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...
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...
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) has launched the third ASD tug in a series ordered by Foss Maritime. Following the launch, Leisa Florence was brought from ..
The third of four 100’x40′ ASD-90 Class tugs for Foss Maritime, the Leisa Florence, was launched at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020.
The tugs are a Jensen Maritime Consultants, Seattle, design. The Z-drive tractor tugs are built to USCG Subchapter “M” regulatory standards, with ABS loadline certification, and UWILD notation.
The Leisa Florance is equipped with two MTU series 4000 main engines, meeting Tier 4 emission standards, coupled to Kongsberg US255 azimuth...
Sea Machines Robotics has been awarded a multi-year other transaction (OT) agreement by the US Department of Defense (DOD) with the primary purpose of modifying ..
Foss Maritime and sister company Amnav assisted the Military Sealift Command Hospital Ship USNS Mercy recently as it departed the Port of Los Angeles for her home port of San Diego.
The Naval hospital ship arrived at the Port of Los Angeles seven weeks ago on March 27 to serve as a referral hospital for non-coronavirus patients, and to offer relief to overburdened hospitals and ERs. Having bolstered the areas preparedness, the ship now returns to San Diego.
The new ASD-90 tug Jamie Ann, along...
The Jamie Ann, the first of four new tugs constructed by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders for the Saltchuk family of companies, has arrived in her new homeport of Long ..
Jamie Ann, the newest addition to the Foss Maritime fleet, recently arrived at the Port of Long Beach, California, where it is slated to operate full time. The tug will ..
Yesterday, Foss Maritime tugs assisted the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy as it arrived at the Port of Los Angeles. The Mercy (T-AH 19) departed Naval Station San Diego Monday bound for Los Angeles in support of the nation’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts.
The Foss tugs Alta June, Bo Brusco,and Arthur Foss, along with Foss sister company AMNAV‘s tug Patricia Ann, met the USNS Mercy at the port’s “Angels Gate” entrance. The tugs escorted her to a security sweep...
https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/foss-tugs-assist-navy-hospital-ship-in-la/
Foss Maritime, Seattle, has christened the 90′ Jamie Ann, the first of four new ASD-90 tugs under construction at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, Wash. on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Her three sisters: the Sarah Averick, the Leisa Florence, and the Rachael Allen are due to deliver this year for service within the Saltchuk Marine family of companies.
Jamie Ann’s upgrades include two MTU Tier 4 engines producing 6,866 hp, which meet the EPA’s highest standards. The engines reduce...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/foss-maritime-christens-90-tug-for-san-francisco-bay/