Momentum is building behind the US offshore wind farm shipping industry, but questions remain over when new projects will get the green light.
Naval architect AK Suda, of Louisiana, is pushing ahead with a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design and will be keeping an eye on November's presidential election.
"Democratic candidate Joe Biden has promised that if elected, he would spend $2trn on clean energy over a period of four years," AK Suda president Ajay Suda told TradeWinds.