Romanian company buys assets of wire factory for € 7.5 million in a public auction
Intertranscom Impex, a Romanian producer of welded mesh based in Buhuși, was the top bidder at €7.5 million at a public auction for the assets of Dan Steel Group Beclean, which has been in bankruptcy since early 2023. Per an article in romaina-insider.com, the Dan Steel Group Beclean (Dan Steel) was involved in the production […]
Alcatel Submarine to partner with Prima for 1st SMART Subsea cable system
Prima, a telecom/data infrastructure firm, in collaboration with Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), has signed a contract for the establishment of what would be the first “smart” deployment of a subsea cable system: the Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) Subsea Cables initiative that seeks to revolutionize deep ocean observing by equipping transoceanic telecommunications cables with […]
USTDA awards grant to further support a direct cable link of Malaysia and U.S.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a feasibility study grant to Malaysia’s Hexa Capital Consultancy to support development of the Malaysia-U.S. (MYUS) submarine fiber optic cable system, which would be the first subsea cable system directly connecting Malaysia and the U.S. A press release said that Malaysia currently connects to 18 international […]
EllaLink seeks to extend existing cable
EllaLink reports that it has been awarded a contract by SPLANG (the Local Public Company for the Digital Development of Guyana) for a 2,100 km extension to the existing EllaLink cable to land in the South American French territory. A press release said that the new branch will land in Cayenne, French Guiana, and include […]
U.S. DoE to fund development of projects across 11 states for ‘undergrounding’ cable
The United States Department of Energy (DoE) has selected a dozen projects across 11 states for $34 million in funding offered for the development of cable undergrounding solutions as part of efforts to improve the resilience of the country’s electricity system. A press release said that the U.S. electric power distribution system—which has more than […]
Prysmian completes commissioning of inter-array cable for offshore wind farm
Italy’s Prysmian Group has successfully commissioned the inter-array cable system for the Fécamp offshore wind farm, located in the English Channel, some 24 km off the French coast, in Normandy (Seine Maritime department). A press release said that the Fécamp offshore wind farm is comprised of 71 wind turbines, has a total design capacity of […]
Buffalo Wire acquires Bison Steel
Buffalo Wire Works Co. Inc. (Buffalo Wire), announced that it has acquired Bison Steel, a company based in Depew, New York, that lays claim to having an unmatched industry product. A press release said that the acquisition of Bison Steel deepens the portfolio of Buffalo Wire, which was founded in 1869, and supplies screening media […]
U.S. utility-level wind turbine 1st achieved
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, announced that the South Fork Wind project has successfully powered up New York’s first offshore wind turbine, a major milestone in the construction of the first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind farm in federal waters. A press release said that Hellenic Cables designed, manufactured, supplied, tested and terminated […]
China reports first use of terrestrial cable for sharing power between islands
A terrestrial cable has successfully traversed a pre-laid channel beneath the seabed on two islands in ocean waters north of the city of Zhoushan (part of East China’s Zhejiang Province), marking the completion of the first project of its kind in China. Per multiple media reports, including China Daily, the terrestrial cable provided by the […]
Gerdau reports commissioning done for heat-treatment facility in Midlothian, Texas
Gerdau reported the recent completion of commissioning of the company’s new steel processing heat-treatment facility in Modlothian, Texas. A press release said that the facility—adjacent to Gerdau’s Midlothian, Texas electric arc furnace (EAF) steel mill—is the only one in North America that can produce stretched and stress relieved A722 bars. That capability provides improved stress […]
