Opportunities are on the horizon for the maritime sector to take part in the nascent US offshore windfarm sector, two maritime lawyers said as the first project gears up to open off the northeast coast.
Blank Rome’s Jonathan Waldron and Joan Bondareff wrote in the US law firm’s newsletter that the Deepwater Wind project off Block Island has successfully “run the gamut” of regulatory hurdles for installing and supplying wind turbines, including the Jones Act cabotage law that requires US-built vessels where available.
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