Orders for Jones Act offshore wind crew transfer vessels are starting to tick upwards. Last week, Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reported it had signed a charter for a CTV with Patriot Offshore Maritime Services.
Like Vineyard Wind, Patriot is based in New Bedford, Mass., and the CTV be built by another Massachusetts company, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Somerset.
The 27-meter CTV will be based on a proven catamaran design by...