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3A Submarine Cable to Link Europe – Asia – Africa – Australia
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
Valeport Joins Living Coasts’ Tor Bay Conservation Project
Valeport has pledged its support to a campaign to protect the ‘underwater rainforest’ which is under threat off Tor Bay, on the South West Coast of the UK. The hydrographic and oceanographic instrument manufacturer will partner with a UK coastal zoo and aquarium to help protect seagrass, a plant tha
Ofgem to Review New Proposal for Shetland Subsea Link
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has resubmitted its needs case to the energy regulator Ofgem for the proposed Shetland interconnector. For Shetland, the cable would connect planned wind farm projects on Shetland with mainland Scotland allowing them to expo
Damen Rolls Out New OSV Concept
Damen has developed a new concept vessel – the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020. According to Damen, the vessel features a stable platform with lots of accommodation, good station-keeping capability, low carbon emissions and lots of flexibility to add mission-specific tools. “We were approached by
New CEO for Oceanteam
The board of directors of Oceanteam has appointed Henk van den IJssel as chief executive officer (CEO) of Oceanteam with effect from 1 February 2020. Leidus Bosman, has expressed his intention to resign from Oceanteam and step down as CEO to pursue a new career opportunity outside the company. Henk
Unique Group Inks Global Deal with Britlift
Unique Group, subsea and offshore solutions provider, has entered a new partnership with lifting and spreader beam designer and manufacturer, Britlift. The move will see Britlift spreader beams being offered for rental and purchase via Unique Group’s global network. With the agreement in place cover
JFMS Partners with Big Blue Ocean Cleanup
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has teamed up with Big Blue Ocean Cleanup, an international ocean conservation foundation helping to protect oceans and raises awareness about ocean pollution. The non-profit foundation coordinates an ambassador network of volunteers who proactively organise event
HTL Intros Hydraulic Cutter for Offshore Industry
UK-based HTL has launched a bespoke hydraulic cutter for offshore industry market. In all industries where hazardous machinery and materials are present, safety is the optimum priority. Statistics show that 80% of errors which occur during manufacturing are due to human error. For this reason, many
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (January 20 – January 26). https://subseaworldnews.com/2020/01/21/mcdermott-strikes-restructuring-deal-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2020/01/20/technipfmc-split-on-track/
Seaway 7 Lands First Triton Knoll Foundation
Seaway 7 has recently installed the first of 90 wind turbine monopile foundations at Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. The c.600 tonne steel monopile and its transition piece was installed by Seaway Strashnov which is contracted to transport and install all 90 of the wind turbine foundation
Stork Worley Secures Neptune Energy Deal
Neptune Energy Netherlands has awarded a four-year framework agreement for brownfield modification to Stork Worley Integrated Solutions for its Dutch assets in the North Sea. The services will comprise of engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and decommissioning. Neptun
Hellenic Cables Gets Skiathos Interconnection Project
Greek TSO ADMIE has awarded Hellenic Cables and its subsidiary Fulgor the project for the interconnection of Skiathos island in the Aegean Sea to the mainland grid. The contract, worth approximately EUR 43 million, entails the supply and installation of the submarine and underground cable system. Th
Atteris Inks Engineering Services Agreement with Woodside
Atteris has signed a subsea and pipeline engineering services agreement with Woodside Energy. The contract represents an extension of the longstanding partnership between Atteris and Woodside. The contract will enable Woodside to continue to use Atteris engineering services across all project lifecy
Port of Rotterdam Geothermal Energy Research Gets Green Light
Shell Geothermal and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have received an exploration permit from the Ministry of Economic Affairs to investigate possibilities for geothermal energy in the Port of Rotterdam’s western section. The subsurface has been mapped out thoroughly in recent years as part of the U