The vessel needs of proposed wind projects in US waters present a potential new trade for the Jones Act sector, an academic says. But the scope of the opportunity remains unclear as it is still a nascent market, says State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime) senior lecturer Ira Breskin. While Jones Act tugs, crew boats, service vessels…
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OSV operators seek maritime academy grads
NEW ORLEANS—-State maritime academy students are beginning to look beyond the traditional bluewater horizon to jobs on offshore service vessels. And OSV operators, in turn, are courting more graduates on campus. “They’re dating, but they haven’t gotten engaged,” said Ira Breskin, senior lecturer State University of New York Maritime College. “It could be a very nice marriage.” The academies, which…