Eneti to acquire Seajacks and become world’s largest WTIV operator

Emanuele Lauro led Eneti Inc. (NYSE: NETI) is poised to change from being a WTIV new entrant to being the biggest player in the offshore wind turbine installation market. It has reached an agreement to acquire U.K. based Seajacks International, which has five WTIVs on the water and which is also assisting with construction and operations oversight of the advanced Jones Act WTIV that Dominion Energy has under construction at the Keppel AmFELS yard in Brownsville, Texas.

“This transaction reflects...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore-wind/eneti-to-acquire-seajacks-and-become-worlds-largest-wtiv-operator/

BOEM set to prepare Dominion Energy offshore wind EIS

Another U.S. offshore wind project looks to be rolling smoothly along the regulatory track. Dominion Energy reports that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is publishing in the Federal Register the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, the largest planned offshore wind farm in the United States.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday joined Virginia...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore-wind/boem-set-to-prepare-dominion-energy-offshore-wind-eis/

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 ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/vessel-review-atlantic-endeavor-us-built-crewboat-to-support-dominion-energys-virginia-offshore-wind-farm/

10 Minutes with Crowley’s Jonathan Zier

At March’s TTB 2021, Jonathan Zier, manager-business development of offshore services for Crowley Maritime, spoke on tug and barge opportunities for U.S. offshore wind installations. Last month, Zier told us more.

Marine Log (ML): Crowley has recently partnered with Watco and Esvagt on U.S. offshore wind related projects. Can you tell us more about these partnerships and Crowley’s plans for offshore? 

Jonathan Zier

Jonathan Zier (JZ): Crowley is taking a “cradle-to-grave” approach with respect...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/tugs-barges/10-minutes-with-crowleys-jonathan-zier/

COLUMN | A tale of restructuring: Keppel (kind of) quits the rig building business (but not really), Borr Drilling, Grupo R, Guangdong Zhenrong – Part One [Offshore Accounts]

Headlines don’t tell the truth Last week saw a major strategic announcement from Keppel Offshore and Marine. Four or more separate publications, including the venerable ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-a-tale-of-restructuring-keppel-kind-of-quits-the-rig-building-business-but-not-really-borr-drilling-grupo-r-guangdong-zhenrong-part-one-offshore-accounts/

Dominion Energy’s Jones Act WITV will feature Huisman crane

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 at the Keppel AMFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.

Huisman says that, with its lift capacity, lightweight design, 130 meter long boom and compact house, the crane is unique and ideal for the installation of next generation offshore wind turbines and...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/renewables/dominion-energys-jones-act-witv-will-feature-huisman-crane/

COLUMN | The twelve days of offshore Christmas: Brent Crude, ammonia fuel cells, Myanmar, floating wind turbines, Bourbon, and Standard Drilling – Part Two [Offshore Accounts]

Not long until Christmas now! As the big day gets closer, you will have seen Esvagt, Swire, Seacor, Cairn Energy, Vantage and Shearwater featuring in Part One of our ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-the-twelve-days-of-offshore-christmas-brent-crude-ammonia-fuel-cells-myanmar-floating-wind-turbines-bourbon-and-standard-drilling-part-two-offshore-accounts/

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