GPO Amethyst is one of several large ships that will be in area waters as construction of wind farms off the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts progresses.
The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal became the landing site this week for the first parts of a massive turbine for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind development.
Old Bedford Village, Pace ane other organizations are reaching out to "underserved" populations, and directing them to employment opportunities in the wind industry.
Environmentalists and opponents of offshore wind are demanding a federal investigation into the deaths of whales that washed ashore in New York and New Jersey.
When President Joe Biden took the podium at Somerset's Brayton Point on Wednesday, it was to highlight the transformational potential of offshore wind.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said his city is in competition with others to take advantage of offshore wind and that New Bedford is going to 'kick some butt.'