The Port of New Bedford plans to add a terminal logistics facility in order to support offshore wind projects off the northeastern coast seaboard, off Massachusetts and the US northeast coast. The New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal is expected to open in March 2023.
Accordingly, the new terminal will provide storage and laydown yards for equipment and materials, berth facilities for tug and barge operations, and crew transfer vessel (CTV) and service operation vessel (SOV) support services.
Additionally, it will also offer new office space for project teams and a marine coordination center for technicians involved in offshore wind projects.
As mentioned, Foss Maritime has partnered with local investors, through Cannon Street Holdings LLC, to develop the 30-acre site. Andrew Saunders, a local commercial offshore marine industry attorney with Cannon Street Holdings, will serve as president of the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal.
Today marks a big day for the Port of New Bedford and the City as a whole
…Andrew Saunders noted, mentioning also that “The repurposing of this facility to support offshore wind has been a vision for many and it is great to see this project now begin to materialize.”
A ceremony will be held later this year, and the site will undergo redevelopment over the next year and be renamed the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal.
The New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal is perfectly situated to support offshore wind projects on the East Coast
…said Jason Childs, President and CEO of Saltchuk Marine, parent company to Foss Maritime.
