According to OffshoreWIND.biz, Seaway Phoenix is loading cable in Eemshaven and is planned to arrive at the UK project site on 19 October 2026. Seaway Moxie is mobilising to support the campaign, while Grand Canyon 3 is scheduled to begin pre-trench survey and trenching on 20 October. These are planned operations, not confirmed completed milestones.
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Analysis: The mobilisation indicates continued construction progress at a major offshore wind project. For steel markets, the principal relevance is evidence of activity across the offshore wind construction chain, although the supplied report provides no new steel tonnage, procurement or pricing information.
MetalMate analysis- OffshoreWIND.biz says Hornsea 3 is planned as a 2.9 GW project with 197 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines, about 120 km off the Norfolk coast.
- OffshoreWIND.biz reports that Seaway7 received the inter-array cable transport and installation contract in 2024.
- The publication reports that installation of the project’s 197 monopile foundations had begun and that its second offshore converter station was installed in September 2026.
Watch for confirmation that Seaway Phoenix reached the site and that cable installation and Grand Canyon 3’s trenching operations started as scheduled. Any subsequent disclosures on monopile progress, steel requirements or procurement would provide a clearer steel-market signal.
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- 13 October 2026
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- 13 October 2026
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Inter-Array Cable Installation About to Start at 2.9 GW UK Offshore Wind Farm — OffshoreWIND.biz
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