Edison Chouest Offshore announces beginning of shipbuilding of first Jones Act-qualified SOV in the U.S.

Service Operations Vessel "ECO EDISON" selects power and propulsion providers that will support manufacturing jobs across 12 states

Ørsted and Eversource along with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) are pleased to announce that shipbuilding of the first Jones Act-qualified wind farm service operations vessel (SOV) in the United States has commenced. The vessel, ECO EDISON, is being built at ECO in-house shipyards located in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, creating well over 300 new jobs, with components of the vessel being manufactured across 12 states including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. ECO EDISON will be delivered in 2024 and immediately provide... ... More: Official Press Release ECO

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