Presented by Jerry Brown Hengtong Marine @ CRU Wire and Cable 2017

1. Opportunities
&
Challenges
in
Marine
Cables
GLOBAL QUALITY FROM CHINA
Dr.
Jerry
Brown,
Technical
Director,
Hengtong
Marine
Cable
Systems
CRU
Wire
and
Cable
Conference
2017,
17
– 19
July,
2017,
The
Westin
Grand,
Munich,
Germany

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Topics
Items
1.
Hengtong
Overview
2. Hengtong Marine
3.
Clients
&
Requirements
4.
Example
Project
Challenges
5.
Future
Opportunities
6.
Conclusions
7.
Sea
Trial
Video
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3. Hengtong 
Overview

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Preform Optical  Fiber   cable ODN
New  energy  cablesCoaxial  Cable
Special 
wire&cables
Date  cables  RailwaySignalcable
LV  Flexible  Power 
Cable
SOLUTIONS
PRODUCTS
INDUSTRY
UNITS
Air-blowing 
micro  cable
New  energy Marine  engineering
Metropolitan 
ODN  
Intelligent  building 
integrated  cabling
Smart  grid Railway  transmission
Optical  
communication
FTTX
LV/MV/HV/EHV  Power  cables Submarine  cables
OPGW/OPLC/OPPC
OPMC
Overhead  bare  conductors
Optical  Fiber 
EPC
Power   transmission
Copper 
communication
Raw  material  for 
wires  and  cables
1.1  Hengtong  Group 

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Indonesia:VOKSEL
LV/HV
power
cable/
Copper
communication
cables
South Africa: ABERDARE
LV/MV/HV
power
cables
Overhead
bare
conductors
4
factories
Brazil:HENGTONG
Optical
fiber
cables
Portugal: ALCOBRE
Telecommunication
cables
/LV
power
cables/Digital
signal
cable
for
railway
SPAIN:CABLESCOM
Optical
FiberData
cables Digital
signal
cable
for
railway
CHINA: HENGTONG
All
series
communication
and
power
transmission
products in
10
factories
brands5 overseas
factories
9
Sales
&
technical
service
institution
33
Operating
in
137
countries137
1.2  Hengtong  Global  Footprint
CHINA: Hengtong
Marine Cable Systems
SUBSEA
HV
CABLES
&
OPTICAL
CABLES
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PARTNERS

6. Hengtong
Marine

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l HORC-­‐1
l 5
types:
LW/LWP/SAL/SA/DA
l 16
fibre
capacity
l 8000m
Deployment
Depth
l 15kV
Operating
Voltage
l Conductor
Resistance
@
20℃ ≤
1Ω/km
l NTTS:
50kN
for
LW;
420kN
for
DA
l 25
year
service
life
2.1  HORC  Transoceanic  Powered  Cable
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2.2  Manufacturing  Requirements
• Location,
Location,
Location
-­‐ Deep
Water
Port
• Factory
Building
Design
– Based
on
product
requirements
HORC
Transoceanic
Powered
Optical
Cables
&
HOUC
Unrepeatered (unpowered)
Optical
Cables
Umbilical
Cables,
Hybrid
Cables,
Scientific
/
Observation
System
Cables
HV
Power
Cables
• Key
Process
Requirements
for
Optical
Cables:
Fibre in
Metal
Tube
Lines,
Composite
Conductor
Lines,
PE
Insulation
Extrusion
Lines
(15kV),
Outer
Armouring Lines,
System
Integration
&
Test
Area,
Load
Out
Route
to
Port
– Twin
Line
Loading.
• Submarine
Cable
Test
Center
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Hengtong Marine Cable Systems was established in 2012 by Hengtong Optic-­‐Electric Co., Ltd who is public
listed in China. Hengtong Marine now is the largest submarine optic cable manufacturer in China, and also
has an advanced R&D and Test centre. The new Optical Factory completed 2016, with annual capacity is
14,000 km. The company owns a deep water port (375m quay, 12.5m water depth).
General
view of
the
factory FIMT
production
Line
PE
Extrusion
Lines Outer
Armoring
Lines
Composite
Conductor
Line
2.3  Hengtong  Marine  Challenges
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Final
Cable
Tankscable
load-­‐out
trackways In
Process
Tanks
Hengtong
Port
For
TransportationSystem
Integration
&
Test
Platform
Storage area：6 cable tanks, can stock 6000km LW cable, each tank has independent traction engine and water flooding
Integration
area： Total
area
is
1000㎡，has
3
integration
areas,
allowing
3
simultaneous
operations,
storage
for
120
repeaters.
2.4  Storage  and  Integration  Challenges
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• Hengtong
port:
Quayside
length
375m,
12.5m
water
depth,
able
to
dock
two
ships
of
10,000DWT
at
the
same
time,
certified
to
import
&
export,
68
NM
from
China
East
Sea.
• Twin
line
loading
from
the
Optical
Factory 200
km/day/Line
• HV
Cable
has
a
separate
Single
Loading
Line
– No
conflict
with
Powered
Optical
Subsea
Cable
2.5  Hengtong  Port  Challenges
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Area：Total
4000m² over
two
floors
Optical
Lab,
Mechanical
Lab,
High
Voltage
Lab,
Hydrostatic
Pressure
Lab,
Tension,
Fatigue
&
Bending
Lab.
Ø Required
for
FAT
of
cables
Ø Required
for
Cable
R&D
Ø Cable
Accessories
R&D
(Joints,
external
protection,
Subsea
Cable
termination
Assemblies,
End
Seals,
Hang
Offs,
Pullin
Heads,
Latches)
Ø Required
for
QC
of
materials
Ø R&D
of
new
processes
Ø Customised cables
extensive
testing
&
FAT
Ø A world
class
submarine
cables
test
center
Ø CNAS
certification
Ø The
first
3rd
party
submarine
cable
test
center
in
China.
2.6  Submarine  Cable  Test  Centre
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13. Clients  & 
Requirements

