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Atlantic Wind Transfers expands its fleet with an order of six Chartwell EPA Tier 4 Compliant
Crew Transfer Vessels
August 30, 2022, Quonset Point, Rhode Island – Atlantic Wind Transfers the first U.S. offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel company based in Quonset Point, Rhode Island has ordered six Chartwell Ambitious-class CTV's to be built at St. Johns Shipbuilding in Palatka, Florida. The first two vessels are expected to be delivered in Summer of 2023 and January 2024, with four further builds in the pipeline.
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Charles A. Donadio, Jr. Founder of AWT, said "We're pleased to strengthen our pioneering status in delivering another first for the U.S. offshore wind sector with these new Tier IV vessel orders. Our goal is to build the most reliable, multi-purpose Jones-Act CTV fleet in the U.S., and provide our clients with cutting edge technology while lowering our carbon footprint and meeting all Jones Act and USCG Regulations. This investment will enable AWT to have crew transfer vessels available for charter to support the demand over the next several years."
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Employment Opportunities for CTV Captains, Mates & Senior Deckhands
Our mission is to provide the most reliable purpose-built U.S. Jones-Act Compliant offshore wind service vessels for the U.S. market. We offer fully qualified trained crew along with an an experienced marine management team that will provide you with an efficient service within a safe environment. Give us the opportunity to provide your offshore wind support services and form a long-term partnership that will help make your offshore installation or operations & maintenance a reliable success.
Atlantic Wind Transfers is centrally located to all the proposed Offshore Wind Energy sites off the coasts of New England including Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut & New York. Our Corporate Headquarters and key-side location is in close proximity to the Northeast offshore wind lease areas including Ørsted wind farms: South Fork, Revolution Wind, Sunrise Wind, Bay State Wind, Vineyard Wind, Equinor and Mayflower Wind. Our vessels can easily mobilize and operate from any waterfront location in New England as well any proposed Offshore Wind development along the East Coast of the United States.
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Experienced
Trained Support Crew
The transfer of technicians, supplies and cargo offshore is a serious business. Our Captains and crew have performed over 25,000 transfers to date along with nearly 6,600 TP landings combined with over 14,000 transited trips throughout the offshore waters from Block Island to Martha's Vineyard. The experience of our fully trained crew is unmatched.
Purpose Built
Crew Transfer Vessels
We have invested millions of dollars to make sure our CTV's are the most reliable the U.S. We have been working closely with UK based Chartwell Marine on the next evolution of the CTV that will provide the speed, fuel efficiency and as well as other requirements that are currently demanded in the European offshore wind Industry today.
Safety is First
Proper Equipment
Safety and training is our #1 priority and with 25 years experience in the passenger vessel industry our companies have been incident free. The offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean can change in an instant and our Captains and crew know the offshore waters better than anyone else. It takes a team effort to operate safely especially in the offshore seas.