Subsea technology company Rovco has once again chartered Glomar Offshore’s DP2 vessel Glomar Wave following offshore wind ROV campaigns in summer and autumn last year. The Edinburgh-based company utilised the 2014-built Glomar Wave for work on offshore wind farms in both UK and German waters. The 66
Just one month after the repair, the 1GW BritNed electricity interconnector between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands is out again. According to BritNed, the new unplanned outage took place on 9 March 2021. To remind, the interconnector also went out of service in December last year due to a ca
EDS HV, part of James Fisher and Sons, has secured a cable termination and testing contract for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The scope includes the installation and termination of high voltage cables between the foundations and the turbine switchgear, with pre-testing, mock-up t
London-based Intertek has delivered a permit feasibility study for Xlinks’ subsea cable system between the UK and Morocco. UK-based Xlinks is developing the world’s longest 3.6 GW subsea power link between the UK and Morocco, which will transit through the territorial waters of France, Spain and Por
Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions has appointed Marianne Hagen as executive vice president for sustainability and communications. Hagen succeeds Tove Røskaft, who takes up new role as chief of staff and business excellence at Aker Offshore Wind. She will be part of the executive management t
Fugro has completed the final geotechnical survey campaign at the Moray West offshore wind project in the UK. The new data will be combined with survey results from 2019 to finalize the design of the foundations for each turbine location, as well as the two offshore substations. Survey vessel Norman
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has secured a two-year frame agreement with Helix Robotics Solutions for project engineering services and equipment supply. The agreement covers the provision of MDL project management and engineering services, as well as personnel and equipme
Chinese company SB Submarine Systems (SBSS) has recently completed cable loading onboard its vessel Bold Maverick in Changshu, China. The 2001-built ship is now en route to the Philippines to perform cable installation works. This work will continue with a passage to the Mediterranean Sea where the
Subsea power interconnection project between the island of Crete and mainland Greece (Attica region) has secured a €200 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). IPTO’s Ariadne Interconnection signed the new loan deal, which comes with an option of extending the funding by additional €10
Fugro is carrying out seep survey and geochemical campaign for Petronas in Block 48, offshore Suriname. Petronas hired the Dutch-based surveyor in order to optimise future exploration activities in this frontier area. The work, conducted from the survey vessel MV Fugro Brasilis, involves geophysical
Cenergy Holdings subsidiary Hellenic Cables has won a contract from Denmark’s transmission system operator Energinet for the KBH02 ‘København02’ project. The deal will see the complete supply of a 145 kV cable system connecting Amager Power Plant to Svanemølle substation in Denmark. Hellenic Cables
Norway’s Equinor has entered into framework agreements with PGS and Shearwater GeoServices for 4D towed streamer seismic acquisition on the Norwegian continental shelf. The two-year firm deal is starting in 2021, with two additional two-year options and can also be applied for the UK continental she
Newbuild cable layer Nexans Aurora is getting prepped to enter service with the next generation in boat-handling systems from the Bergen-based Vestdavit. Now in the final stages of construction at Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft, by design, the Nexans Aurora can work in harsh-environment conditions
Maersk Training has launched the first half of its refurbished Aberdeen safety and survival centre which has undergone a refurbishment.
