News / US east coast ports jockey for potential multibillion dollar offshore wind business

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The US port of Virginia is preparing for a lengthy spell of handling materials and equipment for the establishment of offshore wind energy projects.

Last Tuesday, the port’s board of commissioners gave its unanimous blessing to a proposed agreement with Danish offshore wind specialist Ørsted to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal.

The lease is to support the company’s work on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project with Dominion Energy, which calls for two turbines off Virginia Beach that are ...