Space Norway, SubCom Announce Contract-in-Force for Arctic Way Cable System
, NH, USA. The trunk-and-branch, repeatered system will be approximately 2,350 km in length with direct shore end landings in Bodø, Norway, Jan Mayen, andLongyearbyen, Svalbard. Located entirely within the Arctic Circle (between 67-78°N), the system will be the world’s northernmost subsea cable system and will be installed by one of SubCom’s polar-certified, Reliance Class cable ships.“Establishing the new Arctic Way cable system is imperative to ensure that data connectivity for the Arctic community is effective and uninterrupted for decades to come,” said Morten
EnerMech Gets LLOG’s Gulf of America Pre-Commissioning Job
to Brennon Fitzgerald for their leadership and guidance,” said Charles ‘Chuck’ Davison Jr., EnerMech CEO.InterMoor Delivers Mooring Piles for LLOG’s Salamanca FPULLOG Hires ABL for Marine Warranty Services at Salamanca Project in Gulf of MexicoSalamanca Development: LLOG Taps Subsea 7 for GOM Pipeline Wor
Subsea Expo Awards Raises Over $6k for UK Food Charity
Guests at this year’s Subsea Expo Awards Dinner helped to donate over USD$6,600 (£5,000) to national food redistribution charity FareShare.Organized by trade and industry development body Global Underwater Hub, the annual dinner celebrates the achievements of companies and individuals working across the subsea sector and wider underwater industry. Those attending were asked to donate money in support of FareShare’s fight against hunger and food waste, and help deliver meals to the people who need them most. Around 450 guests attended the dinner at P&J Live in Aberdeen
Ocean Aero to Continuously Monitor the Port of Gulfport Autonomously
On May 1, the Port of Gulfport will implement continuous autonomous subsea surveillance. Using Ocean Aero’s technology, the Triton AUSV, they will begin running ongoing scans using a variety of subsea payloads, including bathymetry, side-scan sonar, and magnetometers to produce high-resolution comparative datasets for real-time change detection. The initiative is designed to detect irregularities in both port traffic and infrastructure, a feature that Port CEO and Executive Director, Jon Nass, says has the potential to save the port millions.Triton’s monitoring will also play a
CRP Subsea to Supply Well Equipment for Shell’s Whale Development
CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has secured a contract with Shell for the supply of crushable foam wrap (CFW) for the Whale deepwater development in the Gulf of America.The initial order is for one well-set, with additional orders for four more well-sets expected throughout 2025. Each well-set comprises 1,798 CFW quadrants, each one meter in length.The package also includes installation equipment, such as adhesive (one tube per two quadrants), adhesive dispensing guns, tie wraps, and Spanset straps. CFW is an engineered syntactic foam, comprised of a thermoset resin and hollow glass microspheres (HGMS).
Nexans to Deliver Subsea Cables for Second Malta-Sicily Interconnector
Nexans has secured a contract by Interconnect Malta (ICM) to deliver high-voltage subsea cable for Malta’s second interconnector.The new high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) link will reinforce Malta’s electricity system, ensuring a stable and resilient energy supply.The cables for this project will be produced at Nexans’ facility in Charleston, United States.The 225 MW interconnector will operate at 220 kV and consists of subsea cable linking Maghtab, Malta, and Ragusa, Sicily. It will be installed in parallel with the existing interconnector, previously delivered by Nexans in
Van Oord Expands its Trencher Fleet
system which uses high-pressure water to fluidize the substrate and create a trench.“Each trencher in our fleet has its own strengths, allowing us to tailor our approach to soil conditions, trench depth, and project requirements. With the arrival of Jet-It, we can offer even greater efficiency in subsea cable installation,” Vann Oord said on social media.It is said to be ideally suited for the burial of inter-array and export cables in sandy and light clay soils.With two high-pressure, frequency-driven water pumps, it is capable of trenching to depths of up to 3 meters. Multiple integrated
Trump Order Fast Tracks Subsea Mining
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S. access to nickel, copper and other critical minerals used widely across the economy.The order, which Trump signed in private, seeks to jumpstart the mining of both U.S. and international waters as part of a push to offset China's sweeping control of the critical minerals industry.Parts of the Pacific Ocean and elsewhere are estimated to contain large amounts of potato-shaped rocks known as polymetallic nodules filled with the building blocks for electric vehicles
SubCtech ESS Revolutionizes Onshore, Offshore Power
SubCtech’s Li-Ion Energy Storage Systems deliver clean, reliable subsea energy, powering ROVs, AUVs, and subsea infrastructure — reducing CO₂ emissions and OPEX for sustainable marine operations. Designed for longevity and safety in harsh offshore environments. The safe way to cut costs.
February 2025
