South Korea’s Haesong Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to introduce Smart Fault Locator (SFL) technology for submarine cable fault detection. The Haseong Offshore Wind 1-3 projects are managed and funded by Copenhagen Infrastr
Jan De Nul has launched its first XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), Fleeming Jenkin, with the final vessel construction phase now starting, including sea trials. Jan De Nul announced in October 2023 that it had placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard, followed by an order for
Fugro completed land and marine surveys for TenneT Germany’s LanWin1 and LanWin2 grid connections, which are part of the transmission system operator’s (TSO) 2 GW program. The LanWin2 cable route required a range of onshore and nearshore investigation activities to support project development. Fugro
NKT’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora has entered the water for the first time following the launch of its aftship, set to be connected to the foreship at a separate location. The official keel laying took place on January 15 at one of VARD’s facilities in Romania, some two months after the f
50Hertz has launched an €11.7 million call for tenders for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services for offshore wind energy projects in both the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The German TSO is looking to award a framework agreement(s) for MWS services through four lots, with the contract for each lo
Tekmar Group has signed a framework agreement with Jan De Nul for the engineering, manufacturing, and supply of the cable protection system (CPS) for TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid connection program in Germany. The first awards under the agreement cover two projects. Work has commenced immediately on
French cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Nexans‘ Board of Directors has resolved to appoint Julien Hueber as the new CEO and to part ways with Christopher Guérin, who held the position for seven years. Guérin will
Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) for the installation of subsea export cables on the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm. SRE has also selected the Belgian offshore construction contractor for export cables on its Formosa 6 offshore wind project. Under the contract for Fo
Remazel Engineering, a company of Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri, has secured a contract for the delivery of a high-capacity rock placement system for Jan De Nul’s recently ordered subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). Jan De Nul reported some ten days ago that it had ordered the new SRIV,
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been selected to provide marine warranty survey services to support the installation of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), said to be the UK’s largest electricity transmission project and the longest high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable. Developed by a joint ventu
Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract by Seaway7 for the supply of approximately 165 kilometers of 66 kV inter-array cables and associated accessories for the East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Hellenic Cables’ scope of work includes the engineering, design, manufacturing, testing,
DEME has secured a contract for the transport and installation of inter-array cables on the 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, owned by RWE (51%) and Norges Bank Investment Management (49%). Under the contract, the Belgian offshore construction specialist will transp
Singapore-headquartered Aster, a provider of energy, chemical, and infrastructure solutions in Southeast Asia, has awarded contracts to Allseas and DOF Group, as well as other partners, for engineering and rejuvenation of direct tanker-to-refinery crude oil transfer infrastructure. Aster is investin
Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO) Terna and Tunisian counterpart STEG have selected Italian cabling giant Prysmian for the construction of a submarine power interconnection between the two countries. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and