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Ø Telecoms
Powered
Optical
Cables
Ø Long
length
1000
to
5000
km
Ø Standard
Product
design
Ø Volume
production
Ø Extensive
Qualification
ITU-­‐T
G-­‐976
&
ITU-­‐T
G.972
Sea
Trial
&
FAT
Ø Standard
range
of
cable
accessories
Ø Cable
Repair
Joints
Ø External
Cable
Protection
(Articulate
Pipe)
Ø Polymeric
sleeving (seperation &
abrasion)
Ø Beach
Joint
&
Anchorages
3.1  Clients  &  Requirements
Ø Telecoms
Unpowered
Optical
Cables
Ø Shorter
lengths
typically
80
to
400km
Ø Standard
product
designs
Ø Volume
production
Ø Extensive
Qualification
ITU-­‐T
G-­‐976
&
ITU-­‐T
G.972,
Sea
Trial
&
FAT
Ø Standard
range
of
cable
accessories
Ø Oil
&
Gas
Clients
Ø Shorter
length
customised cables
Ø Umbilicals delivered
on
drums
Ø Designed
&
Manufactured
to
International
Standards
ISO
13628-­‐5
API
17E,
DNV,
Ø Emphasis
on
modelling
Ø Seabed
stability,
dynamic
analysis
Ø Extensive
FAT,
No
Sea
Trial
Ø Specialised Accessories
Ø Hang
Offs,
J-­‐Tube
seals,
Ø Pullin Heads,
Bend
Protection
Ø Latches,
Buoyancy,
Ballast
Ø Scientific
/
Observation
System
Cables
Ø Hybrid
cables,
higher
power
requirement
than
telecoms
Ø Short
to
Medium
length
Ø Customised to
clients
specifications
Ø Extensive
FAT,
No
Sea
Trial
Ø Specialised Cable
Accessories
Ø Cable
End
Terminations
Ø Dry
Mate
/
Wet
Mate
Optical
&
Power
connectors
Ø Cable
Termination
Assemblies
– for
future
expansion

