Vineyard Wind 1 completes first turbine installation

Completed turbine at Vineyard Wind 1

Marking a milestone in U.S. offshore wind development, installation of the first GE Haliade-X Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) at the Vineyard Wind 1 project was completed this week. It was hailed as a “first-in-the-nation” achievement by Vineyard Wind developers Avangrid, Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Photo: Vineyard Wind

The completed Haliade-X turbine consists of one tower, three blades, and one nacelle, and the fully assembled machine is the largest turbine in the western world,...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/vineyard-wind-1-completes-first-turbine-installation/

Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | September 21 – Newbuilds for Turkey, Panama, Bulgaria and Netherlands, US pusher tug nearing completion and autonomous refit progress

A Turkish builder completes deliveries to five customers in four countries while a new river pusher tug for a US owner is nearing completion. A partnership in the US has ..

The post Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | September 21 – Newbuilds for Turkey, Panama, Bulgaria and Netherlands, US pusher...

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Sea Machines autonomy system on board Foss tug gains ABS AiP

The Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomy system on board the Foss Maritime tug Rachael Allen gained Approval in Principle from ABS, marking a major advancement in bringing autonomy to the marine supply chain

The approval followed the established process of new technology qualification and document evaluation in accordance with ABS Rules and Guides, a successful product review and shows that the Sea Machines technology conforms with ABS requirements addressing its use aboard.

Rachael Allen will...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/sea-machines-autonomy-system-on-board-foss-tug-gains-abs-aip/

Foss Maritime to build offshore wind logistics base in New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Port of New Bedford in Massachusetts will add another base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support offshore wind projects off Massachusetts and the n ..

The post Foss Maritime to build offshore wind logistics base in New Bedford, Massachusetts appeared first on Baird Maritime.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-renewables/offshore-wind/foss-maritime-to-build-offshore-wind-logistics-base-in-new-bedford-massachusetts/

VESSEL REVIEW | Rachael Allen – Low-emission workhorse for Foss’ northern California towing operations

US towage operator Foss Maritime has taken delivery of a new ASD tug from Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) of Freeland, Washington. The ABS-classed Rachael Allen is ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/tug-and-salvage-world/harbour-tugs-and-operation/vessel-review-rachael-allen-low-emission-workhorse-for-foss-northern-california-towing-operations/

Vineyard Wind selects DEME/Foss partnership for wind turbine transport installation

Vineyard Wind will use a foreign-flag wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), serviced by Jones Act compliant feeder vessels, to install the wind turbines for the first large-scale offshore wind installation in the U.S., its Vineyard Wind 1 project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), reports that DEME Offshore US LLC will serve as its...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/renewables/vineyard-wind-selects-deme-foss-partnership-for-wind-turbine-transport-installation/

Saltchuk Marine to expand ship assist operations

Saltchuk Marine announced yesterday that it has acquired Centerline Logistics’ harbor ship assist operations in California and the Pacific Northwest.

Eight ship assist tugs currently operated under the Millennium and Starlight brands will join the Saltchuk Marine fleet in early 2021. Operations will be consolidated under the Starlight brand, which will remain independently operated, managing, dispatching, and crewing its own boats.

The acquisition increases the ship assist capacity of Saltchuk...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/saltchuk-marine-to-expand-ship-assist-operations/

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