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DEME Offshore to Install Turbines for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
Official Press Release Vineyard Wind:
Vineyard Wind Selects DEME Offshore US for Wind Turbine Installation
FOSS Maritime to Provide US Flagged Vessels Operated by Union Labor
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), today announced that DEME Offshore US LLC will serve as its contractor for the offshore transport and installation of the wind turbine generators for its Vineyard Wind 1 project, the first large scale offshore wind installation in the United States. DEME Offshore US LLC is teaming up with FOSS Maritime Company LLC, a US maritime service contractor that provides union jobs for its employees. FOSS will provide the Jones Act compliant feeder vessels, a concept by which the wind turbines will be transported from the port of New Bedford to the... ... More: Official Press Release Vineyard Wind
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