UPDATE
FOSS BARGES TO BECOME SMART FEEDER BARGES FOR VINEYARD WIND
DEME OFFSHORE US has entered into a
long-term agreement with Netherlandsbased motion compensation specialist Barge Master to develop technology that will be deployed in a pioneering feeder concept on the Vineyard Wind 1 project – the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. DEME Offshore US has the transport and installation contract for the 62 GE Haliade offshore wind turbines for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. In addition to the installation of the turbines, DEME Offshore will also handle the transportation and installation of the monopile foundations, transition pieces, offshore substation and scour protection for the wind turbine foundations, as well as the offshore substation foundation and platform. It is partnering with
Foss Maritime to develop a Jones Act-compliant smart feeder barge concept for the project. Under the new agreement with Barge Master, four motion compensation platforms will be installed on Foss Maritime barges. The integrated, high-tech solution will enable the wind turbine components to be transported from U.S. ports to DEME’s specialized offshore installation vessels. The Barge Master concept is based on using patented technolog y, with control systems and cylinders supporting a platform and actively compensating the motions of the barge. The wind turbine components are fastened to the motion compensated platform. When arriving alongside the installation
vessel, the Barge Master technology ensures safe lifting operations – even for these giant components – and increases workability. “This fully Jones Act-compliant solution, based on using U.S.-flagged and U.S.owned tugs and barges, again demonstrates our commitment to build and support the U.S. offshore wind industry and to create jobs for (unionized) American mariners,” said DEME Offshore US president Sidney Florey. “Uniquely, this technology turns existing barges into a high-tech, smart feeder concept, resulting in a competitive advantage for DEME Offshore and its partners. This solution also leads to sharp pricing and guaranteed availability for the offshore wind developers, our clients.”
PHILLY SHIPYARD, INC. reports that, following MARAD authorization, it has booked an order from TOTE Services, LLC (TOTE Services) for the construction of one additional National Security MultiMission Vessel (NSMV) – marking the fifth and final NSMV in the training ship series. This fifth vessel will replace the aging training vessel at California State University Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California. Construction of the new vessel (NSMV 10 Marine Log // May 2022
5) is expected to commence in 2023. The contractual delivery date is set in 2026. The order was placed under an April 2020 contract that provides for the construction of up to five NSMVs. The initial award included the first two vessels in the program (NSMVs 1 and 2). The next two vessels in the NSMV program (NSMVs 3 and 4) were ordered in January 2021. Philly Shipyard’s order backlog also includes a contract from Great Lakes
Dredge & Dock Company, LLC to construct a Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV), with a contract value of approximately $200 million. The rock installer will be constructed in between NSMVs 4 and 5 The award for NSMV 5 is valued at approximately $300 million, bringing the total order intake under the contract for the five-ship program to be approximately $1.5 billion.
Photo Credit: Barge Master.
Philly Shipyard books contract for fifth NSMV
