Acadia
Acadia is the first U.S. flagged Jones Act compliant, inclined fallpipe vessel for subsea rock installation and is based on an ULSTEIN S211 design approved by the American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”). She will be built with best-in-class safety and low emissions standards (LEV, Sustain2).
Built by
Philly ShipyardYear
2024Owned by
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC (GLDD)Designed by
Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V.Principal dimensions
- Length:
- 140.5 m
- Beam:
- 34.1 m
- Draught (max):
- 7.0 m
- Speed (max):
- 12 kn
Note: Subject to selected variant configuration
To reach the low emission and sustainability goals, the vessel design includes EPA Tier 4 engines, plug-in shore power connection for loading in ports and battery packs for peak-shaving. The vessel is also able to run on biofuel to reduce its CO2 footprint and is equipped with active emission control technology to minimise NOx emissions.
Ship history
2020, Dec: Basic design contract
2021, Apr: Integration engineering contract
2021, Nov: Shipyard selected
2023, 20 Jul: Steel cutting
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