capacity of the leases is es- plain why many projects became commercially unviable. timated at 18.6 GW. When added to the potential capac- Several Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have reacted ity of those leases previously awarded, the total potential rapidly, accepting the termination of power sales
SOVs. In? ation Reduction Act related tax credits. Based on current developer plans, the pipeline translates to At the state level, especially for the Northeast and Mid-At- close to 4,500 turbines being installed in U.S. waters by 2035, lantic segment, we see states with clear ambitions to increase which
of its vessels were working, the total mix of projects for GLDD was less pro? table than in the ? rst quar- ter of 2022. Weather delayed projects in the Northeast. GLDD’s total ? rst quarter 2023 bid market is over $300 million, about $125 million higher than a year earlier. Port deepening and widening projects
Feature U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48), moor a Gov’t Shipbuilding landing craft, utility during amphibious operations, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, in March 2023. Christopher R. Lape / U.S. Marine Corps A ’ S S MERICA S EA ERVICES UILDING ARGE
based verting two of its OSVs to operate as SOVs for wind projects upon VARD's other recent SOV designs, Hornbeck Offshore said. in waters off the U.S. Northeast coast. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Launches LNG Bunkering Vessel KEYS Azalea Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christened and launced a lique? ed natural gas
Candies is converting two of its offshore supply vessels (OSV) from the oil and gas market to operate as SOVs for wind projects in waters off the U.S. Northeast coast. Hornbeck Offshore Services recently revealed it has contracted Eastern Shipbuilding Group to convert one of its OSVs to a SOV as well. Subsea
Johns Ship Building venture owned by SEA O.G Offshore and Northern Offshore Services. Two of the CTVs are booked to support construc- tion at the Ørsted Northeast cluster and one will go on char- ter to Vineyard Wind on the Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm. In 2022, AWT looked outside of the Northeast to con- tinue
are awarded by the with breadths up to 50 feet, making it the largest of its U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Admin- kind in the U.S. Northeast and opening up new business istration (MARAD) to help small shipyards modernize, opportunities. The hoist expands capacity to allow more increase
By the Numbers MARAD Small Shipyard Grants The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Ad- Fiscal Year 2023: ministration (MARAD) in May announced $20.8 million ACBL Transportation Services, Inc., of Jeffersonville, in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through Ind., will receive $1
south- After Sandy, the Army Corps examined its beach nourishment side of the peninsula, the boardwalk would be raised ? ve feet projects across the northeast United States, to identify what proj- by adding a concrete walkway to prevent ? ooding from storm ects were more effective in reducing storm risk
traction. in a list of partner entities, in a recent announcement from an- Ammonia power specialists Amogy (a 2020 startup based at other group, the Northeast Hydrogen Hub (with 100 partners the Brooklyn Navy Yard with a presence in Norway, as well), from seven states in PADD 1A- New England and PADD
OSV FUEL TRANSITION CEO of the BSMC) talked about Harvey Gulf’s experiences, report points out: “Only biofuels can be currently stored and noting that after ? tting SailPlan kit aboard Harvey Power, it used in existing onboard fuel tanks and would provide nearly realized that “station-keeping” was
Marine News April 2023 • Volume 34 Number 4 Contributors 3 2 1 4 7 5 6 8 1 Tom Ewing uting writer for Marine News and MarineLink.com. is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy and envi- ronmental issues. He contributes regularly to this magazine. 5 Philip Lewis is director of research
There are a number non-Navy government shipbuilding ef- forts underway. • The Coast Guard also continues to build National Security Cutters at Inglalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi and Fast Re- sponse Cutter at Bollinger in Louisiana. • The ? rst four hulls of the new Offshore Patrol Cutter are being
new vessels will use battery-powered electric thrusters. The batteries will be charged by diesel generators on board Eastern Shipbuilding Group has cut ? rst steel for a new auto and passenger ferry but can be upgraded to fully electric for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. Eastern
use PLBs since our inves- tigation of the October 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank in the Atlantic Ocean about 40 nautical miles northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island, Bahamas, after sailing directly into the path of Hurricane Joaquin. The entire crew of 33 aboard perished. Ocean
Marine News February 2023 • Volume 34 Number 2 Contributors 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Mike Corrigan 4 Robert Kunkel, is a former energy industry executive. He joined Inter- president of Alternative Marine Technologies and First ferry in 2017 after 14 years in leadership positions at Harvest Navigation
of New York & breadths up to 50 feet, making it the largest of its kind in the New Jersey. “All of the small vessel operators that are absolute- U.S. Northeast and opening up a new avenue of sales for the ly vital to the maritime industry can now be serviced right here yard, Cranston said. The new hauler
new Cimolai Technology mobile boat hoist at Bayonne Dry Dock & Repair is said to be the largest in the All images courtesy Eric Haun U.S. Northeast, opening up a new stream of sales for the Bayonne, N.J. re? t and repair yard. BAYONNE DRY DOCK CHRISTENS NEW MOBILE BOAT HOIST New boat
Silver Ships TOBIN Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Builder: Silver Ships Designer: Silver Ships new marine surveying vessel is custom designed for ager, said, “Together our engineering teams have designed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to hy- and built signi? cant boats like Tobin over many
operational ef? ciency, all four Hughes, Vane’s newest addition has entered service in the Salisbury Class push tugs comply with federally mandated, Northeast United States as the 20th Maryland-built tow- U.S Coast Guard-enforced Subchapter M safety standards. ing vessel to join Vane Brothers’ ? eet since
, or experienced it, to operate within a wind farm to pursue their livelihood, and left saying, “I’m more concerned about navigating which in the northeast is primarily commercial ? shing; in now, than I was before.” the mid-Atlantic it’s primarily commercial shipping. I understand that you have three
? The Ørsted name is well known to this audi- EL: I’ve been with Ørsted since 2019, originally as the ence, but can you give by the numbers look at Northeast Marine Affairs Manager and now head of ma- the offshore wind and marine operations in the rine affairs. Our fundamental mission in marine affairs
Marine News November 2022 • Volume 33 Number 11 Contributors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Tom Ewing global energy, maritime and offshore oil and gas sectors. is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy and environmental issues. He contributes regularly to this 5 Barry Parker magazine. of bdp1