Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed to deliver marine warranty survey (MWS) services for a 750 MW, 345-kilometer-long power interconnector project in Australia. ABL’s operations in Australia will provide MWS services to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) campai
The new cable-laying vessel (CLV) that joined Prysmian’s fleet earlier this year, Monna Lisa, has begun installing its first submarine cable at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project site in the U.S., where Dominion Energy is building the country’s largest offshore wind farm. Dominion Ene
Fugro has secured a seven-year framework agreement with Irish transmission system operator (TSO) EirGrid to perform surveys for a project that will develop offshore electricity substations and export cable routes to connect Ireland’s future offshore wind farms on the south coast to the national grid
LS Cable & System and its subsidiary LS Marine Solution have won a contract for the supply and installation of cables for the 532 MW Anma offshore wind project in South Korea. The contracts are worth ₩177 billion (approximately $185 million). LS Marine Solution will be responsible for laying the sub
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved financing in the amount of approximately €168 million for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~122-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC electrical cable interconnection between the Terna subs
LS Marine Solution has been selected as the preferred bidder for the submarine cable installation work at the Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea. The 390 MW offshore wind farm is being developed by a consortium led by Hanwha Ocean and SK Eternics. Construction is scheduled to begin in 20
Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), a state-owned company that finances Swedish exporters, their subcontractor, and foreign customers, has agreed a €800 million loan facility with National Grid Electricity Transmission to fund a portion of what is said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity tr
UK-based manufacturer of subsea and power cables, JDR Cable Systems, part of TFKable Group, has secured a service contract with an Indian multinational enterprise engaged in engineering, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), to test 14 umbilical cables for offshore platforms in the Middle East. According to JDR Ca
The hull of Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, marking the start of its outfitting and completion phase. Based on an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version o
Belgian GeoXYZ will be kicking off site investigations this month for a 750 MW electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The MaresConnect interconnector will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyd
A wholly owned principal subsidiary of Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has completed the purchase of a 20% share in a subsidiary owned by Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), this way
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched the hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese company Toyo Construction at its shipyard in Romania. VARD held the keel laying ceremony in September 2024 for the vessel, while this March the aft part of NB
LS Cable & System has been named the preferred supplier of subsea cables for the 1 GW Haesong offshore wind farm in South Korea. LS Marine Solution, a subsidiary of LS Cable & System, was also selected as the preferred bidder for installation works. Together, the two companies will deliver a fully i
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group will soon kick off the second phase of cabling works in UK waters for NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany. The 725-kilometer land and subsea cable system is said to creat
