Aberdeen-based cable installation, repair and trenching player Global Offshore has installed a 2,000-tonne capacity power cable carousel at Port of Blyth’s Battleship Wharf terminal. The cable carousel, provided by Swan Hunter, should offer the company with increased operational flexibility, local c
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution will be replacing the 33,000-volt subsea electricity distribution cable connecting Lewis and Harris island to the Scottish mainland following a recent fault. On 16 October SSEN received an alert to a fault on its network which temporaril
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
NKT has repaired the Skagerrak 1 and 2 cable systems between Norway and Denmark. The national power grids between Denmark and Norway connect through four HVDC-links crossing the Skagerrak strait. Combined they have the capability to carry 1,700 MW of energy between the two countries. Following the d
Alcatel Submarine Networks, part of Nokia, has won the Eastern Arctic Undersea Fiber Optic Network (EAUFON) contract. This contract, funded by the Kativik Regional Government, (KRG), a supramunicipal body with jurisdiction over the territory of Québec, will connect five communities in northern Québe
Trelleborg has secured a contract by Seaway 7 to provide its NjordGuard cable protection for the Kaskasi offshore wind project in Germany. Trelleborg will provide 86 integrated cable protection systems to protect the inter-array grid power cables from over-bending, abrasion, and fatigue. Production
Greek TSO ADMIE recently held the inaugural ceremony of the electrical interconnection of Greek island Naxos in the high voltage system, marking the completion of the second Phase of the Cyclades Interconnection project. The Phase B of the Cyclades interconnection includes the installation of submar
Dutch cable logistics company WIND has opened a new European warehouse and operational office. WIND opened the new warehouse and office last week at its cable storage yard in Velsen Noord, the Netherlands. The new warehouse will be used to store accessories and equipment for the repair of inter-arra
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 we
Tekmar Group has appointed Alasdair MacDonald as its new Chief Executive Officer.
UK-based subsea cable engineering consultancy Red Penguin will act as a client representative for National Grid and Energinet during Viking Link interconnector cable laying campaigns. Viking Link project is a joint venture between National Grid Ventures, part of National Grid, and the Danish operato
TenneT has awarded ten framework agreements for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services which will support the realisation of several offshore grid connections in Germany and the Netherlands. The marine warranty surveyor has to monitor whether all activities carried out by a contractor are performed
TenneT has invited applications to qualify for a tender that will be launched in February 2021, when the Dutch transmission system operator will seek a subsea cable supplier for the Hollandse Kust West Beta platform. The scope of the contract will include the design, engineering, production, deliver
NKT and Boskalis have completed the replacement of four high-voltage power cables connecting Sweden and Denmark installed in 1973. Specifically, the cabling specialist switched the old cables with four new 400 kV XLPE HVAC power cables. NKT, in a consortium with Boskalis, won the Oresund interconnec
