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Construction and operations plan for wind project offshore New England secures US federal government approval

Offshore wind turbines at an undisclosed location

The US federal government, through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), has approved Sunrise Wind’s plan for construction and operations. This is the project’s final approval from BOEM, following the Department of the Interior’s March 2024 Record of Decision on the project. The Sunrise Wind project will be located south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/renewables/offshore-wind/construction-and-operations-plan-for-wind-project-offshore-new-england-secures-us-federal-government-approval/

Massachusetts DOT sues Alabama trucking company for 2021 bridge strike

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is suing an Alabama trucking company after one of the carrier’s trucks struck a bridge in 2021, causing “substantial damage.”

The agency filed suit Friday against Dove Transportation, which is based in Lincoln, Alabama, about 45 miles from Birmingham. The incident occurred on July 19, 2021, when driver Curtis Henry hit a bridge in Medford, Massachusetts, on I-93.

The truck was transporting a metal tank when Henry drove the vehicle under an overpass...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/massachusetts-dot-sues-alabama-trucking-company-for-2021-bridge-strike

Eighth offshore wind farm in US waters secures government approval

The US Government, through the Department of the Interior, has given its approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project, making it the eighth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in US waters. With the approval, the Department of the Interior has approved more than...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-renewables/offshore-wind/eighth-offshore-wind-farm-in-us-waters-secures-government-approval/

US Coast Guard commissions fast response cutter Melvin Bell

The US Coast Guard commissioned its newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) into service in a ceremony in New London, Connecticut, on Thursday, March 28. Built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana, USCGC Melvin Bell honours the late Master Chief Petty Officer Melvin Kealoha Bell, a native...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-commissions-fast-response-cutter-melvin-bell/

VESSEL REVIEW | WINDEA Courageous – Versatile crewboats designed for US East Coast waters

WINDEA CTV, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind, has taken delivery of the first two vessels in a series of five windfarm crewboats. The bespoke all-aluminium WINDEA Courageous and WINDEA Intrepid will be operated at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New Bedford,...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/vessel-review-windea-courageous-versatile-crewboats-designed-for-us-east-coast-waters/

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | February 1 – US, UK, Australian and South Korean ferry orders

Orders have been placed for new ferries for operation in various regions. Interestingly, three of the four vessels mentioned in this roundup are catamarans that are each capable of seating at least 300 passengers and reaching speeds of over 25 knots. South Korean operator orders fast catamaran...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/passenger-vessel-news-roundup-february-1-us-uk-australian-and-south-korean-ferry-orders/

Offshore Vessel News Roundup | January 9 – Chinese-built turbine installation vessels plus new crewboats for US and Brunei owners

Deliveries include a crewboat for a US windfarm support company and a turbine installation vessel for a Chinese owner. A installation vessel for a Danish operator is meanwhile launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Brunei-based firm places an order for a new fast crewboat with secondary emergency response capability. WINDEA CTV […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | St George – Fast pilot/rescue boat for Bermuda waters

The Department of Marine and Ports Services (DMPS), an agency of the Government of Bermuda, recently took delivery of a new pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Massachusetts. The Ray Hunt-designed St George replaces an older, similarly named Gladding-Hearn steel-hulled pilot boat...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/pilot-boat-operation/vessel-review-st-george-fast-pilot-rescue-boat-for-bermuda-waters/

Plans for Gulf of Maine offshore wind advance

Moving ahead on plans for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday identified a Draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) there, opening a 30-day public review and comment period.

The draft WEA covers approximately 3,519,067 acres offshore Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, ranging from approximately 23 to 120 miles off the coast.

While BOEM sees the Gulf of Maine as having significant opportunities for offshore wind energy development, the...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/plans-for-gulf-of-maine-offshore-wind-advance/

Presumed human remains included among debris found near wreckage of Titan submersible

Marine safety engineers with the US Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) recovered and transferred remaining Titan submersible debris and evidence from the North Atlantic Ocean seafloor earlier this month, the coast guard said in a press release on Tuesday, October 10. The salvage...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/maritime-tourism/presumed-human-remains-included-among-debris-found-near-wreckage-of-titan-submersible/

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