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3.2  Scientific  Observation  Networks
DESIGN STANDARD OF SCIENTIFIC
OBSERVATION NETWORK CABLE
TERMINATION ASSEMBLY (CTA):
ISO 13628-­5: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
INDUSTRIES – DESGIN AND OPERATION OF
SUBSEA PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
DNV-­RP-­B401: CATHODIC PROTECTION
DESIGN
DNV 2-­7-­3: PORTABLE OFFSHORE UNITS
DNV 2-­22: LIFTING APPLICANCES
BS 3643-­1: STANDARD METRIC SCREW
THREADS
NORSOK M501: SURFACE PREPARATION AND
PROTECTIVE COATING
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Ø Cable
Types
Ø Double
Armoured Cable
(DA)
Ø Single
Armoured Cable
(SA)
Ø Single
Armoured Light
Cable
(SAL)
Ø Lightweight
Protected
Cable
(LWP)
Ø Lightweight
Cable
(LW)
Ø Extensive
Land
based
Qualification
Testing
Ø ITU-­‐T
G-­‐976
&
ITU-­‐T
G.972
3.2  Telecom  Challenges
Ø Cable
Joints
(Maintenance
/
Future
Marine
Repairs)
Ø Universal
Jointing
UJ
Ø Universal
Quick
Joint
UQJ
Ø Extensive
3rd Party
testing
&
Qualification
Ø Factory
Joints
ITU-­‐T
G-­‐976
&
ITU-­‐T
G.972
Ø Branching
Unit
Termination
&
Integration
Ø All
Cable
Types
– Connected
to
BU
Ø Armoured &
Lightweight
Designs
Ø Extensive
Land
Based
Qualification
Testing
Ø Repeater
Termination
&
Integration
Ø All
Cable
Types
– connection
to
the
repeater
Ø Armoured &
Lightweight
Designs
Ø Extensive
Land
based
Qualification
Testing
Ø Sea
Trial
Ø Deep
water
Typically
5000m
LW,
LWP
cable
deployment
&
recovery
with
Repeaters.
Ø Deep
water
Typically
4000m
LW
LWP
cable
deployment
&
recovery
of
BU
Ø Shallow
water
Typically
500m
DA,
SA,
SAL
cable
plough
burial
&
recovery
with
repeaters
Transoceanic
Telecom
Cable
Systems
are
comprised
of
:
CABLES,
CABLE
JOINTS,
REPEATERS
/
AMPLIFIERS,
BRANCHING
UNITS

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3.3  Telecom  Challenges
Ø Cable
Joints
(Maintenance
/
Future
Marine
Repairs)
Ø Universal
Jointing
UJ
Ø Universal
Quick
Joint
UQJ
Ø Extensive
3rd Party
testing
&
Qualification
Ø Factory
Jointing
Ø Branching
Unit
Termination
&
Integration
Ø All
Cable
Types
– Connected
to
BU
Ø Armoured &
Lightweight
Designs
Ø Extensive
Land
Based
Qualification
Testing
Ø Repeater
Termination
&
Integration
Ø All
Cable
Types
– connection
to
the
repeater
Ø Armoured &
Lightweight
Designs
Ø Extensive
Land
based
Qualification
Testing
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Hengtong
Marine
repeated
and
unrepeated
product
passed
41
test
items
and
being
awarded
29
UQJ/UJ
certificates.
3.4  Certificates—UJ  &  UQJ
HORC-­‐1
DA
– HORC-­‐1
DA
HORC-­‐1
DA
– HORC-­‐1
SA
HORC-­‐1
SA
– HORC-­‐1
SA
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3.5  Telecom  Challenges  – Sea  Trials
Ø Sea
Trial
Ø Deep
water
Typically
5000m
depth,
LW,
LWP
cable
deployment
&
recovery
with
Repeaters.
Ø Deep
water
Typically
4000m
depth
LW,
LWP
cable
deployment
&
recovery
of
BU
Ø Shallow
water
Typically
500m
depth
DA,
SA,
SAL
cable
simultaneous
lay
&
towed
plough
burial
&
recovery
with
repeaters

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Time
Scale:
2017.4.11~2017.5.10
– 30
days
Product:
HOUC-­‐1
cable,
HORC-­‐1
cable
Contracting
company:
Huawei
Marine
Networks,
SBSS
Four
systems
l 5000m
repeatered
system
(2fp
&
6fp
RPTs,
2
x
UJs)
l 4000m
Branching
unit
system
(PSBU,
3
x
UJs)
l 500m
HORC-­‐1
cable
plough
trial
(2fp
&
6fp
RPTs,
2
x
UJs)
l 500m
HOUC-­‐1
cable
plough
trial
(3
x
UQJs)
3.6  Challenges  - Sea  Trial
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• 3
Sea
Trial
Locations
–
• 30
day
duration
• 4
days
loading
/
unloading
• 6 days
transit
from
/
to
Hengtong
Port
• Open
exposed
Pacific
Ocean
Location
• 7
days
weather
delay
• 11
days
cable
work
• 2
days
cable
system
testing
5000m
HORC
Repeatered
system:
28°01'N
134°58’E
4000m
HORC
branching
unit
system:
28°15'N
133°12’E
500m
HOUC
&
HORC
plough
trial:
28°33'N
130°43'E
3.7  Sea  Trial  Location

