New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal The terminal, slated to open in spring 2023, will embody storage and laydown areas for gear and supplies, berth amenities for a spread of vessels
Foss studies that demolition continues on the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal web site in preparation to assist offshore wind tasks off Massachusetts and the U.S Northeast seaboard.
Demolition of the Power Station constructing on the web site reached a demolition milestone with the implosion of the plant’s towering smoke stack final Friday morning, January 27, and native TV cameras had been readily available to seize the occasion.
“There has been a significant amount of work to get us to this point and we could not have gotten here without the support of the people in the neighboring community and government officials on both the local and state level,” mentioned Andrew B. Saunders, president of the New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal. “The implosion of the smokestack symbolizes a point of cleaning up this site and transitioning to clean energy.”
The terminal, slated to open in spring 2023, will present storage and laydown areas for gear and supplies, berth amenities for a spread of vessels reminiscent of crew switch vessels (CTV) and repair operation vessels (SOV) in addition to Foss tugs and barges. It may even home new workplace house for undertaking groups, crew marshaling amenities, workspaces and a marine coordination middle for technicians supporting the Massachusetts offshore wind trade.
“The demolition of the Cannon Street Station marks an important milestone in New Bedford’s effort to become the East Coast leader in offshore wind energy as the new Foss Terminal will be able to serve a variety of maritime support functions. We are rapidly modernizing the Port of New Bedford, and we are grateful that Foss will be a major part of the Port’s future,” mentioned New Bedford’s Mayor Jon Mitchell
“Progress is being made at the terminal and the implosion of the smokestack serves as the milestone as we prepare to serve the offshore wind market,” mentioned Joel Whitman, president of Foss Offshore Wind. “The repurposing of this facility to support offshore wind has been a vision for many in this community and it is great to see the project continue to take shape,” added Whitman.
