Tekmar’s Ryder Gets Nexans’ Multi-Year Subsea Engineering Contract
Tekmar Group's subsidiary Ryder, a provider of global subsea engineering consultancy solutions, has secured a three-year framework agreement by Nexans to provide wide scope of engineering support for the French cable manufacturer and services provider.Under the framework, Ryder will provide support on cable burial risk assessments, installation analysis, and specialist subsea engineering consultancy services.These services are expected to contribute to ensuring seamless project execution for Nexans and its associated projects worldwide.“We are delighted to have been awarded this exciting
Prysmian Buys US Wire and Cable Manufacturer
Italian cable maker Prysmian has completed the acquisition of Encore Wire, strengthening its position in the growing North American market.Prysmian acquired all of the outstanding shares of Encore Wire’s common stock for $290.00 per share, in cash.The acquisition will strengthen Prysmian’s leadership position in North America, as it will benefit from enhanced cross-selling opportunities, as well as the efficiency and innovation within Encore Wire’s production, distribution process and service levels.The transaction also strengthens the weight of the North American business in Prysmian&
First Cable Production for 2GW North Sea Offshore Wind Grid Link Kicks Off
the Jan De Nul Group, LS Cable & Systems and Denys in May 2023.Jan De Nul Inks Two Contracts with TenneTThe contract covers the production and installation of four 525 kV DC cable systems for the TenneT grid connection projects in the North Sea. The first DC cables produced by the South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable are intended for the BalWin4 and LanWin1 grid connection projects.In addition to a positive and negative pole, an additional cable - a so-called metallic return conductor - will be laid for both grid connections in future, which will ensure that electricity can continue to flow in
NKT Orders $270M Cable Layer from Vard
and builder Vard has confirmed the Danish subsea cable company NKT is behind the order for the construction of the new cable laying vessel.The contract, valued between $218-270 million (€200-250 million), was signed mid December 2023 by Vard and NKT HV Cables, a Swedish-based turn-key power cable manufacturer and installation company, which is part of NKT.The hull for the cable laying vessel will be built at Vard Tulcea in Romania and outfitted and delivered from one of Vards’s yards in Norway in the fourth quarter of 2026.The design of the vessel is by the Norwegian company Salt Ship Design
Inside the Subsea Cable Firm Secretly Helping America Take on China
tracking data.The new super-fast internet link to Diego Garcia, which has not previously been reported, will boost U.S. military readiness in the Indian Ocean, a region where China has expanded its naval influence over the last decade.The CS Dependable is owned by SubCom, a small-town New Jersey cable manufacturer that’s playing an outsized role in a race between the United States and China to control advanced military and digital technologies that could decide which country emerges as the world’s preeminent superpower.SubCom, a company born out of a U.S. Cold War project to spy on Soviet
Second Sea Cable Lay for 'West Alpha' Completed
;west Alpha' were laid capped in the seabed. After the successful installation of the first sea cable, Jan de Nul brought the capped part of the second cable for 'west Alpha' above the water in April – about five km from the beach.After the coupling by the team of the South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System, the cable was laid back on the seabed. At the same time, the work vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant appeared off the coast with the UTV1200 unmanned cable-laying vehicle on board. As soon as the Isaac Newton set sail, the cable slowly unwound from the large turntable
Synthetic Tendons for MPS' Floating Wind Tension Leg Platform
Marine Power Systems is collaborating with cable manufacturer FibreMax to provide integrated floating foundation and tendon solutions to the growing floating offshore wind sector.The tendon solution will be used in the anchoring and moorings of Marine Power Systems tension leg platform (TLP), PelaFlex, to deliver the "highest system stability and zero tilt."According to MPS, this will be the world’s first tension leg platform with FibreMax tendons, made with Twaron fiber from Teijin, a company specializing in aramid fibers. Compared to traditional steel moorings, synthetic
First Sea Cable Installed for TenneT's West Alpha Offshore Substation
of cables were laid capped in the seabed. Some five kilometers from the beach, Jan de Nul pulled up the capped section of the first cable for 'west Alpha' in mid-December. On board the Connector, the end was then connected to the cable on board.Following the connection by South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & Systems, the cable was placed back on the seabed. At the same time, Jan de Nul's work vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant appeared offshore with the unmanned cable-laying vehicle the UTV1200 on board. As soon as the Connector set sail, the cable slowly unwound from
Nexans Opens Expanded Subsea Cable Facility in Charleston
France-based offshore cable manufacturer and installation contractor Nexans announced Tuesday it has officially opened its transformed high voltage subsea cable plant in Charleston, S.C.From the Charleston facility Nexans will deliver subsea cables up to 525kV HVDC and 400kV HVAC, covering the full range of needed products for export cables for offshore wind and subsea interconnectors. The first subsea high voltage export cable will be delivered to an offshore windfarm in the U.K. beginning 2022.The plant is also part of the comprehensive supply chain that is being developed to support offshore wind
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