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Ørsted appointed Jan De Nul Group to carry out offshore site preparation for the Hornsea 3 HVDC export cable system, including seabed preparation and rock placement to protect approximately 350 km of export and interlink cables between the offshore converter platforms and the UK grid. Project documentation for the cables describes that, ahead of and during laying, pre-lay surveys, boulder clearance, seabed preparation, and Pre-Lay Grapnel Runs (PLGR) will be undertaken over the export cable routes to clear debris, with these works scheduled as part of the offshore export cable installation campaign starting in 2025.