Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2014
Challenges to harbour infrastructure in the northeastern US
STUDY Current offshore wind turbine installation vessels as well as a class of larger merchant vessels, enabled by the new dimensions of the Panama Canal, lead to changing requirements for port infrastructure. The study discussed here by Isabel Kaubisch, principal at Clarendon Hill Consulting, Greater Boston, Massachusetts, examines the suitability of northeastern US harbours to compete in this evolving maritime industry setting.