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INTERVIEW

One-on-One with

ROB LANGFORD,

VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND

As the U.S. offshore wind industry endures a predictable number of stops and starts during its adolescence, common mantras are ‘learn from the established European model’ and ‘embrace technology transfer from the offshore oil and gas sector.’ In Robert Langford, the American Bureau of

Shipping has all of that and more bundled in one neat package. Langford recently visited with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News on the sidelines of a ? oating wind conference in Houston to offer insights on the pace, direction and hurdles to overcome in U.S. offshore wind.

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