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INTERVIEW ROB LANGFORD, VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND © supamotion/AdobeStock

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ROBERT

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 Offshore Engineer on the sidelines of a foating wind conference in Houston to offer insights on the pace, direction and hurdles to overcome in U.S. offshore wind.

By Greg Trauthwein 26 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM

Offshore Engineer