Great Lakes Takes Delivery of First U.S.-Flagged Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, marking a milestone for the domestic offshore construction fleet as the company expands its presence in the offshore energy sector. 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, marking a milestone for the domestic offshore construction fleet as the company expands its presence in the offshore energy sector.

The vessel, built by Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, will immediately begin work supporting Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project offshore New York before moving