Subsea technology company Seatools has completed the delivery of a CT umbilical winch on behalf Van Oord. The winch will power Van Oord’s new subsea trencher “Deep Dig It,” which will be deployed during cable installation operations at an offshore wind farm later this year. According to Seatools, th
Ryder Geotechnical, a Tekmar Group company, has supported Jan De Nul Group with the delivery of a spudcan boulder interaction study for the 600 MW Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm (DKF) located in the Danish Baltic Sea. The study quantified the risk of surface and buried boulders to the Vole
Norwegian subsea technology provider Norbit said that its chief financial officer (CFO) Stian Lønvik has given notice to the company that he will resign from his position. Lønvik has a 6-month termination period hence he will remain in position until end July 2020. The company said it will promptly
All components of the converter for the 50Hertz and Energinet interconnector Combined Grid Solution are ready to be energized and put into operation. This includes the converter-components as well as the expansion in the substation in Bentwisch and control technology. Danish Energinet and German 50H
Fugro is set to cash in close to USD 40 million from the sale of Global Marine Group (GMG) through its ownership of 23.6% in GMG. As reported earlier, a subsidiary of Global Marine Holdings, in which Fugro holds a 23.6% equity interest, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 100% of GMG, ex
MacArtney said it will soon supply and test several underwater connectors for INFN – the National Institute for Nuclear Physics. INFN for the IDMAR Research Infrastructure in Sicily supports, among others, the KM3NeT (Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope) infrastructure in the Mediterranean Sea. MacAr
Global Marine Holdings, in which HC2 holds an approximate 73% equity interest, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 100% of Global Marine Group (GMG) to an investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO). The sale includes GMG’s operating subsidiary Global Marine Systems, a provider
Van Oord has awarded Vos Prodect Innovations (VPI) a contract to supply cable hang-off systems for Windpark Fryslân. As a part of the agreement, VPI will develop a custom made cable hang-off system, which is to be qualified with mechanical tests. “We are delighted to be contracted by Van Oord for th
Wintershall Dea and Bell have signed a non-binding collaboration agreement looking into the possibility of introducing a new helicopter on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
UK-based marine technology group OTAQ has completed the acquisition of Marinesense. Marinesense is the manufacturers of the OceanSENSE underwater leak detection and DragonFish precision laser measurement systems for the offshore energy industry. They are considered specialists in underwater optics,
UK-based Seiche Environmental has strengthened its team with three key appointments within the business. Amanda Hyam, formerly Marine Wildlife Advisory and Ancillary Services Manager at GeoGuide Consultants, joins the business as associate director to enhance the team’s expertise operating in the oi
Ofgem has launched an investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP (Scottish Power) Transmission for the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. The Western HVDC is a £1.3 billion subsea cable that transports electricity between Scot
Telenor Maritime has expanded its US presence at the NJFX cable landing station campus. The Norwegian mobile operator at sea is establishing a direct connection to Norway via the 7200km Havfrue subsea cable system, which traverses the North Atlantic and connects the U.S. at NJFX to mainland Northern
SBSCL is deploying “3A”, high capacity, LOOP system 3rd generation submarine cable between Bilbao, Spain to Hong Kong. It contains four high capacity branch and nth number of local branches. Ownership structure of the cable is joint venture of Business Lab Ltd. SPARKbANGLA Technologies Ltd and Elham
