Global Marine Group’s Global Offshore to use new plough technology at Vattenfall’s Danish Kriegers Flak site

(WK-intern) – Global Marine Group’s Global Offshore division, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets, will soon begin work on a significant project with leading offshore wind power developer and operator Vattenfall.

The contract will see Global Offshore completing the inter array cable installation, burial, testing and termination at the 72 turbine Danish Kriegers Flak site, located in the Baltic Sea.

Installation work will be completed by the Global Symphony and the C.S. Sovereign, vessels proficient in the installation of inter array cables. The project will be engineered and executed by Global Offshore’s experienced team, who have completed over 23 offshore wind farm cable projects, including most recently work at Kincardine, Merkur and the Rampion Offshore Wind Farms.

Global Offshore’s work on site will begin with boulder clearance utilising a brand new, multi-function pre-play and backfill subsea plough. Commissioned from Osbit Limited, with delivery to coincide with the project commencement, the plough minimises the operational risk and time required to install subsea cables utilisingunrivalled single pass capability that delivers boulder clearance and pre-trenching up to 1.7m, in a single run.

Mike Daniel, Managing Director of Global Offshore, commented, “We’re extremely pleased to be working with Vattenfall on this milestone project at what will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, producing enough energy to power over half a million homes. As a Group, we have a combined track record of over 850 power cable installations, working in both the offshore renewables and oil & gas markets. Once completed, the installations at this important offshore wind farm will push that tally close to 1,000 power cable installations. Our team’s work will be begin on site in summer 2019 with boulder clearance along the cable installation routeutilising our new pre-lay plough, which is an exciting new tool for our subsea business.”

Mr. Daniel continued, “We’re equally pleased to be working with our CWind colleagues within the Global Marine Group who will be completing the cable pull-in activities on site. This key renewable project showcases the value and strength of the whole Group, and our collaborative and complimentary offering which combines wide-ranging experience in multiple offshore sectors, all supported by technical knowledge and recognised engineering capabilities.”

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About Global Marine Group
The Global Marine Group (“GMG”) is part of Global Marine Systems Limited (“GMSL”), which is an operating subsidiary of HC2 Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCHC). GMG is a market leader in offshore engineering and is recognised as a high quality, independent strategic partner across multiple sectors. GMG consists of three business units;Global Marine, providing fibre optic cable solutions to the telecommunications and oil & gas markets, CWind providing topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market and Global Offshore delivering cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets.

GMG has two successful joint ventures in China, SBSS and HMN, demonstrating the true global reach of the Company. The combined experience and knowledge has led to significant embedded intellectual property and an enviable track record.

GMG has an outstanding record in health & safety and proudly hold the RoSPA Order of Distinction, following 19 consecutive years’ of receiving their Gold Standard in recognition of outstanding occupational health & safety standards.

GMG is in a unique position, owning the world’s largest independent marine contracting fleet including four specialist cable installation and repair vessels, four maintenance vessels and 18 owned CTVs. With a workforce that has an impressive total of over 6,300 years’ of service, and an average service length of approximately 12 years.

The Group boasts a number of industry achievements, from installing the first subsea cable in 1850, being part of the consortium that invented the universal joint, and right through to today, finding solutions for client challenges such as blade repair for offshore wind turbines.

The Group aspires to achieve its vision ‘Engineering a clean and connected future’.

For more information about the Global Marine Group, Global Marine, CWind and Global Offshore, please visit our websites at www.globalmarine.group, www.globalmarine.co.uk, www.cwind.global and www.globaloffshore.co.uk.

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