Subsea Cable

After a major conversion, Boskalis has commissioned the BOKA Ocean. The vessel was acquired in 2023 as a pipe-laying vessel and was subsequently converted into a broadly deployable cable-laying vessel. After the BOKA Ocean completed its sea trials in the North Sea, it is more than ready to start on her inaugural project in the German part of the North Sea.

DOF has been awarded a contract by an international energy operator to repair an export cable for an offshore wind farm in Southern North Sea.

Pioneering Spirit has completed the infield pipelay scope for BP’s ultra-deepwater GTA liquified natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. Two months after arriving in the field, production crew welded, scanned and field joint coated the final piece of pipe for the second 16-inch export gas line.

Prysmian, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around €5 billion with Amprion, one of the leading European TSOs, for two offshore grid connection systems — BalWin1 and BalWin2 — and the underground cable project DC34.

ABB has secured an order with Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft to supply an advanced power and propulsion system for a forthcoming cable-laying vessel (CLV) of Nexans, a global player in energy transition headquartered in Paris, France.

Enshore Subsea has partnered with Herbosch-Kiere to purchase the Topaz Installer vessel in a new joint venture between the organizations.

Global subsea specialist Sulmara is increasing its presence in the cable market after signing a Master Service Agreement with leading international contractor Asso.subsea.

I.T. International Telecom Marine SRL (IT) has chosen VARD to convert the Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) “IT Infinity” into a Cable Laying Vessel.

MacArtney Offshore Wind Solutions, specializing in offshore mission equipment, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Jan De Nul Group.

University of Hawaiʻi (UH) and Ocean Networks, Inc. (ONI) announce a $120 million, public-private partnership to construct a submarine optical fiber cable system that will connect the Hawaiian Islands and improve and expand high-speed broadband internet throughout the state.

Jan De Nul Group and Ørsted have signed the export cable contract for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Jan De Nul Group will be responsible for the seabed preparation, transport, installation and protection of 350 km of DC export cables connecting the wind farm to the UK electricity grid.

SubOptic Foundation, the charitable arm of the SubOptic Association which focuses its efforts on education and research, today announces the publication of the Report on Best Practices in Subsea Telecommunications Cable Sustainability.