ABS to class first Jones Act installation vessel – 4C Offshore

Now under construction by Keppel AmFELS, which is also undertaking theengineering and procurement for Dominion Energy, the 472-foot vessel isdesigned by GustoMSC to handle turbine sizes of 12 MW or larger and willalso be capable of the installation of foundations for turbines and otherheavy lifts. The vessel, Charybdis, will have accommodation forup to 119 crew and wind farm technicians. Seajacks will assist DominionEnergy with construction and operations oversight.ABS is the ideal partner for a highly specialized wind turbine installationvessel such as this for the U.S. market. Our extensive knowledge of U.S.regulations combined with offshore industry leadership means we are uniquelyequipped to support this project and a range of other innovative vesselsnow being commissioned for U.S. wind farms. ABS is committed to playinga significant role in the safe development of the U.S. offshore wind industry,said Matt Tremblay, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Offshore.

Mohamed Sahlan, President of Keppel AmFELS, said: "We are pleasedto be able to build the largest wind turbine installation vessel in theU.S. for Dominion Energy and support the growing offshore wind industry.Keppel AmFELS has a solid track record and capabilities in a wide rangeof offshore vessels and we are also able to leverage the experience ofour parent company, Keppel Offshore & Marine, in offshore renewablesto provide a compelling construction solution for this milestone project."Dominion Energy is proud to be leading a consortium of respected industryparticipants in the construction of the first Jones Act compliant offshorewind turbine installation vessel, which will provide significant Americanjobs, and provide a reliable, home-grown installation solution with thecapacity to handle the next generation of large-scale, highly-efficientturbine technologies, said Mark D. Mitchell, Senior Vice Presidentof Project Construction. This will better enable the offshore windindustry to bring clean, renewable energy to customers in the U.S.

Seajacks Chief Executive Blair Ainslie said: This next-generationturbine installation jack-up vessel is vital to the safe and cost-effectivedeployment of offshore wind energy in the U.S. Seajacks operates a fleetof offshore installation jack-ups in Europe and Asia and is looking forwardto developing the offshore wind supply chain in the U.S. with our partners.Charybdis is just the latest vessel for the U.S. offshore wind industryto be supported by ABS. The first U.S flagged Jones Act offshorewind farm service operation vessel (SOV) ever ordered will be built toABS Class. ABS has also issued AIPs for two Jones Act SOVs to Vard andfor a series of other wind support vessels from European designers.

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ABS to class first Jones Act installation vessel - 4C Offshore