Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) has secured an approximately $20 million contract from Saipem Contracting Netherlands B.V. to provide cable transportation and management services for a major marine energy project in the Caspian region.
Contract Details
This contract is SCA's first and includes engineering, equipment fabrication, installation and operations, as well as mobilization and demobilization. SCA will supply five cable transport carousels, each with a capacity of 1,100 tons, along with related cable transportation equipment. The company will manage the entire campaign from equipment procurement to on-site deployment.
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Equipment Transportation Process
The cable transport equipment will first be deployed on a cable-laying vessel to load cables at JDR Cable Systems in the UK. The loaded carousels will then be transported to Southeast Europe and subsequently transferred to smaller barges using self-propelled modular transport to reach the Caspian region.
Silv D Rike, SCA's Chief Operating Officer, stated: "This multi-million dollar contract with Saipem reflects the expertise our team brings to complex cable transportation and management projects."
Equipment Manufacturing in Dubai
The manufacturing of carousels and related equipment is underway at SCA's facilities in Dubai and is scheduled to be shipped to Europe by the end of 2026. SCA has announced that its supply chain includes engineering and manufacturing facilities in Europe and Dubai. The company has delivered over 50 cable carousels and related equipment globally to date.
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