Boskalis informed on 20 April that the company won a contract for the transportation and installation of export cables for an offshore wind project, classifying the contract value as “significant”, which for Boskalis means it is worth between EUR 150-300 million. The company said the project for whi
Next Geosolutions has selected PanGeo Subsea, a Kraken Robotics company, to provide its sub-bottom imager (SBI) technology to conduct a survey along the Hollandse Kust West Beta cable routes. The London-headquartered NextGeo has been carrying out various works as part of its contract with TenneT for
NKT has completed repair operations of the 285 kV Kontiskan 2 interconnector that is linking the power grids of Sweden and Denmark following a fault caused by external impact reported at the end of January. NKT performed the initial fault finding from shore identifying that the damaged cable section
Jan De Nul has won a contract with Sumitomo Electric Industries for the installation of two subsea HVDC cables and one fiber optic cable for the Greenlink Interconnector between Ireland and the UK. The subsea cable route for the 500 MW Greenlink Interconnector is about 160 kilometers long between Co
NKT’s 140-meter long cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Victoria has commenced export cable installation activities at the Dogger Bank A offshore wind project in the UK. The work started on 17 April and will be performed on a continuous basis in two campaigns until approximately 2 June. The first campaig
Manor Marine has just introduced a plan for building a 20 metre Multi Purpose Vessel, suitable for a range of applications. Construction will be undertaken at the fabrication and engineering facility in Portland, Dorset. Focused on the offshore renewables industry, the vessel is designed for multi-p
Chiefs of the Greek and Egyptian transmission system operators (TSOs) have come together to discuss the EuroAfrica Interconnector that will connect the two countries. Manos Manousakis, chairman and CEO of Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), and Sabah Mashaly, chairman of the Egy
The UK-headquartered Xlinks has decided to terminate a tender process that sought survey services for what will be the world’s longest subsea cable since no bidder submitted a compliant application.
Vos Prodect Innovations (VPI) has been selected to deliver its cable hang-off systems for the first two phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and B.
XLCC has appointed Germany-based HIGHVOLT as the primary provider of test systems for the prequalification, type and routine testing of subsea cables. HIGHVOLT has also been engaged to deliver a consultancy service and corresponding supply agreement for the equipment required to fulfill the testing
The Gwynt Y Mor offshore wind farm in the UK is set to undergo a pre-construction survey of its export cable corridor, following a series of export cable issues. Titan Endeavour will carry out the work, starting around 15 April and scheduled to take up to 7 days, subject to weather conditions. The p
UK-based Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) has received an order from an undisclosed customer for two wheel de-trenching grapnels set to be deployed from subsea cable repair vessels in France. DLM designed a custom-built version suitable to penetrate 1.8 meters into the seabed, significantly more than t
Tendering process for one of the offshore wind areas the Dutch Government planned to auction this year has been postponed and will be launched at a later time, with the specific timeline expected to be announced later this year.
The NeuConnect consortium has selected the contractors for cabling and converter station works for the first-ever energy link between the UK and Germany. Siemens Energy has been selected to supply the turnkey high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for the project and will build two c
