EuroWire January 2016

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Breaking ground for the future Vessel selection

Global Marine Systems’ cable-laying vessel, the CS Sovereign , has been chartered by the Prysmian group from mid-2016 into early 2017 to carry out the inter-array submarine cabling at the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The vessel is equipped with two powered 2,300-tonne basket turntables, designed to operate at a maximum linear speed of 900m per hour. The multi-role DPS-2 vessel is capable of undertaking both cable maintenance and installation projects. Her open deck enables her to deploy a variety of subsea vehicles. The ship was used for the installation and burial of 80 inter-array cables at Global Tech 1, Thornton Bank in 2011, and Denmark’s Horns Rev 2. The 350MW Wikinger project is located 45km off the German coast. It is under development by Iberdrola and will use 70 Adwen 5MW turbines. Adwen is the offshore joint venture formed by Areva and Gamesa.

▲ ▲ From left, Andreas Leninger from Planungsbüro GCA, Helukabel Windsbach factory technical manager Thomas Mann, Helukabel founder Helmut Luksch, the mayor of Windsbach Matthias Seitz, along with district administrator Jürgen Ludwig at the ground-breaking ceremony

$22.4m is a clear commitment to the Windsbach site. “We have been manufacturing here since 1988,” said CEO Helmut Luksch. “Thanks to the largest ever investment in this facility to date, we are confident that we can meet future market demand. “As a family company, we feel closely tied to the region and our employees, and further underpin our relationship with the decision to expand in Windsbach.”

Cable manufacturer Helukabel held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new expansion at its manufacturing plant in Windsbach, Germany. Once completed later this year, the new building will offer more than 96,875ft 2 of additional office, laboratory and production space. The expansion also allows Helukabel to combine its global research and development capabilities with its test and inspection facilities in the new technology centre.

Global Marine Systems Ltd – UK Website : www.globalmarinesystems.com

Helukabel GmbH – Germany Website : www.helukabel.de

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