NKT Bags East West Interconnector Gig
NKT has been awarded a five-year service agreement by the Irish power grid operator EirGrid for cable related services including repair works for the East West Interconnector. The East West Interconnector is a 200 kV HVDC power cable with capacity of 500 MW between Ireland and Great Britain. For NKT, the agreement marks the first […]
Polarcus and SFC Reschedule Again
Polarcus said it has once more agreed to postpone the redelivery of seismic research vessel Vyacheslav Tikhonov with Sovcomflot (SCF). The vessel was due for redelivery until January 15, 2020, while potential projects were pursued by SCF. The redelivery of the vessel has now been agreed until the completion of work which […]
Van Oord Lays First Borssele III & IV Inter-Array Cable
Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has set up the first inter-array cable on the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Van Oord is one of the two main contractors for the project, together with MHI Vestas. The Dutch maritime contractor is performing the Balance of Plant […]
Contros to Shut Down; Kongsberg – AML Deal Falls Through
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) said it has stopped the sale of KM Contros GmbH (Contros) in Germany to AML Oceanographic. The Norwegian technology enterprise decided to divest Contros with the announcement of sale and purchase letter of intent with AML in October last year, following a strategic evaluation and prioritization of its business. […]
SGS Secures Royal Caribbean Cruises Work
Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) has entered into a new agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) to provide underwater hull maintenance and repair services for their fleet of 58 ships. The new agreement is a continuation of the long-term relationship between the two companies. RCCL VP of Global Marine Operations, Anders Aasen, […]
CSA Appoints New Project Scientist
Marine environmental consulting firm CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA) has appointed Jason Clermont as project scientist at its Northeast Regional Office. Clermont is a fisheries biologist with background in marine conservation, marine technical operations, collaborative fisheries research, and offshore oceanographic and fisheries surveys. Before joining CSA, Clermont spent 3 years at the Coonamessett […]
ECL Delivers for BAS | Subsea World News
Elmeridge Cables Limited (ECL) has recently delivered two contracts for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). ECL was asked by BAS to supply two lengths of double-armoured CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth) cable for two Royal Research Survey vessels. These separate contracts were for a single 8,000 meter length for the RRS James […]