Norway’s VARD has signed a €113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-meter-long
SPIE Wind Connect, part of SPIE, has been awarded a contract by Van Oord for the termination and testing of inter-array cables on the offshore wind farm that Ecowende will build at Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI in the Netherlands. The project scope involves the termination and testing of 52 66 kV int
South Korean subsea cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has decided to expand its offshore wind business with plans to maximize the synergistic effect of cooperating with its subsidiaries to deliver solutions to the offshore wind industry. Starting on 24 March with its subsidiary LS Materials, four
Bluestream Offshore, a subsidiary of OEG Energy, has been awarded a contract by transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the retrofit installation of a corrosion protection system on the SylWin alpha offshore converter station for the SylWin1 offshore grid connection in Germany. The award is fo
Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has launched an integrated monitoring platform to safeguard offshore and onshore cables and support their continuous operation by identifying and mitigating potential threats, including fishing accidents and deliberate damag
UK-headquartered Enshore Subsea has secured an export cable installation contract for one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind projects, the 1.1 GW Inch Cape. The Inch Cape offshore wind farm will feature two 85-kilometer, 220 kV, three-phase export cables, each delivered in three sections and requir
The National Grid has awarded contracts to ten suppliers as part of a £59 billion high voltage direct current (HVDC) supply chain framework, setting the stage for the delivery of the required works and equipment for key energy projects across the UK. The HVDC supply chain framework was launched in 2
After South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution, a consortium of Hellenic Cables and Jan De Nul has signed a framework agreement with National Grid becoming the appointed contractors eligible to participate in future HVDC cable projects across the UK and Europe. The agreement enables the consortium to pa
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has signed a framework agreement with UK power transmission and distribution company National Grid UK for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable systems, securing participation opportunities in projects valued at approximately £21.3 billion over up to eight yea
Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has achieved one of the final milestones for Greece’s Attica-Crete power cable project with the completion of the site acceptance test. Described as the largest electricity transmission project in Greece, with a budget excee
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
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
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
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
