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INTERVIEW ROB LANGFORD, VP, GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND “We are engaged with multiple US OSW wind developments and seeing an up-tick for CVA, technology review and risk reduction services in early development phases. With new lease rounds coming and new opportunities, we do not see a big slowdown for OSW developments apart from the obvious project delays and re-bids.” – Rob Langford,

VP, Global Offshore Wind, ABS estimates a total of 110 vessels.” shore wind is still years away, it is generally acknowledged

Currently two purpose-built Wind Turbine Installations that foating wind is the future premised on its ability to are under construction, one the U.S.-fag WTIV Charyb- operate further from shore to catch the stronger, more fa- dis being built at Seatrium Amfels for Dominion Energy vorable winds. While the speed of technological develop-

Coast Virginia offshore wind; and the foreign fag Maersk ment continues to pick up pace, Langford proposes that supply WTIV at Seatrium Singapore, together with U.S. in the U.S. market, a correctly paced approach to suit sup- fag feeder ATBs for transportation and installation of the porting supply chain might be best in the long term. “It re-

Empire Wind. Three newbuild SOVs and three conver- ally boils down to further demonstrations … let's build it. sions/retrofts were awarded, too, and 22 CTVs were also But let's not try and do everything at once. The European announced. The frst US rock installation vessel was or- model was more of a staged process in making things hap- dered by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC. pen, and I think the U.S. can learn a fair bit from the Eu- ropean model. We're trying to do a lot all at the same time,

Floating Future? and I think that's potentially problematic. Starting more

While the reality of widespread utility level foating off- demonstration projects would be a good path to success.” 28 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM