TenneT Netherlands has selected compatriot survey company Deep to perform annual offshore cable integrity surveys between 2026 and 2029. Deep announced today, 31 August, that it would use hydrographic and geophysical techniques to determine the level of seabed cover above the cables, identify object
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution and Panstar Robotics, established by the Korea Institute of Robotics & Technology Convergence (KIRO), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that would be deployed domestically, in an effort to reduce
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has held a safe operation ceremony for the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it recently purchased from DOF Group, ahead of full-scale deployment for offshore wind projects. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representi
Italian cabling company Prysmian has acquired a training facility for high-voltage cable jointers in Scotland, bringing on board over 20 apprentice jointers and experienced training staff. Located in North Ayrshire, the academy will support installation and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) o
Two offshore construction milestones have been completed at the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with Jan De Nul finalising the export cable connection to the offshore substation and CDWE completing the installation of the offshore substation and its foundation. Jan De Nul said on 5 A
Decommissioning work has started on the TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind project at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) site off Karmøy, Norway, with the dynamic export cable disconnected and placed in wet storage, clearing the site for the next demonstrator project. The decommissioning ca
Chinese cable manufacturer Far East Cable has started construction of a new large-capacity multipurpose cable-laying vessel (CLV) at ZPMC’s shipyard in Shanghai, with the vessel set to support offshore wind, subsea interconnectors, and telecommunication cable installation projects. According to ZPMC
NKT’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, which will be able to run on both methanol and HVO/marine diesel oil, is on its way from Romania to Norway to undergo the next phase of construction. The official keel laying for the vessel took place in January 2025, some two months after the first
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the delivery of its second cable-laying vessel (CLV) ahead of the planned schedule, following the acquisition from Norwegian DOF Group. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representing the second of
WIND, a Netherlands-based company delivering subsea cable logistics, cable recovery, and related services, has opened a cable storage and offshore service hub in Sweden to serve the Baltic region. WIND Group has signed a long-term agreement with Smålandshamnar to establish the dedicated yard in the
SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Ltd for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable systems, supporting the continued expansion and reinforcem
