China’s ZTT Group has completed significant upgrades to its flagship monopile installation vessel, Zhongtian 39. The vessel, a critical asset in offshore wind construction, now boasts advanced features designed to streamline operations in challenging marine environments.
The centerpiece of the upgrades is the installation of a Dynamic Positioning System
By Ott Tammik and Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) —
Estonia dispatched a navy ship to patrol a subsea power link after Finland seized an oil tanker suspected of damaging five cables with its anchor in what was the third such incident in about a year.
The Raju military vessel was deployed on
Accident on Christmas Day between Finland and Estonia.
The tanker Eagle S is accused, which was stopped and inspected by the Coast Guard 20 kilometers from the site of the accident
Finland has seized an oil tanker ( Eagle S ) suspected of having severed undersea power and internet cables, with Finnish
Estonia is sending its navy close to the Estlink 1 subsea power link to defend and secure its energy connection with Finland, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said on Friday after power and data cables went offline earlier this week.
On Wednesday, the Estlink-2 power link went offline. By
'The repair work is estimated to take several months', Fingrid said.
In a statement posted on its website on December 26, the Finland police said it is investigating “the rupture of the Estlink 2 power transmission cable within Finland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Gulf of Finland”, adding
Bloomberg reports that Finnish authorities boarded the crude oil tanker named Eagle S. after a 658-megawatt Estlink 2 power interconnector and several data cables were disrupted.
The Estlink 2 electricity cable connecting Finland and Estonia was disrupted on Christmas Day, sparking concerns of another potential undersea cable sabotage incident
On Thursday, authorities in Finland reported that the cable damage incident on Christmas Day affected more than just the Estlink 2 subsea power cable, and that a tanker has been boarded for purposes of investigation. Out of three cable damage incidents in the Baltic over the past year, this is
The Maritime Executive (Dec. 26, 2024, 11:02 p.m.)
On Thursday, authorities in Finland reported that the cable damage incident on Christmas Day affected more than just the Estlink 2 subsea power cable, and that a tanker has been boarded for purposes of investigation. Out of three cable damage incidents in the Baltic over the past year, this is
The Maritime Executive (Dec. 26, 2024, 10:01 p.m.)
On Thursday, authorities in Finland reported that the cable damage incident on Christmas Day affected more than just the Estlink 2 subsea power cable, and that a tanker has been boarded for purposes of investigation. Out of three cable damage incidents in the Baltic over the past year, this is
The Finnish authorities on Thursday boarded an oil tanker that they believe was involved in cutting through vital undersea cables, and was part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of ships aimed at bypassing sanctions.
The Estlink 2 submarine cable, which carries electricity between Finland and Estonia, was cut
New York Times (Shipping) (Dec. 26, 2024, 8:03 p.m.)
Finland’s police and border patrol have boarded the Eagle S oil tanker, which is part of Russia’s shadow fleet while investigating the cause of an interruption of subsea power and data cables linking Finland with Estonia, Finnish police said on Thursday.
The tanker, Eagle S, was traveling in
By Essi Lehto and Andrius Sytas
HELSINKI, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Finnish authorities said they boarded and took control of an oil tanker traveling from Russia on Thursday, on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable and three internet lines connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier.
The
Finnish authorities said they boarded and took control of an oil tanker travelling from Russia on December 26, 2024, on suspicion it caused the outage of an undersea power cable and three internet lines connecting Finland and Estonia a day earlier.
The Cook Islands-registered ship, named by authorities as
France’s Transmission System Operator RTE is building an offshore power grid to connect future wind farms. For two floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, with a total installed capacity of 750 MW, RTE now awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul, in partnership with Hellenic
France's Transmission System Operator RTE is building an offshore power grid to connect future wind farms. For two floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, with a total installed capacity of 750 MW, RTE now awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul, in partnership with Hellenic
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, and Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of innovative technological solutions for the surveillance and protection of submarine telecommunications cables.
The agreement
Germany has approved a €4.7 billion deal to purchase four new submarines from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, a German naval vessel company, to modernise its defence forces amid rising security threats from Russia.
The German budget committee gave the green light to the deal on December 18, 2024. This includes funding
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, and Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of innovative technological solutions for the surveillance and protection of submarine telecommunications cables, according to
Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has received a notice to proceed from Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture between BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, for the previously announced contract to supply and install a standalone DC/FO submarine cable infrastructure at Teesside (UK).
The DC/FO infrastructure will connect the onshore CO2 gathering