GLDD plans to design the vessel to state-of-the-art specifications and build it to the highest maritime standards, including best-in-class air-quality controls to adhere to EPA Tier 4 emissions standards. GLDD has engaged Ulstein Design and Solutions for the vessel’s conceptual and regulatory design engineering. We are committed to safe and sustainable operations and excited to make history with this landmark vessel.” “We are initiating this project because we firmly believe that a Jones Act compliant offshore wind subsea rock installation vessel is a critical foundational piece required to advance the U.S. We believe this is the optimal time for us to leverage our extensive specialized vessel expertise to enter this exciting market now coming to the United States,” said Lasse Petterson, GLDD’s chief executive officer and president. offshore wind’s potential growth could be a true economic stimulus for America. While the vessel initially would serve the East Coast, GLDD believes it will be available as offshore wind projects develop along the Gulf and West Coasts. The vessel is expected to help spur additional job growth and regional economic opportunities corresponding with the establishment of a U.S.-based rock supply chain network for subsea rock installation, with quarries in states along the East Coast.įurther, the project should generate additional economic and job opportunities on the Gulf Coast, where the vessel will be built, GLDD said. Pending business conditions and a final investment decision, GLDD’s vessel will be U.S. (GLDD) recently announced it is moving forward with the design and development of the first U.S.-flagged Jones Act inclined fall pipe vessel for subsea rock installation.
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