Venterra’s GDG to Provide Geophysical Services for Polish Offshore Wind Farm
Venterra Group's company Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), a global offshore wind services provider, has secured a contract to provide early supervisory and investigatory geophysical and geotechnical services for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm.As part of the contract with Poland’s PGE Baltica, GDG will provide services which include the development of a ground model and the conceptual design of foundations for subsequent design stages for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm.Having worked in Poland for more than a decade and establishing a local presence in 2022, Venterra has been at the
Vestdavit Hits New Sales Record as Orders Increase 76% From Last Year
embarked on a corporate expansion with recruitment of additional sales, project management and technical personnel that has resulted in a 25% increase in staff at its Bergen head office after Isaksen was brought onboard last summer. The company is also expanding the capacity of its production facility in Poland to cope with increased davit demand.Sales so far this year have already exceeded the orders tally for the whole of 2021, with offshore wind accounting for about 25%, and Isaksen is confident of continued solid growth in 2024.“We are on course for another strong year based on the market trends
Equinor and Polenergia Hire RockWave for Offshore Wind Subsurface Data Reprocessing
Equinor and Polenergia have awarded a contract to RockWave for subsurface data reprocessing for Baltyk 1 offshore wind farm in Poland.The contract scope entrusted to RockWave for the 1.56 GW offshore wind farm involves the reprocessing of sparker ultra-high resolution seismic (UHRS) data to create an optimized subsurface image.The new data will play a crucial role in upgrading the engineering ground model and wind turbine foundation designs for the Baltyk 1 development.By leveraging state-of-the-art technology and expertise, RockWave aims to help its clients minimize the risk of unforeseen ground
Hellenic Cables to Wire Polish Offshore Wind Farms
Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Seaway 7 to supply inter-array cables for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in Poland.Hellenic Cables was appointed by Seaway7 as the key subcontractor for the design, manufacturing, testing and supply of up to 205 km of 66kV subsea inter-array cables and related accessories for these projects.Seaway 7, par of Subsea 7 Group, secured a ‘substantial’ contract, worth between $150-300 million, for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III inter-array cabling work in October 2023.The Bałtyk II and III wind farms, being developed by the joint venture
Eolmed Floating Wind Farm Starts Taking Shape in Mediterranean Sea
.”In mid-2023, subsea cable maker JDR Cable Systems won a contract to deliver, test and terminate the 66kV dynamic inter-array cables the Eolmed project.JDR will design and manufacture the 66kV dynamic cables, with the cable cores being produced at its parent company TFK’s Bydgoszcz plant in Poland.Following final assembly and testing to be conducted at JDR’s facility in Hartlepool, UK, Bourbon Offshore Gaïa will transport and install the cables and accessories between the 10 MW floating wind turbines and Eolmed floating electrical hub, the companies said earlier
Top 10 Things to Watch in Offshore Wind in '24
anticipate that more than 21,000 offshore wind turbines will be installed globally between 2024 and 2035.Copyright Kruwt/AdobeStock3. Core Markets = Good OpportunityThere remains abundant contracted and planned project capacity to develop in the core UK, Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Poland, etc.), U.S., and Asian (Taiwan, South Korea and Japan) offshore wind markets.4 .Potential in Australia and South AmericaAustralia is seeking to identify developers for a number of multi-gigawatt sites, both bottom-fixed and floating, off Vicotria, New South Wales and Western Australia for commissioning
Teledyne Marine Opens AUV Service Center in Poland
Teledyne Marine announced the opening of a Service Center for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in Poland, established in partnership with Enamor Ltd. to provide support and services to customers in Poland and mainland Europe.Enamor Ltd, based in Gdynia, Poland, is a research and production company focused on cutting-edge technology projects in navigation, communication, hydrography and automation. Its collaboration with Teledyne Gavia spans over a decade since the initial delivery of Gavia AUVs for the Polish Navy EOD divers in 2012 and subsequent Gavia deliveries including for the Kormoran class
Hanwha Ocean Eyes Submarine Exports to Canada, Philippines, Poland - official
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean has pitched offers to build submarines to Canada, the Philippines, and Poland, a company official said on Wednesday, as the country pushes to become one of the world's top four defense exporters.Canada is studying potential builders for new submarines and has expressed interest in Hanwha Ocean among other foreign rivals, Kim Seung-min, leader of Hanwha Ocean's naval and special ship overseas marketing team, told Reuters in an interview, without naming the competitors."We are now checking on our shoelaces at the start line before the race
Turkey to Work with Romania, Bulgaria Against Black Sea Mines
.Last week, the British government said Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea, including by laying them on the approach to Ukrainian ports. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of planting mines off the Ukrainian coast.Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, plus Georgia, Poland and Ukraine previously discussed clearing floating mines in April 2022.Turkey is also working with the United Nations, Ukraine, and Russia to revive the Black Sea grain initiative that Moscow quit earlier this year.(Reuters - Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Rod Nickel
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