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Shipbuilding

Crowley

Crowley’s electric tug eWolf, built by Master

Boat Builders.

Administration (MARAD) put a cost of $97 million on the ulatory ? lings, the vessel “is expected to be delivered and vessel. The same yard has also been contracted to build an operational in 2025.” Filings with MARAD (which could

SOV with hybrid power capability (at a cost of $109 million potentially approve Title XI funding, meaning lengthier per MARAD) to be deployed at the Equinor/ BP Empire terms and lower interest rates, for vessels serving offshore

Wind projects. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, in Sturgeon wind) indicate a total cost of $246.7 million.

Bay, Wis., is building an SOV (with a pricetag of $168 mil- GLDD is also supporting U.S. yards, with two suction lion, per MARAD) for CREST Wind, a joint venture of hopper dredges equipped with U.S. EPA Tier 4 compli-

U.S. stalwart Crowley Maritime, and the Danish offshore ant engines: Galveston Island, which was delivered from specialist Esvagt. Scheduled to be delivered in 2026, the Conrad Shipyard in late 2023 (and is working on a multi- vessel (with a Norwegian design proven in the North Sea) year harbor deepening project in Freeport, Texas), and will enter a long-term charter to turbine specialist Siemens Amelia Island, being constructed by the same shipyard

Gamesa Renewable Energy. Dominion Energy, the Virginia for a 2025 delivery date.

utility developing the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore The offshore wind sector has seen a number of contracts

Wind (CVOW) project, is bringing in a capital infusion for crew transfer vessels (CTV). St. Johns Ship Building from alternative investor StonePeak Infrastructure Partners. in Palatka, Fla. announced a contract with Windea CTV

Philly Shipyard, a builder of deepsea Jones Act vessels, LLC., a U.S. domiciled joint venture between the U.S.- has been a bene? ciary of the move to offshore wind, cut- based MidOcean group, and passenger vessel owner Horn- ting steel in mid-2023 on a rock installation vessel to be blower, with German CTV specialist Ems Maritime Off- named Acadia, contracted by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shore GmbH providing technical and operational support. (GLDD) for loading rock in upstate New York for use in MARAD ? lings put the price of the 10-vessel construc- protecting monopiles (foundations for wind turbines) and tion program at $120 million. The yard, which under new undersea wiring on the sea ? oor. According to GLDD reg- ownership has revamped its facilities, has recently deliv- 30 | MN April 2024