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Vessels

Atlantic Endeavor

U.S. offshore wind crew transfer company Atlantic

Wind Transfers (AWT) said its second Jones Act crew transfer vessel (CTV) Atlantic Endeavor was launched at the end of December.

Designed by U.K. ? rm Chartwell Marine and built by

Blount Boats in Warren, R.I., the new aluminum catama- ran spent three days undergoing sea trials and U.S. Coast

Guard inspections prior to deliver to Dominion Energy to support its two-turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Farm (CVOW) pilot project 27-miles off Virginia Beach.

The 64.9-foot vessel will be based out of Virginia’s Hamp- ton Roads region under AWT’s long-term contract with

Dominion Energy for CVOW project support. Manned by a crew of two or three, Atlantic Endeavor has capacity to transport up to 24 wind farm technicians.

The vessel is equipped with MAN engines, Cummins generators, ZF Transmissions, HamiltonJet waterjets and

Humphree USA Interceptors. Its service speed is 22-24 knots, with a sprint speed of 29 knots.

Atlantic Wind Transfers eFoiler Workboat

An innovative, zero-emissions workboat featuring hy- drofoils and a fully electric propulsion system is scheduled to hit the water before the end of the year. The 11-meter vessel, announced by Artemis Technologies COO, Prof.

Mark Gillan, during a presentation to the Workboat Asso- ciation’s Technical Workgroup in January, will be built by

Tuco Marine Group and is ? tted with the Artemis eFoiler electric propulsion system. It is designed as a commercial multipurpose workboat platform to help operators reduce fuel usage and carbon emissions. “The Artemis eFoiler is a truly transformative innova- tion that will help commercial operators across the world dramatically reduce their carbon emissions. The electric propulsion system provides signi? cant range at high-speed, whilst also reducing operational costs through substantial fuel savings,” Gillan said.

Hydrofoils, ? ight control system and electric drivetrain will power the vessel to cruising speeds of 25 knots and a top speed of over 30 knots. Its range will be 60 nautical miles at cruising speed.

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