New Details on First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel – gCaptain
February 24, 2021 We’re getting new details about the United States’ first Jones Act-compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) seen as critical to developing the nation’s offshore wind industry. We just learned that the newbuild vessel currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas for Dominion Energy will be built to ABS class . The 472-foot vessel is designed by GustoMSC to handle turbines of 12 megawatt or greater. It will also be capable of the installation of foundations for turbines and other heavy lifts. UK-based Seajacks will a...
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