Nexans flagship delivers on time

The 149.9m long and 31m wide Nexans Aurora will be used for the transportation and installation of subsea high voltage cable systems along with a variety of subsea construction tasks. Nexans Aurora is equipped with purpose-designed equipment for cable and umbilical transport and laying, including bundle laying, protection and jointing.

The vessel will play a vital role in Nexans’ turn-key supply of subsea high voltage systems including providing vital connections between countries and regions, offshore renewable solutions as well as electrification solutions for other offshore installations.

“I am proud to see Nexans Aurora delivered on time despite the parallel handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with all the implications, restrictions and delays being dealt with in areas such as production, sourcing, travel restrictions, quarantines and much more,” said Ulstein Group chief executive, Cathrine Kristiseter Marti.

Nexans’ project manager, Frode Beyer, said that he was relieved after 36 months of construction. “We are now looking forward to bringing Nexans Aurora out into the world to contribute to Nexans’ purpose ‘Electrify the Future’, for a greener place to be,” he said.

The vessel was named in a ceremony in Ulsteinvik on 8 June, before leaving for her home port of Halden and Nexans’ subsea high voltage cables competence centre.