DELAYS AND RE-BIDS. ROB LANGFORD, VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND, ABS “Some of them do understand, but I think there’s more work projects and lease areas. Virginia Offshore Wind and Revolu- to do in that regard to meet the renewable energy goals.” tion is in construction; Southfork is into installation, “so
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
Guidelines detailed in sible fairways are adjacent to lease areas off the Delaware Enclosure 4 to Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular Bay and the Virginia coast. 02-23 (“Guidance on the Coast Guard’s Roles and Re- In its Notice, the Coast Guard asserts that ocean fairways sponsibilities for Offshore
260 (28)617.7M (7.7B)184K14.8B31.9B65.7B4.8B Tennessee 950 (11)529.5M (5.6B)100K6.5B12B26.4B1.1B Texas 830 (13)2379.7M (54.9B)305K27.9B54.6B111B7.7B West Virginia 680 (16)245.7M (3.4B)127K8B17.1B37B1.8B Wisconsin 230 (29)121.9M (107M)147K10B15.8B34.1B1.2B Data from 2021, courtesy of the National Waterways Foundation
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with the Ohios; much of its strategic weapon capabilities with the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought class of SSBNs; and have similar sensors as the Virginia-class attack boats. Below The Surface TORPEDOES IS WHAT MATTERS Torpedoes come in two basic sizes— heavyweight and lightweight. The Navy arms its
of active service. joining the ? eet in October of 2023. Newer versions will be Los Angeles-class submarines carried MK-48 heavyweight ? tted with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) within a 70- torpedoes, submarine launched mines, and both Tomahawk foot hull section to carry Tomahawk cruise missiles and
Lundquist peaking at the Surface Navy Association’s an- (i.e., a mix of ships that avoids ‘putting too many eggs into nual symposium in Crystal City, Virginia, on one basket’).” Jan. 9, the new Chief of Naval Operations To meet that goal, the U.S. has a lot going on in the under- Adm. Lisa Franchetti released
The Navy has publicly announced an increase in solidify its workforce of the future? our build of submarines, and the trajectory and goal is to make one Virginia- and two Columbia-class submarines a year. To- The Navy wants to build up the workforce, build up manufac- day has both similarities and differences
Towing’s new tug Jane McAllister entered service this summer as one of the most advanced and powerful shipdocking tractor tugs operating in the Port of Virginia. Constructed by Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. in East Boothbay, Maine, the 6,770-horsepower vessel packs a punch, equipped with 3516E Tier
and in achieving the ‘one plus two’ goal … that’s construction of casting houses to provide mission-critical parts, and unfortu- one Columbia and two Virginia class submarines per a year. nately the existing industrial base cannot support the one plus The only way we’re going succeed is through automation
is a high-tech enterprise with headquarters in complex processes by seamlessly combining communica- Berlin, Germany, and a US sales of? ce in Yorktown, Virginia. tion with highly accurate positioning. Moreover, EvoLogics The company launched in 2000 with a group of scientists and caters to the needs of
drone-like experience for users, underwater. The result was allowing for data to be retrieved in real time, as the station Hydrus, a fully autonomous submersible vehicle transforming is wired to a communication modem. Researchers will have undersea research, inspection, detection and classi? cation by
Wave also facilitate the launch and recovery of scienti? c equipment, Height conditions. Jane McAllister docking tractor tugs operating in the Port of Virginia. Recently delivered from East Boothbay, Maine shipbuild- er Washburn & Doughty, the 6,770 horsepower vessel is equipped with 3516E Tier IV Caterpillar
I & II, while smaller and not U.S. ? agged, are working as more commer- cially viable options for inspection campaigns in support of Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. Lints also pointed to a shortage of large subsea construc- tion vessels for support work. “Subsea vessels are needed not for
will be deployed across four battery rooms and project at all,” said Robert Clifford, Incat Chairman. 6770 HP, Tier IV Class McAllister Tug Arrives in Virginia cAllister Towing announced the arrival of the tug Jane McAllister, equipped with 3516E Tier IV M Caterpillar engines powering twin Schottel SRP
and related 37 drayage trucks operating in Savannah. infrastructure. EPA has $4 billion available for these investments: • $2.3 million to the Virginia Port Authority to replace $1 billion is for heavy duty vehicles; $3 billion is for clean ports. 10 diesel straddle carriers with Tier 4 hybrid
and ESVAGT. The Jones Act-compliant vessel, designed by HAV Design AS, is scheduled to go into service in 2026 serving the Dominion Energy Coastal Virginia O?shore Wind project. JOIN OUR TEAM! Justin Slater | Justin.Slater@us.?ncantieri.com | 920-746-3373 | ?ncantierimarinegroup.com MR #8 (1-17)
in 2024, is booked for the installation of Sie- GLDD has an option to acquire a second SRIV from Philly mens Gamesa turbines on Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Shipyard at a later date. commercial project and Ørsted’s Sunrise 1 and Revolu- It is worth noting that foreign-? agged vessels can be used tion
at Quincy and Taunton enable us to deliver exceptional speed- to-market and the capacity required to meet the scale of to- morrow’s needs. As we look forward, we are still pushing the envelope. General Dynamics Mission Systems continues to make substantial investments in this vital class of technology.
, and Head of Communications for Konowe studies degree at Dalhousie University in Seabed 2030. For almost a decade, she’s Celia Konowe is from Reston, Virginia, Halifax, Nova Scotia. been telling stories about humankind’s recently graduating from the University of relationship with the ocean. Tomic Rochester
a The submarine facilities at Polaris Point are also being up- “military operations in urban terrain” (MOUT) training facil- graded to handle the new Virginia-class submarines. “We’re ity. Repurposing 130 buildings that used to be a family hous- going to be building a new pier, maintenance facilities and
University in Bartolomej Tomic is managing editor of Konowe Halifax, Nova Scotia. Offshore Engineer and OEDigital.com. Celia Konowe is from Reston, Virginia, recently graduating from the University of Strachan Rochester with a degree in environmental David R. Strachan is a defense analyst studies
Energy on de- Help or hindrance? livery and will be deployed on the Dominion Energy Coastal A handful of law ? rms already specialize in the complex Virginia Offshore Wind farm. There are also three Jones Act- nuances of the US Merchant Marine Act 1920 or the Jones compliant crew transfer vessels (CTVs)