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3.8  Telecom  Challenges
Ø Sea
Trial
-­‐ Deep
water
Typically
5000m
LW,
LWP
cable
deployment
&
recovery
with
Repeaters.
The
Plan
: The
result
:
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3.9  Telecom  Challenges
Ø Sea
Trial
-­‐ Deep
water
Typically
4000m
LW
LWP
cable
deployment
&
recovery
of
BU
The
Plan
:
Re-­‐use
cable
from
5000m
trial
to
show
robustness
of
cable
design.
The
Result
:
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3.10  Telecom  Challenges
Ø Sea
Trial
-­‐ Shallow
water
Typically
500m
DA,
SA,
SAL
cable
plough
burial
&
recovery
with
repeaters
The
Plan
: The
result
:

25. 4
Example 
Project
Challenges

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China Telecom project,
Hainan province, 72
cores, unrepeatered
system with electrical
capability for inspection
4.1  Special  Case—China  Telecom
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Hengtong
provided
submarine
cable
and
accessories
for
an
oil
and
gas
telecommunication
system
to
Petronas
in
2014
.
4.2  Petronas  Oil  And  Gas  Project

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n Long
length
steel
tube
producing
technology,
achieved
120km
in
one
span.
n Long
length
inner-­‐armoring
technology,
single
span
exceeded
245km
n Long
length-­‐insulation
&
sheathing
continuous
extrusion
technology, single
span
exceeded
245km
n In
Line
Armour Transitions
-­‐ on
line
technology
of
submarine
cable
n Succeeded
deliver
China
first
single
span
245km
inner
armour and
copper
tube
cable.
Breaking through point 2015
4.3  Domestic  Project
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Domestic
project:
Shanghai
Lin
Gang
wind
farm
project
and
Guangdong
Nuclear
Project,
35KV,
4.4  Wind  Farm  - Composite  Submarine  Project
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2017 Hengtong Marine’s first submarine optical cable project in Central America, 28 km double armoured
HORC submarine optic cable. Hengtong also provided the land cable for this project.
4.5  Central  America  Project

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2016, a unrepeatered submarine
cable of 278km in Comoros
(SA, DA, LWP)
4.6  Comoros  Project

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Hengtong  Marine  delivered  1115km 
repeatered  and  unrepeatered
submarine  cable  to  Maldives  project  in 
2016,  cable  type  are  DA,  SA,  LWP。
Longest  span  without  Joint  is  300km。
4.7  Maldives  project

33. 5
Future 
Growth

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5.1  Future  Growth  Opportunities
• 3.
Offshore
Services
activities
including
Maintenance,
Repair,
Jointing
and
Testing
Services
• 1.
Expansion
of
Products
(Technical
Solutions)
for
the
3
Client
Bases
• Oil
&
Gas
:
Umbilical
Cables
(Current
Optical,
Copper.
Future
HP
Tubing
TP
and
steel
tube)
• Scientific
/
Observation
Systems
:
Dual
Conductor
Cables
(Typically
15kV,
10
to
20
Amps)
• Telecoms
Cables
:
Higher
Voltage
requirements
(25kV,
0.65
Amps)
–
ONE
Simple
Standard
cable
for
remote
Island
Links.
• 2
Customised Engineered
Cable
Accessories,
• Seabed
stabilisation products
(all
Client
bases)
• Abrasion
protection
products
(all
Client
bases)
• Oil
&
Gas,
Scientific
/
Observation
Systems
• Pull-­‐in
Heads,
Platform
Hang
Offs,
Subsea
Cable
Termination
Assemblies,
Wet
Mate
/
Dry
Mate
connectors,
Distributed
Buoyancy,
Ballast
Modules,
Sea
Bed
Tether
systems.
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35. 6
Conclusions

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6.  Opportunities  &  Challenges
• OPPORTUNITIES
• Expanding
portfolio
of
new
cable
product
designs
for
3
separate
client
bases
• Expansion
of
products
to
include
cable
accessories
• Offshore
Marine
Engineering
Services,
Repair,
Jointing
&
Testing
Services.
• CHALLENGES
• Breaking
into
the
international
market
• Expanding
track
record
of
successful
projects
• Sound,
Field
proven
Technical
Designs
for
Telecoms
HORC
&
HOUC
cable
• Successful
cable
Qualification
&
Sea
Trial
to
ITU-­‐T
G-­‐976
&
ITU-­‐T
G.972
• Ensuring
correct
factory
design
&
capacity
for
future
systems
• Including
Comprehensive
Subsea
Cable
R&D
Test
Center
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37. 7
Sea  Trial 
Video

38. THANKS!
vision：World-­‐leading
Provider
of
Submarine
Communication
mission：Global
Quality
From
China
strategies：focus
on
transoceanic
communication,
ocean
observation
network,
oil
&
gas
platform
and
new
energy
at
sea
as
solution
providers.