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  • Ulstein Kicks Off Nexans Aurora Construction

    19 February 2019
    Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has cut the first steel for Nexans’ DP3 cable laying vessel C/S Aurora. The hull is being built at Crist in Poland, while the engineering, outfitting and system integration, as well as equipment preparation, testing, sea trials and finalizing are carried out at Ulstein Verft in Norway. Designed by Norwegian company Skipsteknisk, the […]

  • IKEA Owner Cleared to Buy Stake in 9 GW Offshore Wind Portfolio

    9 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered OX2 has secured regulatory clearance to sell a 49 per cent stake in an up to 9 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects to the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer in the IKEA franchisee system. The deal is expected to be completed within two weeks. Under the agreement revealed in August […]

  • MAATS Tech to Deliver Nexans Aurora Deck Spread

    5 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Following news that Nexans signed a deal with Ulstein Verft for the construction of its new cable laying vessel, the Nexans Aurora, UK marine engineering company MAATS Tech informed that it will supply a deck spread for the vessel.

  • Seagreen Export Cable Installation About to Begin

    19 January 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans is about to begin the installation of the first of three export cables at the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. According to the latest AIS data, cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora arrived at the project site on 18 January. Operations will commence at the Carnoustie landfall site, the export cable will be […]

  • Palfinger Marine Receives New Nexans Aurora Order

    15 May 2019
    Vessels

    Ulstein Verft has selected Palfinger Marine to deliver a new major deck equipment package for the DP3 cable laying vessel Nexans Aurora. The order consists of cranes, winches and lifesaving appliances, including two LBT 935 lifeboats with the belonging davits and one life raft davit on each side of the vessel. According to Palfinger, the lifeboats are […]

  • Hitachi Energy Secures Deal for Two Swedish Offshore Wind Farms

    29 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed their third conditional agreement with a supplier for two of their offshore wind projects in Sweden, Triton and Galene, this time with Hitachi Energy for high-voltage equipment and systems, and power quality solutions for two onshore substations and up to eight offshore substations. The two project owners are developing […]

  • All Nexans Aurora Grand Blocks In Place

    28 April 2020
    Vessels

    All the grand blocks for Nexans’ cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora have been assembled at the CRIST hull yard in Poland. According to Nexans, work tasks such as some steelwork, outfitting and paintwork now need to be carried out before the hull can be towed to Ulstein Verft in Norway for finalizing. Nexans Aurora is […]

  • OX2 to Investigate Cultivation of Blue Mussels on Swedish Offshore Wind Project

    20 June 2023
    Environment

    OX2 has signed a letter of intent with Ecopelag to investigate the possibilities for large-scale cultivation of blue mussels at the Aurora offshore wind farm in Sweden. The Aurora offshore wind farm is located approximately 20 kilometres south of Gotland and 30 kilometres east of Öland, within the Swedish economic zone. Through innovation and concrete […]

  • IKEA Stores Owner to Acquire Stake in Three Offshore Wind Projects

    29 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 has agreed to sell a 49 per cent stake in an up to 9 GW portfolio of offshore wind projects to the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest retailer in the IKEA franchisee system. The three projects are Galatea-Galene, located off the coast of Halland, Triton, located off the coast of Skåne, and […]

  • Nexans Kicks Off Moray West Export Cable Pull-In Work

    14 November 2023
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has started the pull-in of the first of two export cables at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland. The offshore export cables were manufactured by Nexans at its factory in Halden under a contract signed with Ocean Winds in 2021. The Nexans Skaggerak and the Nexans Aurora […]

  • GIEK’s Offshore Wind Portfolio Quadruples in H1 2020

    21 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind portfolio of the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK) has quadrupled since the end of last year, the agency reported on 21 July. GIEK’s offshore wind portfolio since the end of 2019 until now amounts to NOK 4.2 billion (approximately EUR 399 million), while the state-owned agency is actively seeking new business […]

  • Ulstein Verft to Build New DP3 Cable Laying Vessel for Nexans

    4 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Nexans Subsea Operations and Ulstein Verft have signed a contract for the construction of a large, DP3 cable laying vessel, to be named Nexans Aurora and delivered in 2021.

