Global Marine Systems Limited, the world leader in subsea cable system design, installation, and maintenance, recently announced it has been awarded the renewal of the Atlantic Cable Maintenance Agreement (ACMA), alongside its Atlantic partner for maintenance services, Orange Marine. The new contract began January 1 and runs through December 2021.
ACMA is a nonprofit cooperative subsea maintenance agreement consisting of 60-plus members. ACMA members are companies responsible for the operations and maintenance of undersea communications and power cables, as well as Oil & Gas Platform operators, in the Atlantic, North Sea, and South Eastern Pacific Ocean. Global Marine has delivered maintenance services across the Atlantic since the first cable was laid in the 19th century and has been a key supporter of ACMA since its inception in 1965. Global Marine delivers maintenance support in three of the six zone agreements globally.
Global Marine’s dedicated maintenance vessels, the Wave Sentinel and Pacific Guardian, will be servicing ACMA17 from their respective bases in Portland, U.K. and Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles. Both vessels are fitted with powerful remotely operated vehicles, the Atlas and ST200 series respectively, which offer flexible, effective solutions for monitoring, cutting, and burying cable.
Global Marine has played a pioneering role in the development of undersea cable repair and maintenance solutions for well over a century, having performed about 33 percent of all maintenance operations on fiber-optic cables globally. The company is a founding and current member of the Universal Joint Consortium, an international cross-industry body supporting the manufacturers and consumers of Universal Joint and Universal Coupling technology. Global Marine remains at the forefront of this vital part of the industry through its training school used by many of the key telecoms installation and maintenance companies and cable manufacturers around the world.
“We appreciate the confidence placed in us by the Atlantic Cable Maintenance Agreement members and look forward to ensuring that their cables are effectively protected,” said John Walters, maintenance director for Global Marine. “The resilience of communication networks throughout the Atlantic and western South America is critically important to companies and consumers alike, and Global Marine is proud to again be of service to maintain these vital connections.”
“The contract award is again a vote of confidence in the zone model, where quality of service and vessel availability are the priority of customers and the service provider, and where members are able to participate in the development of the service offering for the future,” Walters said
“We trust the Global Marine and Orange Marine solution,” said Alasdair Wilkie, chairman of ACMA. “Over decades, the two companies have repeatedly demonstrated their pedigree and experience in this highly specialized area.”
Source: Global Marine Systems Ltd.
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