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OFFSHORE WIND able,” he said, noting that scheduling the high-value installation Scania DI16 082M 800 hp (588kW) @ 2,100 rpm – for a total vessels would be “particularly tricky” as projects start to overlap, installed power of 3,200 hp – driving four Hamilton waterjets. and in tandem with the simultaneous offshore wind expansion in HamiltonJet – an 80+ year old family owned company with 400

Europe. employees and a long history supplying the offshore wind sec- “If we don’t have purpose built heavy lift vessels that are Jones tor, supplied the four HM461 waterjets integrated with its AVX

Act (compliant), we’ll have to use European vessels, and there’s controls and the JETanchor positioning system onboard. AVX is only a handful that can install a 12MW turbine, which is what HamiltonJet’s next generation of vessel controls, its platform for we’re looking at here in America,” said Diedrich. Overall, he sees an increasingly connected future in the maritime sector. The AVX a 10-year period through 2033 where there will be a lot of heavy JETanchor provides a range of new capabilities with three auto- construction. “What we see on the radar now could be only a matic operational modes: ‘station keeping’, ‘virtual anchor’ and fraction of what’s to come, as other states see the development of ‘precision maneuvering’ modes. At press time the Senesco was clean energy, the employment numbers, and they’ll want to jump working at full capacity, and the CTV is projected for delivery onboard.” this spring.

Senesco Marine Prepares for Offshore Wind Push Traditional Shipbuilding Business

While COVID-19 continues to dominate the business con- While aluminum vessels and offshore wind are the future for versation globally, when the virus clears all eyes will be on the Senesco, it still maintains its traditional steel newbuild and re- burgeoning offshore wind market on the east coast of the U.S. pair work for the workboat industry, and a big driver has been,

Mike Foster, Vice President and General Manager at Senesco and will be, the fitting of Ballast Water Management Systems

Marine, was eager to showcase his yard’s for the Reinauer fleet. Accord- new aluminum building capabilities and ing to Foster, Senesco recently check in on the new Crew Transfer Vessel completed its fourth BWMS

Senesco Marine: ISO 9001 Certifed (CTV) being built for WindServe. installation, with the fifth in the

Perhaps most signifcantly, Senesco earned its ISO

Since 1999 Senesco Marine has been works aiming for a May 2020 9001:2015 Certifcate in late February 2020, a de- building steel vessels to regulatory stan- completion. velopment that directly driven by the growing inter- dards, occupying 26 acres of Narragansett “Repair work has been strong est in offshore wind vessel work. While Foster ad-

Bay waterfront property in Rhode Island. of late,” said Foster, “with a mits that the yard already had about “99% of the

It is a small but efficient shipyard which big log book looking forward, processes” in place, he said the quality stamp and literally sits in the shadow of one of the particularly with the Reinauer certifcate was necessary because when then yard world’s preeminent navy shipyards, Gen- BWMS work.” meets with any of the European companies regard- eral Dynamics Electric Boat, the builder While the yard has completed ing building for the offshore wind market, invariably of nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy. a significant number of BWMS the frst question they as is “are you ISO 9001 certi- fed?”. While many of the processes were already in

Senesco has traditionally built tugs jobs, Foster said each posed a place, Foster sees true value in the exercise to ac- and barges for the energy transportation unique challenge as none of the quire and keep the certifcate. “It’s helpful to us as industry, including its parent company boats were exactly the same, a company, and managers on how we manage the

Reinauer, but Foster sees this changing. with the different ATB con- various processes under ISO9001 and to maintain it. “What I see is complete difference in nection systems in particular

It’s a roadmap to follow.” the types of things we build, from tugs posing interesting challenges. and barges to offshore wind support But with the latest completion, vessels and structures. The market has Foster said that a corner has changed, and we have a great opportunity been turned and the jobs are no to go after this new market,” said Foster. longer unique engineering jobs. “We’ve gotten to a place where ‘Going after this new market’ required investment for the yard, we can repeat the process, same class and series. We have the en- which meant bringing in the equipment and the know-how to gineering knowledge and the installs are becoming easier … we build aluminum boats. With the new capability it won the con- have the experience, knowledge and the drawings.” tract to build a new aluminum crew transfer vessel (CTV) for In addition to the CTV newbuild and the repair work, the ship- sister-company WindServe Marine, which has the contract to yard is in the midst of building a 4,000 hp ATB tug (Hull 218) for build and operate the vessel for Orsted. Reinauer Transportation, currently setting the engines, equipment

The 64.7 ft. (19.7m) CTV is currently under construction, being and the house with an estimated delivery of September 2020. In built to a BMT design. addition it is just starting a contract for an unnamed client to build

The aluminum high-speed catamaran will be powered by four a 450-ft. bulk barge, with comes with an option.

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