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Start of cable laying: Jura – Mainland Electricity Cable

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Scottish & Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) have announced that cable laying work will start this morning (Wednesday 3rd December 2014) on the replacement Jura-Mainland electricity cable.  Cable laying should be completed by Briggs Marine by the end of the … Continue reading →

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Sound of Jura: Replacement of Electricity Cable

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution have recently been granted consent to replace the power cable between the Mainland and the Isle of Jura between late November and early December 2014.  Notices to Mariners have been issued to advise seafarers … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link Update: Shallow Water Cable Installation, Liverpool Bay, November 2014

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that the first cable laying campaign for the Western HVDC Link has been successfully completed in Liverpool Bay.  A Notice to Mariners advising of progress, the extent of the cable that has been laid, and the location … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link: Revised Schedule for Landfall, Ardneil & Southannan Sands

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that operations for the Western HVDC landfall at Ardneil will commence during the week commencing 10th November 2014.  A Notice to Mariners advising about the timetable for operations can be downloaded here and is summarised below.  The previous Notice … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link Update: Notice to Mariners

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Jim Andrews

A Notice to Mariners has been issued today by the Port of Liverpool advising of some areas of exposed cable in Liverpool Bay.  This cable will from part of the Western HVDC Link undersea electricity cable. The full notice can … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr: Export Cable Survey Work

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Survey work on the power export cables that link the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm to the shore is due to take place in late September 2014 (scheduled from the 23rd-30th September, subject to weather conditions). This survey work … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr: Scour Protection work

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Scour protection work is due to recommence within the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm on the 21st September 2014 until further notice.  The work will be carried out by the vessel Tideway Rollingstone. A notice about these operations can be downloaded here.  All vessel … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link Update: Shallow Water Cable Installation, Liverpool Bay, October 2014

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Work on the installation of the Western HVDC Link undersea cable is due to start on the 5th October 2014 with expected completion by the end of October 2014.  A Notice to Mariners advising of the location and extent of this work … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link: Revised Schedule for Landfall, Ardneil & Southannan Sands

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that the proposed installation schedule for the Western HVDC landfall at Ardneil has been slightly adjusted from our original announcement.  The large plastic pipes that will house the cables as they make landfall are now expected to … Continue reading →

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Western HVDC Link: Geophysical and UXO Survey

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jim Andrews

Mariners are advised that in August 2014 a geophysical and UXO survey will be carried out at Beaufort’s Dyke in the Irish Sea.  A Notice to Mariners about these operations can be downloaded here and is summarised below. Survey Task The survey … Continue reading →

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