Virginia power utility Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has marked two milestones. In the first of these, its Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV)
Eneti Inc. (NYSE:NETI) reports that its Seajacks UK Limited subsidiary has signed a major contract with Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. Under the contract, Van Oord is to charter in the wind
U.S. offshore wind development is picking up pace, with the Biden administration doing everything open to it to remove kinks from the regulatory pipeline. With multiple Atlantic Coast projects moving along, the
Houston-headquartered Friede & Goldman Ltd (F&G), long a leader in jack-up technology, has partnered with Rotterdam-headquartered Tetrahedron B.V. to offer an interesting new wind turbine installation solution for the U.S. offshore wind
The first ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, will be built to ABS Class. As we reported
Schiedman, Netherlands, headquartered Huisman is to deliver a 2,200 metric ton lift capacity leg-encircling crane for the Jones Act compliant installation vessel Wind Turbine Installation Vessel currently under construction for Dominion Energy
FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock has completed the afloat mobilization of Seajacks Scylla, the largest wind farm installation jack-up ever built. Following delivery to Great Yarmouth, U.K., headquartered Seajacks by
Built for Great Yarmouth, U.K., based Seajacks International, the jack-up vessel is based on the Gusto MSC NG14000X design and has more than 8,000 metric tons of available variable deck load. Equipped with a 1,540-metric-ton Huisman leg-encircling crane and a usable deck space in excess of 5,000 sq m the unit is outfitted with 105-m legs with the ability to install components in water depths to 65 m in North Sea conditions.
The rig is capable of meeting the installation needs of jumbo-monopiles, jackets, and turbines of future wind farms in deeper waters farther from shore.
“Industry growth depends on innovation and new designs,” says ABS Chairman, President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki. “As a technology leader, ABS is pleased to work with Seajacks as it develops and launches vessels with increasingly greater capabilities.”
Seajacks CEO Blair Ainslie credits the strong working relationship among the project participants for the successful delivery of this unit.
“The cooperation among Seajacks, ABS and SHI was vital to the success of this newbuild effort,” he says. “As we bring new designs to the market, we rely on partners who are willing to take on projects like this one that break new ground in the industry.”
Since 2009, Seajacks has invested in five self-propelled jackup units, all of which have been classed by ABS. The Seajacks Scylla is a milestone for the company as it is considered to be the most technically advanced installation vessel in the market.
The Seajacks Scylla complies with ABS classification requirements for self-propelled jack-up units, including DPS-2 for dynamic positioning capability; ACCU, which applies to automatic centralized control unmanned units; and CRC for crane register certificate.
In early December, Seajacks Scylla will begin her journey from South Korea to Europe on-board the heavy load carrier vessel, HLV Osprey, and is expected to arrive in Rotterdam around the end of January. Seajacks operations teams will then prepare the vessel for her first project next spring.
JUNE 10, 2013 — Great Yarmouth, U.K., headquartered Seajacks International has entered into a contract with South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries to build what it says will be “the world’s largest
