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Pharos Offshore UTV620 Set for Control System Upgrade

SMD to deliver new SCADA-based control platform and MUX for Pharos Offshore UTV620 jet trencher

Pharos Offshore Group, an integrated subsea solutions provider, has selected SMD (Soil Machine Dynamics) to deliver a control system upgrade for its jet trenching spread, UTV620. The upgrade will integrate a SCADA-based software platform and SMD’s latest-generation MUX.

UTV620, formerly known as CT1, has one of the strongest track records in the industry, built across the sector and on a wide range of subsea trenching campaigns. Since entering the Pharos fleet, UTV620 continues to deliver cable and pipeline burial support, meeting the growing demand for the company’s services.

The upgrade from SMD enhances real-time monitoring, improves operational precision and control, and increases overall system reliability as UTV620 prepares for upcoming project work.

Pharos’s ongoing investment in stabilisation and protection technology ensures UTV620 remains at the state of the art, ready to continue to support seabed intervention campaigns.

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