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INSIGHTS LOGISTICS

All images: GAC Ship Agency and sometimes unsung components of offshore energy these offshore hubs that GAC developed the experience projects. that it is now applying to support other projects in Tai- wan, India, Singapore and the Middle East.

All are vulnerable to their own regional challenges but

Gathering Pace

Beyond Southeast Asia, offshore energy construction the core issues they all face - geopolitical, infationary or environmental - can drastically impact the overall supply and maintenance projects are also gathering pace. Main- land China, the United Kingdom, and several countries chain, as well as the cost of key items such as turbines, blades, substructures and electrical components. in Northern Europe are clear market leaders in the sec-

Increasingly, the sector is being called upon to be fex- tor, while Brazil and the United States are ramping up ible to remain competitive, ensure projects stay on sched- production.

Based on data from leading energy trade association ule and keep costs low. Project managers need to work

RenewableUK, the output of the global offshore wind closely with their partners and support networks to adapt sector now stands at 1,174 GW across 38 countries – an to the ever-changing risks, especially as offshore wind increase of 508 GW over the past 12 months. It is in farms grow in size, output and global signifcance.

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