Dominion Energy’s Jones Act WITV will feature Huisman crane
Written by
Nick Blenkey
Dominion Energy WITV is designed to handle current turbine technologies as well as next generation turbine sizes of 12 megawatt or larger
Schiedman, Netherlands, headquartered Huisman is to deliver a 2,200 metric ton lift capacity leg-encircling crane for the Jones Act compliant installation vessel Wind Turbine Installation Vessel currently under construction for Dominion Energy at the Keppel AMFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.
Huisman says that, with its lift capacity, lightweight design, 130 meter long boom and compact house, the crane is unique and ideal for the installation of next generation offshore wind turbines and foundations.
Credit: Huisman The new WTIV currently under construction will be the first of its kind built in the U.S. (Image: Dominion Energy)
Dutch offshore equipment provider Huisman has signed a contract with Keppel AmFELS for the delivery of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for what will be the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel - Dominion Energy’s Charybdis.
As reported recently, Dominion Energy contracted with Keppel AmFELS, a U.S. subsidiary of Singapore s Keppel for the engineering, procurement, and construction of the vessel, which is designed by NOV business unit GustoMSC.
Providing info on the crane it is set to deliver for the vessel which will serve the growing offshore wind market in the US, Huisman said: With a 2,200mt lifting capacity, its lightweight design, 130m long boom but yet the compact house, this crane is unique and ideal for the installation of next generation offshore wind turbines and founda