b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS Hornblower Group Delivers New U.S.-Built Crew Transfer VesselsW INDEA CTV LLC, ajoint venture comprisedof PVA member Horn-blower Group and another partner,announced that it successfully com-pletedthedeliveryofthenationslarg-estfleetofnew,U.S.-built,30-meterhybrid-ready CTVs for operationssupportinglargescalecommercialoff-shorewind(OSW)projectsalongtheEastCoast.Thefourvesselsincludethe previously delivered Courageous and Intrepid, as well as the recentlycompletedanddeliveredRangerandEnterprise,allnamedafterAmericasCupsailingyachts. shipyard also located in Louisiana. ly provide transit without negativelyIncat Crowther, St. Johns Shipyard, impacting the local environment orThe four brand-new Incat and Breaux Brothers Enterprises are othermarineoperations.Crowther-designed CTVs were con- allPVAmembers.EachCTVisop-structed by St. Johns Shipyard in erated by local crews trained under TheEnterprisewillenterservicealong-Palatka,Fla.;BreauxBrothersEnter- theuniqueconditionsofeachOSW side the Courageous and Intrepid inprisesinNewIberia,La.;andathird developmenttoreliablyandefficient- NewBedfordandMarthasVineyard,Ma.TheRangerwillenterserviceinNorfolk, Va. A fifth CTV will joinRangerinNorfolkinearly2025.Launching a brand-new fleet ofpurpose-built CTVs is a pivotalcomponent in the North AmericanOSW markets efforts to deliver onambitiousfederalandstaterenewableenergy goals both today and in theyearsahead,saidTimothyOBrien,senior vice president of ferries andtransportation, Hornblower Group.WithWINDEAsfleetofnewlybuiltvessels, our government and OSWPHOTO: HORNBLOWER GROUPpartners are provided the reliabilityand capacity needed to successfullyservice U.S. wind farm operationswithout sacrificing sustainability,safety,orefficiency.FOGHORN 50'