The Netherlands-based shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine has commenced construction of a new cable maintenance vessel. The vessel named Altera will be 100 meters long and will be used for offshore cable maintenance work and offshore support services. According to Neptune Marine, it will be capa
EnBW is laying the first submarine cable of the internal wind farm cabling that connects all 64 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines of the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. Seaway7 has been commissioned with the task. In 2022, EnBW awarded the company an engineering, procurement, installation, and commi
The aft part of the highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that VARD is building for the Japanese offshore wind market has arrived at the company’s Tulcea shipyard where it will be joined with the forward parts of the hull. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder held t
Greece has reaffirmed its commitment to constructing a subsea power link to Cyprus following reports that the project was halted over financial and geopolitical concerns, Reuters reported. The 1,240-kilometer Great Sea Interconnector, previously known as the EuroAsia Interconnector, is envisioned to
Keppel Infrastructure Fund (KIF) and its co-investor have acquired a 100% stake in subsea cable solutions provider Global Marine Group (GMG) from investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company, marking the fund’s first investment. The UK-headquartered GMG operates a fleet of six vessels and offers c
Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has completed the first installation campaign in Norway to connect an offshore oil & gas development area to shore. NKT is currently carrying out the installation of 255 kilometers of HVAC power cables to connect the Yggdras
The joint venture between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP has signed an agreement with a consortium of Equitix and Kyuden Group to sell the offshore transmission assets of the Seagreen Phase 1 offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Seagreen 1 transmission assets transmit electricity from the of
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the first hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The steel cutting that marks the official start of construction for the first newbuild OECV, named Island Evolution, too
Marine engineering specialist Tadek has expanded into new UK offices as its focus on offshore wind and marine renewables sharpens. Tadek’s new offices are located in One Crown Square, Woking, near London. According to Tadek, the move comes as the company strengthens its partnerships with industry p
Vattenfall has contracted DEME Offshore for cable protection system (CPS) stabilization work on the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in Germany. The offshore wind farm owner/operator opened the tender for CPS stabilization work in June last year. According to a contract award notice publishe
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has unveiled a concept design for a multi-megawatt cluster of wave energy converters (WECs), aiming to improve efficiency and lower costs in offshore renewable energy. The design explores clustering multiple wave energy devices into a single moored and electrically connect
Tampnet, a Norway-headquartered provider of offshore high-capacity and low-latency connectivity services, has secured a fiber optic project and long-term service contract with Woodside Energy that will enable remote operations at an oil project in the Gulf of Mexico/America. The fiber-based connecti
Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering and its Finnish counterpart Fingrid have withdrawn the request to seize the ship that broke the EstLink 2 power connection in December 2024 for compensation for damages, and plan to sue the shipowner for compensation for repair costs. To remind, Fi
Louis Dreyfus TravOcean and Prysmian will soon resume the inter-array cable installation at the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm site in France. According to a recent social media post from Louis Dreyfus TravOcean, 5 strings and 37 cables are left to be installed and connected at the si
