American Offshore Services (AOS), an offshore crewboat operating company based in Providence, Rhode Island, has taken delivery of a new crewboat built by Blount Boats in nearby Warren. Gripper is a Jones Act-compliant aluminium catamaran built to support Ørsted and Eversource’s growing portfolio of...
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American Offshore Services’ newest crewboat floated out
Warren, Rhode Island-based boatbuilder Blount Boats has launched a new crewboat ordered by American Offshore Services (AOS), a partnership between Swedish offshore vessel operator the Northern Offshore Group and US-based investment firm OIC. Gripper is a 100-foot (30.4-metre), Jones Act-compliant aluminium catamaran crewboat built to support Ørsted and Eversource’s growing portfolio of offshore wind farms in […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Eddie Somers – Icebreaking buoy tender for Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Rhode Island-based shipbuilder Blount Boats recently handed over a new icebreaking buoy tender to the Hydrographic Operations fleet of the Maryland Department of Natural ..
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Blount Boats delivers icebreaking buoy tender
Delivered earlier this year by the Blount Boats shipyard in Warren, R.I., an icebreaking buoy tender ordered in July 2020, the M/V Eddie Somers, is now in service with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Homeported at Somers Cove Marina port at Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield, Md., the 94 x 27 foot vessel will replace the M/V J. Milliard Tawes after nearly 50 years’ service.
Designed by BMT Designers and Planners, the shallow draft vessel is powered by Cummins QSK19, Tier III marine...
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Vineyard Wind signs CTV charter with Patriot Offshore
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...
American Offshore Services secures Orion Infrastructure financing for CTV build
Offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator American Offshore Services LLC (A-O-S) has formed a strategic partnership that will see Orion Infrastructure Capital provide financing to build a series of CTVs at Blount Boats in Warren, R.I.
Formed in 2020, A-O-S is a joint venture between European CTV operator, Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S), and U.S. offshore logistics company, SEA.O.G Offshore, which is part of the Crosby Tugs group of companies.
In November, A-O-S placed an...
Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – December 10, 2021
The offshore wind sector dominates the latest string of offshore vessel orders and deliveries. Orders have been placed for one massive turbine installation vessel for a E ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Atlantic Endeavor – US-built crewboat to support Dominion Energy’s Virginia offshore wind farm
Rhode Island-based Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) recently welcomed the fifth crewboat to join its fleet. Named Atlantic Endeavor, the vessel has already begun operating i ..
Atlantic Wind Transfers positions for growth
Rhode Island-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT) plans to be to be at the forefront in providing crew transfer services up and down the East Coast as the U.S. offshore wind industry expands.
As part of its growth plan, the company will use DNV’s seamless Fit for Purpose program and has retained classification society DNV to pursue integrated Safety Management System and ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certification.
AWT’s president...
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Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – February 26, 2021
Crewboats and processing platforms are the apparent focus of the recent succession of newbuilding orders and deliveries of offshore vessels. This time around, new ..