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Second contract secures continuity

Route study progress

The system’s purchasers have awarded Global Marine with the Desk Top Study (DTS) contract for the Singapore India Gateway (SING) cable system. The 9,000km system, with landing points in Singapore and India, will have branches to Thailand, Indonesia and Oman. The desk- based portion of the cable route study has been completed and site visits will begin shortly. Global Marine’s DTS utilizes bathymetry, geology, currents, weather, seismology, tides, permits and reviews of other seabed users to detail all the influences on cable route safety, and to provide engineering solutions for the cable environment. The study also identifies possible sources of risk to the cable and the extent of that risk, including an analysis of faults on existing systems nearby. Bruce Neilson-Watts, MD of Global Marine, said: “We understand the importance of increased and reliable connectivity around the world, something that has been particularly highlighted in recent months. Our in-house knowledge and track record of DTS for systems such as this means we have the flexibility and agility to structure the work around the current economic climate as effectively as possible.”

JDR has agreed a contract with Boskalis to provide the termination and testing of 100 array cables and two offshore substation interconnector cables for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm, 22km off the coast of Scotland. The contract is in addition to the supply of the 200km of 66kV array cable, and a range of termination accessories which are currently being manufactured by JDR in Hartlepool, UK. JDR will perform procedures for the stripping of the armor protection, fitment of the permanent hang-offs, routing, cleating, electrical and fiber termination, including testing of the cables. As part of this contract JDR will also carry out damped AC testing of the substation interconnector cables. The termination and testing works are due to start in November 2020 and are expected to continue into mid-2021. The team get ready to start the termination and testing works

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