The offshore construction ship Connector sailed from Halifax today, January 4, after a lengthy stay in port. It is destined for Boston, presumably to be closer to the Vineyard Wind project.
The ship arrived in Halifax September 3 and aside from a brief Dynamic Positioning trial in Bedford Basin in November it has been idle ever since. Its details were given here December 23, 2024 when fleet mate Symphony shifted layup berths.
A year ago it was reported that the Connector would be working on the Hornsea 3 wind farm off the Yorkshore coast starting in January 2025. It would be laying sub-sea power transmission cables for the Danish company Ørsted. However it appears that the ship will be working for Ørsted on the Vineyard Wind project instead. Work on that project is resuming after a five month suspension after a wind vane collapsed. A large power substation will be established to send power ashore via a high capacity sub-sea cable.
As Connector sailed this morning the cable ship IT Intrepid moved from anchorage in Bedford Basin to Pier 9C - likely to refuel. In the background the ship Nord Logos awaits its next asssignment. The ship has been used to carry fibre optic cable, and its last port of call is recorded as Portsmouth (Newington) NH, site of the Sub Com cable factory.
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