Subsea Cable

Singapore based Megamas Resources in partnership with Renaissance Technologies (RTM) has contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions AS for the design of a modern, advanced, highly integrated, and fuel-efficient cable laying and repair vessel.

Huisman has signed a partnership agreement with ESD to expand its cable-lay product portfolio and increase its position in the offshore wind market. The agreement will see the combination of ESD’s expertise in designing smart cable-lay solutions with Huisman’s in-house engineering, production, and service capabilities of turn-key equipment.

KKR, a leading global investment firm, and the parent company of OMS Group (or the “Company”), a leading telecom infrastructure company and provider of subsea cable services, has announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will commit $400 million in a tailored solution for OMS Group.

With some estimates putting the cost of subsea cable failure for offshore wind at more than £500 million in 2020, the average insurance claim worth more than £3 million, and an estimated 30% failure rate in any given year, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released a new Code of Practice to improve the installation of underwater power cables in offshore wind.

Telxius, a leading global connectivity provider, will be extending its ultrahigh capacity subsea cable Tikal to land in Cancun (Mexico).

Subsea 7 S.A. announces the award to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, of a substantial1 contract by Equinor and partner Polenergia for the inter-array cables of the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III bottom-fixed offshore wind projects, in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.

Prysmian Group has successfully completed the installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US. Located more than 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind consists of an array of 62 wind turbines that will generate 800 MW of electricity and power over 400,000 homes.

One of the biggest challenges for earthquake early warning systems (EEW) is the lack of seismic stations located offshore of heavily populated coastlines, where some of the world’s most seismically active regions are located.

VARD, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM GenSets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for NCT Offshore, the Danish subsea specialist.

Following the successful upgrade on the Indigo Submarine Cable, SUBCO is once again using Ciena technologies to provide a resilient and reliable undersea corridor between Australia and Europe via the Oman Australia Cable (OAC).

NKT has successfully produced and installed the turnkey HVDC power cable system project for offshore wind park Dogger Bank A. Now the first phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm has produced first power. The project marks the milestone as the first offshore wind park in the UK to be connected to shore by a HVDC power cable system.

Royal IHC is pleased to announce that a contract has been secured to supply its client, Caldwell Marine International (CMI), with a new build ‘Amphibious Hi-Traq^® Jetter’.