Global Offshore has been awarded a contract for the installation and burial of 27 array cables at Parkwind’s 257MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.
The scope of work will see Global Offshore carry out the project management and marine engineering, cable protection systems supply and installation, pre and post lay surveys, cable loading, laying burial and post-burial survey.
Global Offshore’s sister company, OceanIQ, will provide route engineering services for the project, with another of Global Offshore’s sister companies, CWind, providing crew transfer vessels and cable pull-in services.
Normand Clipper (pictured) and Global Symphony vessels will carry out the work, which will start in the second half of 2022.
Global Offshore managing director Mark Gillespie said: “We are delighted to confirm this latest contract win, which will see us to provide the unsurpassed service to Parkwind that our customers have come to expect from Global Offshore.
“We have been providing cable trenching, installation, burial, management, repair, and maintenance services to the offshore wind industry since the installation of the first European offshore wind farm two decades’ ago.
“With a dedicated in-house engineering department, an experienced project management team, and a wealth of capable offshore personnel, alongside specialist offshore assets, we are confident in our ability to ensure the success of this project.”
Parkwind cable package manager Elien Van Winckel said: “We are pleased to award the Arcadis Ost 1 cable installation contract to Global Offshore. They have been selected for their extensive expertise and know-how in dealing with particularly challenging soil conditions.”
The wind farm will be located in the Baltic Sea, northeast of the island of Rugen in Germany.