Second phases of major E.ON project underway at Port of Sunderland

The second phase of a major project to lay hundreds of tonnes of subsea power cables took shape from the Port of Sunderland this week.

The Port is providing base for energy provider E.ON to conduct its cable laying works on the Humber Gateway Windfarm.

In October last year, Port of Sunderland signed a significant storage and offshore cable base contract with E.ON, taking delivery of two 600 tonne substations in November after a raft of developments designed to make the most of the port’s natural assets freed up swathes of land ready to be utilised.

A vessel called Atlantic Carrier sailed into Port of Sunderland on Tuesday in order to prepare the vessel for cable laying on the Humber.

Matthew Hunt, port director at Port of Sunderland, said: “While the vessel was mobilised, Port of Sunderland utilised its LHM 420 heavy lift crane to do a shore-side lift of a 95 tonne, 14.5 metre carousel onto the back deck of the vessel.

“The project has been a very visible and exciting project and I’m delighted we’ve been able to assist E.ON with vessel mobilisation and cable laying requirements.”

Councillor Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland City Council and chair of the port board, said: “It’s been a pleasure to do business with a globally respected company such as E.ON. We’ve made great contacts with key industry leaders and hope to cement this relationship in order to accommodate further scope of work in the near future.”

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