Oceanteam Solutions wins long-term cable storage contract

Oceanteam Solutions has been awarded a long-term contract to supply an offshore transmission owner (OFTO) with port facilities, loadouts and storage of cables at its cable storage facility in Velsen Noord, The Netherlands. Under the contract, transpooling of cable will be undertaken by the company’s cable handling crew at the end of September. The cable will be transferred to a 120 tonne liftable cable basket, designed and engineered by Oceanteam Solutions, for storage for up to 20 years.

“Our cable storage facility is situated immediately behind the North Sea locks of IJmuiden, in the direct proximity of Amsterdam. The harbour is only 1.5 nautical miles from the sea and berths are safe and free of tidal movement. Another major benefit of the area is the easy accessibility for all modalities, such as good shipping possibilities to the inlands of Europe,” said Oceanteam. “The facility also benefits from a vast network of skilled cable handling crew and engineers and has most specialist cable transfer, storage and installation equipment readily available.” The company said cable storage units (including static tanks, turntables, cable baskets and reels) can be stored there.

“We are very pleased with this contract and to have the opportunity to welcome another client to our storage facility. With our support on this long-term project it again shows the demand for a cable storage hub, with direct access to the North Sea, and the fully integrated range of services Oceanteam Solutions offers,” said Oceanteam Solutions managing director Lex van Doorn.