St Johns Ship Building has delivered Windea Enterprise, the second of three Jones Act-compliant Incat Crowther 30-metre Crew Transport Vessels (CTV) ordered by Windea CTV for use in the offshore wind industry.
St. Johns is a Florida-based Jones Act facility owned by Americraft Marine, while Windea is a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind.
“I’m incredibly proud of all the shipbuilders and support staff who helped bring this vessel to life,” said St Johns Ship Building president Joe Rella.
With three CTV deliveries within the last six months and two more in production to be delivered this year, St Johns continues to grow its CTV building program.
Rella added: “As we advance our CTVs, barges, and other vessel orders, we are supporting the proud tradition of American shipbuilding, which is the backbone of the US economy, right here in Palatka.
“We aim to make Putnam County, Florida’s 6th Congressional District, the regional leader in maritime job creation and operational excellence.”
St Johns has a long-term relationship with Windea, a company focused on US offshore wind farm support, providing crew and cargo transfer services for offshore installations and long-term operations and maintenance.
“St Johns Shipyard has done an admirable job delivering two out of our three CTVs ordered from their shipyard,” said managing partner of MidOcean Wind and Windea Bradley Neuberth.
“These projects take a long time and have endured trying macroeconomic conditions. It takes real cooperation and collaboration to successfully complete the construction of a CTV, and Windea, MOW, Hornblower Wind, and St Johns have formed a solid foundation which continues to excel as we progress on our third CTV in Palatka, Florida.”
St Johns has undergone significant transformation over the past two years, including the modernisation of its shipbuilding capabilities and investment in new talent to allow concurrently efficient production of multiple vessels.
In 2022, the shipbuilder was acquired by Americraft Marine, a maritime company of Libra Group, a privately owned business group whose subsidiaries have assets and operations in nearly 60 countries.