The UK energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled its shortlist of bidders under the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) Tender Round 13, in which five companies and consortia will compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for the East Anglia Three, Inch Cape and Dogger Bank C o
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded the Netherlands-headquartered Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) with a framework contract for the delivery of four cable storage carousels. SCA’s scope includes the engineering, manufacturing, delivery, installation and commissioning of four caro
Jan De Nul has appointed the Dutch company Tree C Technology to develop a training simulator for its XL cable-laying vessel (CLV) Fleeming Jenkin. Jan De Nul placed an order for Fleeming Jenkin at China’s CMHI Haimen shipyard in October 2023, followed by an order for another identical vessel, named
Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued its General Design Approval (GDA) for a cable-laying vessel (CLV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), verifying the vessel’s compliance with relevant rules at the detailed design level. NYK reported that it had, on February 13, co
UK-based manufacturer of subsea and power cables JDR Cable Systems, part of TFKable Group, has appointed former UK Trade Commissioner Jonathan Knott CMG to the newly created role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO). JDR said that the role had been newly created to support the company’s accelerat
Following the completion of testing, Italian cabling giant Prysmian revealed it was ready to launch the new global standard for high voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cable systems qualifying the use of 525 kV cables at an increased operating temperature of up to 90°C. Founded on the higher wi
Greece’s Asso.subsea has signed the shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of a second next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV), sister to the one announced in September 2025. The TSV Andromeda will be built at CMHI’s Shenzhen Shipyard, where the
Lithuania, Latvia, and Germany are planning a joint offshore interconnector that would enable electricity trading between the Baltic countries and Germany and allow for the integration of up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity in Lithuania and Latvia. The energy ministers of the three countries signed
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialized HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa
The hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for N-Sea Group has arrived from Poland at Neptune Marine’s yard in the Netherlands. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera was launched early in February in Poland, after which it started its journey fr
Boskalis has completed the preparation of 150 kilometers of inter-array cable routes at the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm site in Poland. In 2023, Boskalis was awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of export and inter-array cables for the Polish offshore wind farm, owned b
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has won a contract worth over £4 million (around €4.68 million) under which it will deliver cable protection systems (CPS) for an offshore wind farm development in Europe. The contract was awarded by a long-standing customer, as Tekmar said, for the delivery of the 10th
As its copper demand continues to grow in line with the expansion of production facilities, Denmark-headquartered NKT has renewed its long-term copper supply agreement with European mining and smelting company KGHM, ensuring availability for the next decade. The current contract was signed in 2023 a
The vessel Seaway Aimery is laying inter‑array cables between wind turbines and the offshore converter platform at the East Anglia Three offshore wind site in the UK. The cable-laying vessel (CLV), which started the installation work in January, is supported by Seaway Moxie and will be joined by two
