Ulstein says more about GLDD rock installation vessel
Written by
Nick Blenkey
The vessel will primarily serve the growing needs of the U.S. offshore wind industry, installing protective layers of rock at offshore wind turbine foundations by means of an inclined fall pipe system.
Ulstein Design & Solutions BV has released a few more details about the subsea rock installation vessel that it is designing for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock (see earlier story). It will be the the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act compliant, inclined fallpipe vessel and is considered to be critical in building the future of the U.S. offshore wind industry, including establishing a U.S.-based rock supply chain network.