the company, the launch is coming up soon. The installation of MAATS Tech equipment commenced this week. The MAATS team arrived in Ulsteinvik to install […]
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Equipment, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders
Nexans has signed a contract with Subsea 7 to deliver 46 kilometres of umbilicals for the Sangomar field, offshore Senegal. For the purpose of the project, Nexans will utilise its specialized facility in Halden, Norway. The umbilicals will provide hydraulic, control and instrumentation services for an FPSO facility and associated subsea infrastructure. Specifically, Nexans will […]
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Environment, Technology, Transition, Vision
Cabling specialist Nexans plans to become carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced this at its inaugural Climate Day event in Paris on September 22, 2020. Nexans plans to achieve carbon neutrality through a specifically defined roadmap: 4.2% average annual reduction of company greenhouse gas emissions; 100% of production sites certified ISO 14001; Optimization of […]
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Business developments & projects, Equipment, Vessels
The construction of the next-generation cable laying vessel, the Nexans Aurora, is well underway at Ulstein Verft. The Norwegian shipyard is carrying out several tasks at the same time. On 10 September 2020, Ulstein installed the cable capstan during a short break in the ongoing paint process. During a time span of a few days […]
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Ulstein Verft has installed the generator set into cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora. The company stated that the six generators from Rolls-Royce and ABB have been installed into the vessel according to schedule. Nexans signed a deal with Ulstein Verft for the construction of the vessel back in July 2018. The vessel arrived at Ulstein Verft […]
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Cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, where outfitting work will be carried out. Nexans Aurora began its trip to Norway from the CRIST shipyard in Poland a few days ago. The hull will now be towed into the dock hall at Ulstein Verft before activities such as outfitting, […]
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Norwegian company Red Rock has delivered a crane package to Ulstein for the cable-laying vessel Nexans Aurora. Red Rock was contracted by Ulstein in 2018 to provide a deck machinery package for Nexans’ vessel, consisting of knuckle boom cranes, fixed boom cranes and work baskets. The 150-metre DP3 cable-laying vessel. designed by Norwegian company Skipsteknisk, […]
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Business & Finance, Project & Tenders
Nexans Norway has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of export cables for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm, after being chosen as a preferred supplier in 2019. The Norwegian company will design, manufacture and install three 65-kilometre offshore export cables and three 20-kilometre onshore export cables for the 1,075 MW offshore […]
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Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition
Nexans has won a contract from IPTO’s Ariadne Interconnection for subsea cable system linking mainland Greece to island of Crete. The project should provide security of supply for the island and also enable transition from fossil fuel generation to renewables. The HVDC cable will span a distance of 335 kilometres from the Attica region to […]
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Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology
Nexans has completed the repair of a 95 kilometre subsea high voltage cable linking Malta with Sicily. The Interconnector cable suffered a damage at the end of 2019 by a ship anchor. Nexans mobilized its IMR team to help Enemalta find the damage location and confirm the nature of the fault. In the first week […]
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GC Rieber Shipping has agreed with Nexans to extend the charter of the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar King. The extension is valid for additional two months, making the charter firm until September 2020. The extended period is in direct continuation of the ongoing charter, which started in January 2017. The Polar King is a […]
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All the grand blocks for Nexans’ cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora have been assembled at the CRIST hull yard in Poland. According to Nexans, work tasks such as some steelwork, outfitting and paintwork now need to be carried out before the hull can be towed to Ulstein Verft in Norway for finalizing. Nexans Aurora is […]
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Nexans CEO, members of the board of directors, and management are to take voluntary pay cut as a sign of solidarity and social cohesion, but also to award its frontline employees. Christopher Guérin, CEO of Nexans, has committed to reducing his compensation by 30 per cent for the months of April and May 2020. The […]
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The construction of the cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora is “well on track and proceeding”, Nexans reported. According to the cable manufacturer, the vessel’s blocks will soon be completely assembled. Nexans Aurora is a DP3 cable laying vessel that will be outfitted for power cable laying, including bundle laying, jointing and repair, and cable system protection and trenching. […]
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French cable supplier Nexans has appointed Jane Basson and Sylvie Jéhanno as censors with a view to proposing their candidature as members of the board of directors to the 2020 shareholders’ general meeting. As censors, Jane Basson and Sylvie Jéhanno will attend board of directors meetings with a consultative role. If they are appointed by […]
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Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders
Nexans has received an order to supply 180 km of 230 kV cables for the Marjan field on the eastern coast of the Arabian Gulf. Discovered in 1967, the Marjan field is one of the oldest and biggest offshore oil and gas fields in the Arabian Gulf. It is currently undergoing expansion under the Marjan […]
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Business & Finance, Equipment
Nexans has been awarded a purchase order to supply cables for the offshore Marjan increment development mega-project on the eastern coast of the Arabian Gulf.
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Norwegian Ulstein Verft has contracted Hydroniq Coolers to deliver the seawater cooling system for a cable lay vessel the shipyard is constructing for Nexans Subsea Operations. The CLV Nexans Aurora will play a vital role in installation of Nexans’ HV submarine cables that will connect offshore wind farms to the grid, supporting electrification of offshore […]
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Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft has contracted Hydroniq Coolers to deliver the seawater cooling system to the cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora. Under the contract, Aalesund-based Hydroniq Coolers will supply its Pleat seawater cooling system for the CLV Nexans Aurora. The Pleat coolers will provide cooling of the vessel’s main engine and auxiliary systems through […]
