The scope of work includes the delivery of five cable transport carousels, each with a 1,100-ton capacity and associated cable handling equipment. The cable spooling equipment will be mobilized on a Cable Transport Vessel for cable load out at JDR Cable Systems in the UK. Subsequently, the loaded cable carousels will be transported to Southeastern Europe for onward mobilization using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) onto smaller transport barges and onto the Caspian region. SCA will manage the entire operation from equipment supply through to on-site deployment, delivering a single, coordinated campaign.

Manufacturing of the cable carousels and related equipment is currently underway at SCA’s Dubai facility, with shipment to Europe planned for by the end of this year.

SCA Chief Operating Officer Sil de Rijke said: “This multi-million-dollar contract with Saipem demonstrates the experience our team brings to complex cable transport and handling projects, based on our extensive track record created over recent years.

“The real value SCA brings isn’t just the equipment, but the specialized project management skills to oversee planning, logistics and execution from end-to-end across multiple geographies. That operational expertise, combined with our spooling and manufacturing capability, means we are ideally placed to deliver this project safely and on schedule.”

SCA, through its unique supply chain, manages advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in Europe and Dubai. SCA has delivered more than 50 carousels and related equipment worldwide and executed some of the largest cable transports in the market.