(Baltimore, MD) – Oceantic Network released Offshore Energy at Work, a comprehensive snapshot covering American offshore wind industry activity.
Through stunning new photography, storytelling, and key industry data, the 60-page publication showcases the remarkable economic transformation driven by the burgeoning, domestic offshore wind industry, highlighting America’s ingenuity, resilience, and hard work that are helping the country meet the energy needs of the future.
Meet the welders, engineers, shipbuilders, technicians, and vessel operators who have brought this critical energy resource to life. Tour the factories where components are manufactured, the shipyards crafting purpose-built vessels, and the ports being transformed into hubs of activity –– from the Northeast to the Gulf of Mexico and everywhere in between.
The book, available online, highlights how the offshore wind industry is creating thousands of jobs, building a globally competitive workforce, revitalizing shipyards and ports, delivering secure and reliable American-made energy, and sparking new opportunities across the country in manufacturing and steel production. The book showcases:
- A $25 billion wave of supply chain investments that has fueled significant growth in shipbuilding and steel production.
- The widespread impact of the industry’s 40-state supply chain.
- $1.8 billion in vessel orders across 21 U.S. shipyards.
- A $5 billion revitalization of U.S. ports, transforming them into hubs of economic activity, from the East Coast to the Gulf of Mexico.
