Offshore installation work is set to start this month on a new offshore wind farm to be built off the Scottish coast, for which one of Saipem’s crane vessels and Prysmian’s cable laying vessels will soon mobilise. The DP2 heavy lift vessel S3000 is currently in the Port of Schiedam and will be mobil
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a notice for a turnkey contract covering the cable system needed to connect the BorWin6 offshore platform to the German grid. With the 930 MW BorWin6 project, TenneT is planning a direct current connection in the North Sea Cluster 7. Scheduled to be com
Siem Offshore has secured a contract for its multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Siem Dorado offshore Guyana. The work scope, on behalf of charterers, will consist of fibre optic cable lay, support and hook-up. The deal includes a 55 days firm contract, plus options, in addition to mobilization and
Hellenic Cables has completed the installation of the subsea cable for the Skiathos-Mantoudi interconnection in Greece. The Greek island of Skiathos is now connected to the mainland in Evia via a 30 kilometer 150 kV submarine cable system. In January last year, Greek TSO ADMIE awarded the cabling co
Nexans has taken delivery of its newbuild DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora from Ulstein Verft. Nexans Aurora will be named in a ceremony in Ulsteinvik on 8 June, before leaving for its homeport Halden and Nexans’ subsea high voltage cables competence center. The vessel is delivered on tim
Litgrid and PSE have approved the final investment decisions on the implementation phase of the Harmony Link interconnector, a submarine power cable line between Poland and Lithuania.
NKT has welcomed the launch of the NordLink interconnector, having completed the German section of the power cable system linking the German and Norwegian power grids.
Kraken Robotics has come on board the LifeMoor project, an industry collaboration initiative that aims to extend the lifetime of subsea mooring chains.
TenneT, Statnett and KfW have officially commissioned the 1,400 MW NordLink interconnector between Norway and Germany. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg launched the NordLink submarine cable today, 27 May. The so-called ‘Green Cable’ will facilitate the exch
DNV and South Korean LS Cable & System have signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to target emerging subsea cabling opportunities in the offshore wind industry. DNV and LS Cable & System will cooperate in identifying and reducing risk early in the cable manufacturing process, impr
Hendrik Veder Group has won a contract to help Saipem refurbish its lifting equipment and reuse it during work at the Baltic Pipe project. The 275-kilometre gas pipeline will be laid on the seabed, traversing the maritime zones of Denmark, Poland and Sweden, and will require around 23,000 segments o
Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has completed the electrification of the Crete – Peloponnese interconnection in Greece. Hellenic Cables was in charge of the design, supply and installation of the 150kV composite submarine and underground cable system for the interconnection of the isl
The installation of inter-array cables has been completed at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer Lake in the Netherlands. The inter-array cables will undergo tests in the coming days, Windpark Fryslân said. The cables connect the wind farm’s 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbi
Subsea 7 has secured a contract with Petrobras for the development of the Mero-3 field located 200 kilometres off the coast of Rio de Janeiro at 2,200 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos basin.
