Cable Layers News


Cecon Orders Methanol, Battery-powered Cable Layer

Nov 17, 2022

Norway-based offshore energy industry services firm Cecon Contracting AS said Thursday that it had, with its partners, recently entered into an agreement for the construction of a methanol- and battery-powered cable installation vessel. The vessel…

Seaway 7 to Start Early Works on Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Cables

Aug 08, 2022

Seaway 7, a company specializing in offshore renewable energy installation services, said Monday it had signed a letter of award to start early work related to the installation of inter-array grid cables for the Moray West offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea…

XLCC to Order New Cable Laying Vessel

Mar 31, 2022

XLCC, the new high-voltage direct current (HVDC), renewable energy focused business in the U.K., said it has completed the concept design for a new cable laying vessel for planned delivery in the first half of 2025.The newbuild is slated to support the Morocco – UK Power Project…

Prysmian Wins $900M U.S. Offshore Wind Contracts

Dec 20, 2021

Italian subsea power cable maker Prysmian said Friday it had secured contracts worth $900 million in the U.S. offshore wind market.Both projects have been awarded by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)-Worth around $300 million…

Dogger Bank Wind Farm: Tekmar Energy Bags Its Largest Ever CPS Contract

Dec 17, 2021

DEME Offshore has awarded Tekmar Energy a contract to supply Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. in what is Tekmar Energy’s largest CPS supply contract to date.Dogger Bank is a 3.6GW offshore wind farm located 130km off the North East coast of England…

Ørsted Taps Boskalis for Cable Installation at Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 Projects

Nov 10, 2021

Dutch marine contractor Boskalis will install inter-array cables at Ørsted's for the German Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms. Boskalis said Wednesday that the contract would include the transport, installation, and burial of a combined total of 106 inter-array cables…

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