The latest issue of Seatrade Maritime Special Report focuses on the North American shipping industry from its challenges in recent years to the opportunities in the offshore wind sector and the potential for sustainability gains across the US fleet.
The recent Infrastructure legislation signed into law this past summer continues to benefit maritime transportation and ports in the States with $703m in grants.
New analysis from energy consultancy, Westwood Global Energy Group, reveals the scale of accelerating growth in the offshore wind sector, with nearly 250% more capacity on offer to developers than is operating today.
Florida-based Crowley has completed the purchase of 42 acres in Salem, Massachusetts, where it will develop the second major offshore wind port terminal.
Larger offshore wind turbines are driving demand for higher capacity wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs), but owners face a dilemma when ordering newbuilds if turbines continue to grow.
A license to test four new floating offshore wind turbines at Norway’s Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) on the country’s west coast affirms Norway’s position as a pioneer in floating wind development.
This year’s upturn in the offshore market looks ‘more entrenched and broader-based’ than the last short recovery of 2018/19 prior to the onset of the pandemic.
Maersk Supply Service (MSS) has won a second contract from Equinor and bp for its Wind Installation Vessel (WIV), on order at Sembcorp Marine, to install wind turbines at the Beacon Wind farm off the US east coast.
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