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ABS publishes report assessing US infrastructure readiness for offshore wind

By WPED Staff | March 3, 2021

ABS has published a report evaluating the U.S. offshore wind industry’s readiness to deliver the 40 GW of offshore wind capacity the International Energy Agency estimates will be installed by 2040.

“Offshore Wind Report, Positioning for U.S. Expansion: U.S. Ports and Vessels Innovation,” is a document assessing U.S. port infrastructure, availability of specialist support tonnage as well as looking at emerging industry trends and challenges for the growing U.S. offshore wind market.

“ABS is playing a leading role in the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry, supporting development of specialist tonnage dedicated to operations in U.S. waters and the next generation of floating turbines. As the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, combined with our extensive knowledge of U.S. regulations, ABS is in a unique position to support development of the U.S. offshore wind industry and this report demonstrates our commitment to that,” said Matt Tremblay, senior VP of global offshore at ABS.

ABS will class the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) under construction at Keppel Amfels for Dominion Energy and the first Jones Act-compliant service operation vessel (SOV) to be built at Edison Chouest for Ørsted and Eversource. These vessels will join Windserve Odyssey, the first ABS-classed crew transfer vessel (CTV) in the United States. ABS has also issued approval in principle for a series of wind support vessels, such as WTIVs, SOVs, feeder vessels and CTVs from U.S. and European designers.

ABS offers a classification roadmap from concept, basic design and detailed design to construction and in-service operation of the wind farm support vessels. At each stage, ABS conducts an independent review of the submitted documents with respect to various design aspects including hull structures, safety, system, and stability. ABS provides classification services for a range of wind farm vessels and the certification of the installed equipment that will assist owners operators, designers, shipyards and manufacturers in meeting Class Rules and safety requirements for compliance with international and U.S. regulations.

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