Vessels for Empire Wind Project to be Built to ABS Class
American Bureau of Shipping Supporting Delivery of Wind Installation Vessel, Feeder Barges and Hybrid Tugs(HOUSTON) A Wind Installation Vessel capable of handling the latest generation of 15MW turbines for Equinor and bp’s Empire Wind project is to be built to ABS Class by Sembcorp Marine for Maersk Supply Services (Maersk). Two new feeder barges and two diesel-electric hybrid tugboat units will also be built to ABS Class by Kirby Offshore Wind (KOW), to supply the Wind Installation Vessel with towers and turbines for installation off the coast of New York. Wind Installation Vessel