Aker BP has awarded two long-term contracts to Soltad and Møkster for its PSVs, which will be upgraded with a battery-hybrid system.
Seaway 7 has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of the inter-array cables for the 1,075 MW Seagreen 1 wind farm offshore Scotland. The Northumberland-based port has already started to receive cable into quayside storage tanks, designed and built by their in-h
JDR Cable Systems is planning to open a new £130 million subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland.
The Indonesian Government has confirmed the key facilitation measures for Sun Cable’s Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink), bringing the project a step closer to realization. The Indonesian Government has recommended the route of the transmission cables through Indonesian waters, with the Ministry
Waves Group Ltd has secured the contract to carry out Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services for the installation of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha export power cables. The agreement will see Waves Group provide MWS services during the installation of the Hollandse Kust Noord and Hol
Vattenfall has issued a tender for inter-array cable repairs and jointing work in Sweden and Germany, expected to start in the summer of 2022. The developer is looking to award five-year framework agreements to a maximum of five contractors per lot, with one lot being dedicated to the work to be per
Seaway 7’s recently converted cable laying vessel (CLV) Seaway Phoenix has completed its first assignment. The 130-meter long vessel installed its first inter-array cable at an undisclosed offshore wind project in Taiwan. According to Seaway 7, Seaway Phoenix features an AHC 34-tonne offshore crane,
China’s ZTT has completed its new submarine cable factory in the Guangdong Province and is set to have it operational ahead of schedule. According to the company, the South Sea Submarine Cable Co. (ZTT-SSSC) factory was well-calibrated for production on 9 September. The new factory boasts an annual
DeepOcean has secured a frame agreement contract by Equinor to provide contingency equipment and services for handling high-voltage subsea cables utilized for offshore renewables and oil and gas. The contract covers the provision of handling equipment and personnel for subsea high-voltage cable cont
The UK National Grid today, 15 September, reported a fire at its IFA1 interconnector site in Sellindge, Kent, which has been evacuated.
Corinth Pipeworks, a subsidiary of Cenergy Holdings, has signed an agreement with Subsea 7 to deliver high-frequency welding (HFW) steel pipes for Aker BP’s Kobra East and Gekko (KEG) project. The 9 kilometers of 16″ HFT ultra-long steel pipes will be used for the tie-back of KEG resources to the ex
High Tien Offshore Engineering (High Tien Offshore) – a company led by a former CSBC president and chairman of CSBC’s joint venture with DEME – is set to invest in a large cable laying vessel (CLV) which will serve the offshore wind market in Taiwan. “Following the investment by CDWE in a large floa
Nexans revealed on 10 September that the company had entered into exclusive negotiations for the supply and installation of both onshore and offshore export cables for an offshore wind project in the UK. The cable manufacturer has not disclosed any specifics about the project and its client, noting
The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of t
