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SHIPBUILDING ffshore wind took big strides in the ? rst half of 2022 across a number of critical fronts, from public pol- icy to private sector, corporate investments. These

Omoves portend big impacts for US shipyards.

On the private sector side, Crowley and ESVAGT, in June, recommitted to build Jones Act compliant service operation vessels (SOVs) for US offshore wind (OSW). Crowley is the

U.S. based maritime, energy and logistics company. ESVAGT is a Danish company which pioneered the SOV concept in

Europe; their know-how is now important for US projects.

The companies will design, develop and deliver wind-ded- icated, US ? ag vessels. Crowley will be owner and operator.

Both companies will share in project ? nancials.

Jeff Andreini, vice president, Crowley Wind Services, com- mented that “Crowley will help propel the continued growth of maritime and logistics solutions to help solve the nation’s vessel capacity demands in a responsible and sustainable way.”

A Growing Fleet

Photo courtesy Eastern Shipbuilding Group

The Crowley-ESVAGT agreement is not a one-and-done event. Consider: “We are ready today • In May, Gladding-Hearn, based in Somerset, MA, announced start of construction on a 24-seat crew trans- to support design and fer vessel (CTV) for Patriot Offshore Maritime Services construction of large

LLC. This is Gladding-Hearn’s ? rst CTV project. The all-aluminum high-speed catamaran, designed by Incat offshore wind vessels,

Crowther Design, has a length overall of 88.5 ft., beam of 29.5 ft. and draft of 5.6 ft. The vessel will operate year- and we look forward to round to support the Vineyard Wind project 15 miles from supporting vessel operators

Martha’s Vineyard. The wheelhouse, with windows on all sides for nearly 360-degree visibility, will be located on with high quality assets.” the second deck.

• In March, Edison-Chouest Offshore announced con- struction of the ? rst Jones Act compliant SOV for Orsted

Joey D’Isernia, President, ESG and Eversource.

• Just as signi? cant, perhaps more so, was the announce- ment, also in March, from Virginia’s State Corporation

Commission (SCC) that Dominion Energy’s (DE) Cha- rybdis project is in the public interest. DE announced con- ? ce to serve as “renewables hub.” While this isn’t ‘ship- struction of the Charybdis, the nation’s ? rst domestic off- yard’ per se, Boskalis’ work will require vessels. Boskalis shore wind turbine installation vessel, a year ago – in June was awarded three contracts for foundations, scour pro- 2021. Because of public utility and ratepayer issues, how- tection, transport and export cable scopes in the north- ever, the SCC’s review was required. This impacts proj- east. Boskalis will be performing monopile and substa- ects all along the Atlantic. The Charybdis will be used for tion transport and installation works and scour protection

DE’s 176 turbine Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, works for Ørsted-Eversource’s South Fork, Revolution 27 miles from Virginia Beach, and it will be chartered for and Sunrise wind farms.

other Atlantic projects. Keppel AmFELS, in Brownsville, These developments align with the latest forecast from In-

TX, is constructing the $500 million Charybdis. telatus, the consultancy and business intelligence ? rm track- • Finally, a very recent OSW commitment was the June ing US wind markets. In its July Report Intelatus writes that 30 ribbon cutting in Providence, RI, where Dutch mari- the US “continues its journey to deploy 30 GW of offshore time construction giant Boskalis opened an American of- wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050.” The ? rm cites new www.marinelink.com 35

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