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NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal has opened its first deep water berth after two years of demolition and construction, which will be used to support offshore wind. The berth is part ...

The Trump administration last week pulled the plug on Empire Wind 1, the largest offshore wind project in New York, citing concerns over its approval process. In a statement on X on Wednesday, April ...

Offshore wind parks have drawn concerns that their benefits might not outweigh their costs. However, those costs might not be as steep as expected.

A study from the University of Aberdeen has revealed a new approach to evaluating the ecological impacts of offshore activities. The paper is published in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence ...

Wallenius Marine is conducting advanced wind tunnel tests aimed at realising the world’s first wind-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The tests are being carried out in Gothenburg, Sweden, at ...

The study presents the first global risk maps combining marine food web dynamics with wind potential to predict where offshore wind farms may overlap with key feeding areas for seabirds and marine ...

DELMARVA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has published final regulations to establish how much accidental harm is permissible to marine mammals during US Wind’s ...

Marine salvage is a risky business financially and physically and is governed by complex legal systems, frameworks, and conventions. Over the past two decades the industry has contracted and has ...

Nations around the world are dedicating a tremendous amount of resources to projects that can help reduce or restore some of the damage caused by climate change. One significant change that's taking ...