CableTrack is a specialist cable engineering platform that combines proprietary automation with deep industry expertise. From feasibility and consenting through automated CBRA, layout optimisation, programme scheduling, and CAPEX modelling, we deliver faster, more consistent, and fully traceable engineering services across every project phase.
CableTrack provides specialist engineering services across the entire cable project lifecycle — from early feasibility and consenting through installation and operations — underpinned by proprietary software that accelerates delivery, improves consistency, and maintains full traceability to recognised industry standards.
Automated Cable Burial Risk Assessment built on the OWA CTC835 methodology. AIS ingestion, vessel analysis, anchor penetration risk, burial feasibility, and report generation — end to end.
Multi-algorithm cable layout engine solving inter-array cable routing as a constrained optimisation problem. Connects turbines to substations with minimum cable length while respecting crossing and capacity constraints.
Automated installation programme generation with weather-adjusted vessel campaigns and fully itemised CAPEX modelling. Decomposes cable installation into CLV, TSV, and W2W operations with WOW factors from hindcast data.
Automated generation of cable parameters for DCO applications, PIER, and Environmental Statements. Envelope-driven Maximum Design Scenario outputs with receptor conflict analysis, EMF calculations, and full traceability to ES chapter references.
Early-stage project feasibility assessments combining desktop review, constraint screening, route viability analysis, and preliminary cost estimation to support investment decisions and consenting strategy.
Hindcast analysis tooling for weather window statistics, exceedance curves, and persistence probability tables. Feeds directly into programme scheduling for realistic operational planning.
Structured spatial workflows built in ArcGIS Pro for desktop studies, constraint mapping, seabed feature analysis, and defensible engineering decisions grounded in geospatial data.
Quantitative risk assessments for cable burial aligned to DNV RP-0360, including soil province analysis, burial tool feasibility, cable protection strategy, and IEC 60287 thermal rating to determine maximum burial depth against CBRA mechanical requirements.
Array cable and export cable route development from concept through detailed design. Automated geometry processing with S-curve generation and fillet arc smoothing for installation-ready cable routes in constrained environments.
Comprehensive desktop assessments covering environmental, geotechnical, and marine traffic conditions to support route selection and risk identification ahead of survey.
Automated and manual report generation for CBRA, burial assessment studies, route selection, and engineering reviews. Every deliverable maintains full methodology traceability.
Our proprietary six-step pipeline implements the OWA (Offshore Wind Accelerator) CTC835 CBRA methodology as a fully automated, configuration-driven workflow. Every parameter is traceable, every calculation auditable, and every output aligned to DNV RP-0360 burial depth standards.
Assessments run across all project periods — pre-lay, installation, and operational — not as one-off studies.
Automated vessel traffic analysis with OWA 5-class DWT classification, SOG filtering, and corridor-based track building.
Annual anchor strike frequency calculated per grid cell using depth-banded probability and vessel transit data.
No hard-coded parameters. Every assumption configurable, versioned, and locked per project run for full auditability.
CableTrack models offshore wind cable layout as a multi-depot, capacitated, open vehicle routing problem with hard no-crossing constraints. Our engine runs multiple algorithm streams in parallel to find optimal turbine-to-substation connections that minimise cable length while respecting real-world engineering constraints.
Fast straight-line routing for initial layout exploration and algorithm benchmarking across the full solution space.
Grid-based pathfinding over CBRA cost surfaces using Dijkstra, A*, and precomputed routing matrices for seabed-aware layouts.
Hard enforcement of no-crossing rules, cable capacity limits, and full turbine allocation. No constraint violations in final output.
Master logging, convergence tracking, and visual comparison across all algorithm streams for transparent option selection.
Our programme engine decomposes cable installation into vessel-specific campaigns — CLV laying, TSV burial, and W2W terminations — then applies hindcast-derived weather persistence factors to produce realistic, weather-adjusted P0 programmes. The CAPEX model builds fully itemised cost estimates from charter rates, fuel, crew, materials, and logistics, with monthly cash flow distribution.
Cable installation decomposed into CLV, TSV, and W2W operations with sub-task durations validated against ODOW baseline data.
Hindcast Hs persistence analysis applied to uninterruptible and interruptible operations for realistic WOW (Waiting on Weather) factors.
Cost build-up by vessel day type: operational, transit, standby. Includes charter, fuel, crew, consumables, mobilisation, and port charges.
Monthly cost distribution across the full project timeline, with cable material costs broken down by cross-sectional area.
CableTrack combines hands-on cable engineering expertise with proprietary software infrastructure. Our platform delivers consistent, auditable outputs whether you need a feasibility study, consenting inputs, a CBRA, a layout study, a costed programme, or an ongoing subscription across multiple projects.
New Cable Burial Risk Assessment from raw data through to professional report delivery.
Independent verification or replication of an existing CBRA using our automated pipeline.
Incremental update to an existing assessment with new AIS data or revised project parameters.
DCO cable parameter envelopes, PIER and ES inputs, EMF calculations, and receptor analysis.
Weather-adjusted installation programme with fully itemised cost estimate and cash flow.
Subscription-based access to project dashboards, monitoring, and ongoing engineering support.
Every engagement follows a structured methodology aligned to recognised industry standards. Whether it's a feasibility study, consenting inputs, CBRA, layout optimisation, costed programme, or full desktop assessment, the approach is consistent and the outputs are traceable.
Define the project area, cable routes, assessment requirements, and available data. Agree deliverables, programme, and applicable standards.
Load and validate project data — AIS records, survey data, seabed conditions, hindcast metocean, cable schedules, constraint information, and consenting parameters.
Run automated analyses: vessel traffic, risk assessment, burial feasibility, layout optimisation, weather persistence, programme scheduling, and consenting parameter generation.
Apply engineering judgement to automated outputs. Review risk levels, layout options, programme durations, cost estimates, and route trade-offs.
Generate professional deliverables — CBRA reports, layout comparisons, costed programmes, consenting inputs, PIER/ES cable chapters, and visual outputs.
Ongoing engineering support through installation and operations. Update assessments, rerun programmes with new data, and adapt to changing conditions.
Feasibility, consenting inputs, cable routing, layout optimisation, CBRA, installation programme, and CAPEX modelling for fixed and floating developments.
Route development and CBRA for long-distance submarine telecommunications cables, including transoceanic systems and shore-end approaches.
Route assessment, risk analysis, and installation planning for HVDC and HVAC interconnector cables, supporting consenting through operational phases.
Data-driven risk quantification to support underwriting, claims assessment, and liability analysis for submarine cable assets. Cable faults remain one of the leading causes of offshore wind insurance claims.
CableTrack is a UK-based cable engineering platform and specialist consultancy built around the principle that better tools produce better outcomes. Our proprietary automation delivers feasibility studies, consenting inputs, CBRA, layout optimisation, programme scheduling, and cost modelling services that are faster, more consistent, and fully traceable — while maintaining the engineering rigour that clients and regulators require.
Founded by engineers with direct experience in submarine cable routing, burial assessment, and offshore wind development, CableTrack understands both the technical detail and the commercial reality of complex cable projects. With cable faults continuing to account for a significant proportion of offshore energy insurance claims, we believe the industry needs smarter, more consistent approaches to cable risk management and project cost control — and that automation is the way to deliver them.
Whether you need a CBRA, a cable layout study, a costed installation programme, route development support, or a full desktop assessment, we can scope a solution around your timeline and data.