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ECO to Build and Operate First Jones Act SOV and Louisiana, will be engineered, constructed and operat- ed by ECO as an integral part of the operation and main- tenance of the Revolution Wind, South Fork Wind and

Sunrise Wind offshore wind farms in the northeast U.S., which are dependent on obtaining the necessary federal permits from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Edison Chouest Offshore (BOEM), the companies said in a statement.

The vessel will be more than 260 feet long and capable of housing 60 passengers. It will be equipped with passen- ger staterooms with private bathrooms, an exercise room, cinema/training room, internet café and multiple lounges.

The SOV will include a below deck warehouse to pallet- ize storage for wind farm tools, components and supplies

Offshore vessel operator Edison Chouest Offshore with step-less access to an elevator. (ECO) will build and operate the ? rst-ever U.S. ? agged Furthermore, a daughter craft, with associated launch

Jones Act compliant service operations vessel (SOV), used and recovery system and hydraulic height-compensating for offshore wind farm operation and maintenance works. landing platform, will be installed for in? eld turbine repair

Edison Chouest Offshore, Ørsted and Eversource an- operations. The vessel will operate on diesel-electric power nounced the execution of a long-term charter agreement that meets EPA Tier 4 emission standards and will feature for the provision of the SOV. The SOV, to be built at a a proprietary ECO variable frequency drive (VFD) to re- combination of ECO’s shipyards in Florida, Mississippi duce greenhouse gas emissions.

Gladding-Hearn Delivers St. Lawrence Seaway Pilot Boat

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation de- livered a Chesapeake class pilot boat to the Seaway Pilots

Inc. in Cape Vincent, N.Y. The Seaway pilots navigate ships in and out of the ports and harbors of the St. Law- rence Seaway between St. Regis, N.Y. and Port Weller on

Lake Ontario.

With a length overall of 53.6’, a beam of 17.8’ and a draft of 4.8’, the all-aluminum pilot boat features the Ray

Hunt Designs deep-V hull. It is powered by twin keel- cooled Volvo Penta D16, EPA Tier 3-compliant diesel engines, each delivering 641Bhp at 1,800 rpm and a top speed of 23 knots. A Humphree interceptor trim-tab con-

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation trol system, with Automatic Trim Optimization is installed heated/cooled by a 32,000 Btu reverse-cycle air-condition- at the transom. Diesel capacity is 800 gallons, which ship- ing system. The decks, handrails and cabin are heated by yard of? cials said will provide a range of at least 300 miles a 100,000 Btu diesel-? red hydronic heating system, aug- at an economical speed of about 20 knots. mented by main engine waste heat.

The engines turn ? ve-blade NiBrAl propellers via ZF500- Outside of the wheelhouse are wide side decks, side and 1-A gear boxes. The launch is equipped with a keel-cooled rear doors, and heated roof and boarding platforms on the 12kW Northern Lights EPA Tier 3-compliant genset. roof. Because of season icing, the launch’s bottom has ex-

The wheelhouse, mounted to the ? ush deck amidships, tra-thick plating. At the transom are throttle and steering features a center-line helm station, heated forward, side controls, and a winch-operated, ? xed davit over stairs to a and roof windows, ? ve Llebroc seats and a settee. It is recessed platform for rescue operations.

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