b'30American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comCrowley spearheads offshore wind operations at Humboldt BayBy Stas Margaronis, AJOTJeffreyAndreini,VicePresident,West Coast to structure a supply chain Crowley Wind Services said the com- and a workforce.panys supply chain experiences withIfpermitsfortheprojectare wind farm operations on the East Coastapprovedin2024,thenheexpects will help it accelerate Northern Cali- shovelsinthegroundthereafter fornia operations at Humboldt Bay.and start up middle of 2026. In 2026, you will be seeing a marshalling area whereyouwillbeseeingcompo-nents.Vesselsaswell. Anchorhan-dling vessels to tow the turbines out, the floating turbines. You will also be potentiallyseeingamanufacturing site, but I dont want to get anybodys hopes up as of yet. There will be tugs andbargestransportingpre-assem-bled components. In addition, heavy lift ships will be used for the construc-tionoftheterminals.Therewillbe heavy lift cranes that willbe doing Jeffrey Andreini, VP, Crowley Wind Services the actual construction of the turbine. InopeningupthenewCrow- So, the terminal will do the construc-ley WindServicesofficeatEureka,tion of the floaters. The floaters will CaliforniaonApril19th,Andreiniactually be built in Humboldt Bay and toldelectedofficialsandmaritimenot in a foreign country. There might stakeholdersthatCrowleysdevel- bematerialsthatmightcomefrom opment of supply chain services forAsia,butthepre-constructionwill wind operations owes a great deal topotentially (take place) in either San theleadershipofThomasB.Crow- Francisco or Los Angeles and would ley Jr. Crowley has served as ChiefbeshippedtoHumboldtBaywhere ExecutiveOfficerandChairmanofthe actual buildout will take place. theBoardofDirectorsforCrowleyAndreini explained Crowleys role: Maritime since 1994: Tom told meCrowley will be responsible for hiring three years ago, Jeff, I want our off- the stevedores and the crane compa-shore wind business to be more thannies that will do the actual construc-charteringtugsandbarges.Hehastion of those turbinesThese things inspired us to be the leading supplyaregigantic,theydwarfanything chain provider for the offshore windfromafixedcomponentstandpoint. business in the United States. WithoutThe (wind turbine) towers are as high his mentoring, we would not be theas 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet)leader that we are in this space. e MployMent foR thep RojeCtS Cope of theh uMBoldtw ind As regards to employment, Andreini(SHORTAGEcontinued fromoperated by Kirby Offshore Wind, a f aRMp RojeCt said,werelookingatabout3,200page 6) Houston-based company.Last November, Andreini spoke topeople. Youre going to need techni- offshore wind. In April, Maersk Supply Service AJOT and described the scope of thecians, youre going to need workersThismethodologyenablestheannounced it had entered a coopera-wind farm effort at Humboldt Bay: Itoworkontheterminals,marinersinstallationvesseltobedeployedtionagreementwithGustoMSC,a do not think that many peoplereal- workingonthevesselsthemselves,solely for the purpose of the turbineDutchengineeringfirmspecializ-ize the momentum that is building forstevedores.Wehavearelationshipinstallation, Agerskov added, a char- ing in offshore units, to design wind offshore wind that is going to becomewith Cal Poly Humboldt to begin thatacteristic which also makes the opera- installation vessels for the European evidentinthesecondhalfofthisrelationshipregardingemploymenttioncompliantwiththeJonesAct,market.Theprocessforitsdesign, decade. The opportunity in Californiaand also with Redwood Communitysince the vessel wont be transportingwhich will be built on the same char-affords us the ground floor opportu- College . Theres going to have tocargo between two U.S. locations. Theacteristicsasthefeederconceptfor nity for us to make a difference not(SPEARHEADScontinued ontugs and barges for the Empire Windthe U.S. installation, is expected to be just in California, but also on the U.S.page 31) project will be built in the U.S. andcompleted this year.Against the backdrop of growing turbinesizes,saidNilsvanNood, GustoMSCs managing director, we A World Class Marine Terminalaimtofurtherimproveinstallation efficienciesanddevelopmenteco-At Your Service nomics in the bottom-fixed offshore wind market.Since the installation vessel does From ship to shore to rail to warehouse, we keep your cargo moving the way you want it. notsailintoports,added Agerskov, thiscansolvesomeofthebottle-neckswecurrentlyseeinEurope, whereonlyafewportsarelarge enoughtohandlethegrowingwind turbine sizes.VanNoodscommentshinesa light on the logistics problem iden-tifiedbyRystadfacingtheglobal offshorewindindustry,whileand Container ShipsStevedoringIntermodal RailRail AccessibleAgerskovsidentifiesyetanother to Barges Services Access Warehouses potentialchallenge.Itremainsto be seen whether the fleet of instal-lation vessels will grow sufficiently to meet the burgeoning needHav-fram Wind recently ordered only its secondNG20000Xandwhether 50 Napoleon AvenueNew Orleans, LA 70115504-648-6211 www.notml.com portswillbeabletoefficiently accommodateincreasedoffshore BreakbulkContainersGeneral CargoesTerminal Operations windinstallationactivityandthe increasing size of its components.'