Louis Dreyfus TravOcean has commenced the installation of the inter-array cables at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. The inter-array cable installation is being carried out by cable-laying vessel Wind of Pride. Prysmian is in charge of the production and delivery of the inter-array
Australia-headquartered AMOG has partnered up with Greece’s Hellenic Cables for dynamic cable assessment in the offshore wind sector. In the partnership, AMOG is delivering expertise in dynamic cable analysis, including utilization of the Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) software SHEAR7. According to
Pre-lay trenching works have begun along a number of inter-array cable routes within the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm area, ahead of the installation of cables at a later date.
Peel Ports Clydeport, owner of Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC), has signed an option agreement with XLCC for two factories in Ayrshire, Scotland, that would produce high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. The overall agreement includes building a 70-acre facility that
Van Oord has awarded TKF with a contract to provide the inter-array cables for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in Germany. TKF is in charge of the production and delivery of approximately 79 kilometers of 66 kV inter-array cables and corresponding accessories. Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel N
An exposed power cable in free span has been detected at the BritNed interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands. A recent survey has found a 17-meter long cable suspension that is up to two meters high on the BritNed interconnector HVDC cable. At its maximum height, the suspension is in the o
iSurvey has secured a multi-year contract to support Nexans’ global offshore high voltage cable installation projects.
The pre-trenching campaign along the inter-array cable routes in the northern part of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm has been completed, Ailes Marines reported, adding that the work was done five weeks ahead of schedule. The Aethra vessel, chartered by the inter-array cable supplier Prys
Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has selected Hellenic Cables as the temporary contractor for the section of the Santorini-Naxos electrical interconnection.
Nexans Norway has selected JECS Offshore Services to assist with the export cable pull-in, routing, termination and testing work on the Seagreen offshore wind farm.
The Netherlands-headquartered WIND has completed the acquisition of Offshore Cable Equipment (OCE). According to WIND, OCE is a rental/retail company that operates five offshore subsea cable carousels from 300 mt up to 7,000 mt capacity. OCE is set to further develop the engineering of carousels and
Prysmian has taken delivery of its new 170-meter long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci’s first deployment will be the installation of the Viking Link submarine cable connection between the UK and Denmark. The vessel has just arrived at Prysmian’s Arco Felice production
Van Oord has selected Tekmar Energy to provide Generation 10 cable protection system (CPS) for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has begun its work programme to replace the submarine electricity distribution cable between Skye and Harris. The cable replacement project, which received marine licence approval from Marine Scotland on 23 July, includes the installatio
