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VESSELS NEW DELIVERIES, CONTRACTS & CONCEPTS

EDISON CHOUEST OFFSHORE/

EQUINOR INCAT CROWTHER

Incat Crowther 60 Main Particulars

Length, oa. 196’-2”

SOV ECO Liberty

Length, wl. 184’

Equinor launched the Service Operations Vessel ECO Liber-

Beam oa. 29’-6”

Draft 7' ty earlier this summer for deployment in its New York offshore

Depth 14’-7”

Construction Marine grade aluminium wind project, marking the culmination of a major investment

Tonnage 498 GT ITC in the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Louisiana First Lady Sharon

Fuel Oil 44,909 gallons

Fresh Water 8,453 gallons

Landry served as the vessel’s “Godmother” during a christening

Grey Water 475 gallons

Black Water 475 gallons ceremony on the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans.

Lube Oil 528 gallons

ECO Liberty was built by Edison Chouest Offshore;

Waste Oil 528 gallons

Bilge Oil 528 gallons built with American steel and including components

Industrial personnel 60

Crew 18 from companies in several Gulf Coast states. "The ECO

Speed (Service) 28 knots

Liberty showcases the positive impact Empire Wind is

Speed (Max) 36 knots

Main Engines 4 x MTU 16V4000M63L having on the American economy,” said Molly Morris,

Power 4 x 2240kW @ 1800rpm

President of Equinor Renewables Americas. “Equinor

Propulsion 4 x Hamilton HT810 waterjets

Bow Thrusters 3 x Hydromaster 150 kw thrusters is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Loui-

Generators 3 x Scania DI09 (300 kW each)

Flag Panama siana’s world-class shipbuilding industry as we support

Class / Survey ?A1, Circle E, HSC Crewboat, ?AMS, ?DPS-2, FF the Trump Administration’s efforts to expand U.S. ves-

Capable, SMART (INF, SHM, MHM), IDM-A, ENVIRO sel manufacturing. This vessel refects how offshore wind

Zamil Ofshore 60m Fast Support Intervention Vessel can create durable, high-quality jobs while building out a

Zamil 80 is the frst of three new 60-m Fast Support Inter- homegrown energy supply chain.” vention Vessels (FSIVs) designed by Incat Crowther for Za-

The 262-ft. hybrid-powered ECO Liberty be home- ported at New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, mil Offshore. At trial it achieved a service speed of 28 knots where more than 2,000 workers have been put to work with a 200-ton payload, above the contracted required ser- constructing a next-generation staging facility, O&M vice speed of 25 knots, Incat Crowther said. The three new base, and control center for Empire Wind. ECO Liberty ABS-Classed, low-draft monohull FSIVs are being built by will be deployed to support ongoing marine construction Lita Ocean (Singapore) and will assist Zamil Offshore with in the lease area and eventually serve as the foating home the safe transport of cargo, heavy maintenance equipment and personnel for Saudi Aramco’s operations in the Arabian for Empire Wind’s workers when stationed offshore. In- cluding ECO Liberty, seven new U.S.-fagged vessels will Sea. Construction on the remaining two contracted vessels be added to the U.S. Jones Act compliant feet, because is expected to be completed in 2025. The new vessels are powered by four MTU 16V4000 diesel engines coupled to of Empire Wind.

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