The production of critical high-voltage (HV) components for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy has commenced in Türkiye. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~122-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC electrical cable interconnection between the Terna substation at Ragusa, Sic
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialized HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa
The hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for N-Sea Group has arrived from Poland at Neptune Marine’s yard in the Netherlands. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera was launched early in February in Poland, after which it started its journey fr
Malaysia-headquartered offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong has been awarded shipbuilding contracts, valued at $64.5 million, for two dive support vessels (DSVs) and two remote operated landing crafts (ROLCs) by a UAE-based maritime logistics company, marking its first newbuild contract
Italy’s Saipem has secured a new offshore contract in Saudi Arabia worth approximately $500 million under its existing long-term agreement with the country’s energy heavyweight Aramco. Under the contract release purchase order (CRPO), Saipem’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, con
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a three-month contract extension for its source vessel to continue working in the Western Hemisphere. The 2009-built Fulmar Explorer, which joined the company’s fleet in 2019, will continue perfor
Boskalis has completed the preparation of 150 kilometers of inter-array cable routes at the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm site in Poland. In 2023, Boskalis was awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of export and inter-array cables for the Polish offshore wind farm, owned b
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has won a contract worth over £4 million (around €4.68 million) under which it will deliver cable protection systems (CPS) for an offshore wind farm development in Europe. The contract was awarded by a long-standing customer, as Tekmar said, for the delivery of the 10th
As its copper demand continues to grow in line with the expansion of production facilities, Denmark-headquartered NKT has renewed its long-term copper supply agreement with European mining and smelting company KGHM, ensuring availability for the next decade. The current contract was signed in 2023 a
Norway’s Reach Subsea is anticipated to commence an offshore survey campaign next week for the second 525 kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, known as the Shetland HVDC Link 2. Shetland 2 will connect 330 kilometers between Shetland and the mainland to bring 2 GW of renewa
A new subsea trencher destined for Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT, deemed the world’s most powerful, has arrived at the UK’s Port of Blyth to continue the fit-out and commissioning. NKT announced the investment in the NKT T3600 trencher in June 2025, as part of its ongoing
Siemens Energy has delivered the first of seven transformers that will help to power NeuConnect, the first energy link between the UK and Germany. The transformer was taken from Siemens Energy’s factories in Nürnberg, Germany, and delivered by barge along the Rhine River to Rotterdam, the Netherland
The vessel Seaway Aimery is laying inter‑array cables between wind turbines and the offshore converter platform at the East Anglia Three offshore wind site in the UK. The cable-laying vessel (CLV), which started the installation work in January, is supported by Seaway Moxie and will be joined by two
Türkiye‘s national oil & gas giant Türkiye Petrolleri A.O. (TPAO) has become a partner in an offshore exploration license in Bulgaria, located near Sakarya, Türkiye’s largest natural gas field. TPAO reported today, February 18, that it had, as a partner, joined the exploration license in the Khan Te