  • MAATS Tech Nets Contract for Van Oord’s New CLV

    26 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    MAATS Tech has secured a contract with VARD to deliver cable lay equipment for Van Oord’s new cable laying vessel (CLV). “I am immensely proud of the team effort that has gone into winning this contract and continues our track record in providing this type of equipment in the cable industry, already being showcased by […]

  • Export Cable Survey to Begin at Seagreen OWF

    5 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A shallow geotechnical survey is about to begin within the export cable area at the Seagreen Phase 1A wind farm offshore Scotland. The survey is scheduled to take place from 7 July to 11 July near the shoreline at Cockenzie in the Firth of Forth. The survey vessel Pulsar will conduct the shallow geotechnical survey […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Pick Nexans Cables for US Offshore Wind Farms

    3 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Cable manufacturer Nexans, Eversource, and Ørsted have signed a framework agreement for North American offshore wind development. Under the agreement, Nexans secured an opportunity to provide up to 1,000 kilometres of export cables for several of Ørsted’s in the United States. The first delivery is expected by 2022 and the agreement extends until 2027. “Our […]

  • Nexans Inks Seagreen 1 Export Cable Contract

    8 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Nexans Norway has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of export cables for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm, after being chosen as a preferred supplier in 2019. The Norwegian company will design, manufacture and install three 65-kilometre offshore export cables and three 20-kilometre onshore export cables for the 1,075 MW offshore […]

  • OX2 Selects EEW SPC Monopile Foundations for Two Wind Farms Offshore Sweden

    13 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 has entered a conditional agreement with EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC) for the delivery of monopile foundations for two of the offshore wind farms OX2 is developing in Sweden together with Ingka Investments. According to the agreement, EEW SPC will deliver up to 230 monopile foundations to the offshore wind farms Galatea-Galene and Triton […]

  • Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm Set for Geotechnical Survey

    27 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical survey is set to begin along the proposed export cable route at the Seagreen Phase 1A offshore wind farm. The survey vessel Northern Ocean will conduct the seabed cone penetration tests and vibro core sampling within the export cable area and the Seagreen array site boundary. The survey is expected to start on […]

  • Nexans Notches First Order Under US Deal with Ørsted and Eversource

    10 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution Wind Farm offshore the US East Coast. The project will connect the wind farm to the onshore grid and help Connecticut and Rhode Island states achieve ongoing commitments to develop offshore wind, the French cable […]

  • GC Rieber Shipping to Manage Nexans Cable Layers

    31 July 2019
    Vessels

    Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has agreed with compatriot Nexans Skagerrak AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexans Norway AS, to enter into a ship management agreement for the cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak. The agreement also includes management of the Nexans’ cable laying vessel Nexans Aurora once it gets delivered from Ulstein yard in 2021. The […]

  • Skåne County Greenlights OX2 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm

    8 June 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Skåne has awarded the Triton offshore wind farm permission to be built in accordance with a regulation concerning Sweden’s exclusive economic zone. The wind farms’ developers, OX2 and Ingka Investments, welcomed the decision, and if the government gives final approval, the construction of the project could start in 2027. Last year, […]

  • 1.5 GW Swedish Offshore Wind Farm Homeports in Ystad

    16 June 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Ingka Investments have signed a Letter of Intent with Ystad Port to build an operations and maintenance base that will serve the Triton offshore wind farm in Sweden. Under the agreement, the parties will investigate the possibilities of constructing offices and storage buildings as well as access to the quay and equipment in […]

  • Kent Champions UK Offshore Wind

    31 January 2018
    Authorities, R&D

    The global expenditure on offshore wind in the UK is expected to reach GBP 108 billion between 2018 and 2022, and Kent-based companies are ideally placed to capture a significant share in the opportunities, according to Kent County Council.

  • Osbit MaXccess T12 System Reaches China’s Binhai OWFs

    9 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Osbit has secured a contract for the delivery of its MaXccess T12 crew-transfer ‘walk-to-work’ access system for a vessel that will be deployed at Binhai offshore wind farms in China, developed by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC).

  • Nexans’ New Third-Generation Cable Layer Will Be Able to Lay Four Cables at Once

    26 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the cutting-edge technology featured on the flagship vessel Nexans Aurora, the new vessel goes further with improved design, comfort […]

  • Geophysical Survey Completed for Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

    1 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Clinton Marine Survey, on behalf of OX2, has carried out a geophysical survey for the Galatea-Galene wind farm offshore Sweden. The survey of about 370 square kilometres was carried out by Clinton Marine Survey’s Northern Storm vessel over a five-week period and included both the wind farm area and the planned cable corridors to shore. […]