Jan De Nul has ordered a new XL cable-laying vessel (CLV), identical to the Fleeming Jenkin ordered at a Chinese shipyard last year. With a cable-carrying capacity of 28,000 tonnes, the vessels are said to be the largest capacity CLVs in the world. Like Fleeming Jenkin, the new vessel will be 215 me
Following an “outstanding” 2023, Italian cabling giant Prysmian has made a solid start to 2024, reporting a net profit of €190 million for the first quarter of the year, compared to €187 million in the first three months of the prior year. Group sales amounted to €3,687 million, with a -5.6% organic
Jan De Nul Group has started 2024 with an order book of €8.9 billion, an increase of 38% compared to last year. In its latest financial report, the Belgian company said it had far exceeded its expectations for 2023 and has been net debt-free for the tenth year in a row. In 2023, Jan De Nul reported
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has completed technical due diligence for what is expected to become the world’s longest HVDC subsea cable once it connects the UK and Morocco. The Xlinks Morocco-UK power plant includes the development of a commercial-scale renewable energy project in Morocco, harn
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held t
The new cable factory Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) built in Eemshaven is preparing for full operation as the company completed a type test run in March, producing a three power core-type test cable, and with the vertical lay-up machine (VLM) delivered by PASSER now commissioned and undergoing final
Norway’s shipbuilder VARD has contracted compatriot TMC Compressors to supply a complete marine compressed air system for a cable-laying vessel (CLV) that it is constructing for Italian cabling giant Prysmian. Under the contract whose value has not been disclosed, TMC will deliver a marine compresse
The landfall of the first submarine cable circuit has been completed by LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution in the construction of the Jeonnam offshore wind farm in South Korea. Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power was founded in 2020 as a 51-49 joint venture between SK E&S and Copenhagen Infrastructure
ZTT Submarine Cable & System has finished the installation and termination of the 155 kV submarine cable connecting the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm to the DolWin kappa offshore converter platform in Germany. In 2020, TenneT contracted ZTT Submarine Cable & System to link the 253 MW offshore wind
French cable maker Nexans has kicked off the installation of high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) onshore cable on the Irish side of the Celtic Interconnector, set to link the power systems of Ireland and France together for the first time via subsea power cable. The project is being developed by
The development of an HVDC cable connection, which is said to be the longest ever built in Great Britain, is moving forward, with the construction works slated to kick off this autumn.
GE Vernova and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have decided to bankroll the development of a huge renewable energy project in Morocco.
Balmoral Comtec, a Balmoral Group company, has been awarded a multi-billion-pound contract for the supply of cable protection systems for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope of work includes design engineering which will take place at Balmoral Comtec’s Aberdeen facility, suppl
DeepOcean has completed its first campaign under a contract with NKT for the provision of subsea construction support for a subsea HVDC cable that will link the Canadian border and New York. DeepOcean reported that its U.S. operation had wrapped up the first campaign for the Champlain Hudson Power E
