Arthur Kill Terminal is a proposed purpose-built offshore wind port on the Arthur Kill on the west shore of Staten Island, New York. It is intended to be a wind turbine assembly and staging area for various offshore wind farms in the New York Bight.[1] It is planned to be located on 32 acres (13 ha) just south of the Outerbridge Crossing.[2][3] The site, which would allow for the docking of heavy-lift ships, is not hindered by air draft restrictions since there is no bridge downstream of the facility.[4][3]

Site of Arthur Kill Terminal is at foot of the south side Outerbridge Crossing

Funding and development

The Arthur Kill Terminal is being developed by a partnership with Empire State Development Corporation (ESD). In October 2022 the project received a $48 million grant from the United States Maritime Administration (part of the US Department of Transportation) for dredging the kill adjacent to the upland site.[5] At that time, construction was expected to begin in late 2023 and projected to begin operating in late 2025.[6][7][8]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Proposed Staten Island Offshore Wind Terminal Gathers Momentum". The Maritime Executive. July 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ostapiuk, Joseph (February 1, 2023). "President Joe Biden shouts out Staten Island's Arthur Kill Terminal during NYC visit". Staten Island Advance.
  3. 1 2 Kensinger, Nathan (June 6, 2022). "Giant wind turbine ports prepare to transform NYC's coastal woodlands". Gothamist.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Kill Terminal" (PDF). Atlantic Offshore Terminals LLC. September 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "DOT Funds Four Offshore Wind Port Projects". 28 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING HIS PUSH, STATEN ISLAND'S ARTHUR KILL TERMINAL AWARDED $48M FEDERAL GRANT; SENATOR SAYS SI IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND HUB WITH THESE PORT INVESTMENT FUNDS, WHICH HE SECURED IN BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW". www.schumer.senate.gov. October 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ Durakovic, Adnan (October 31, 2022). "Three US Ports Secure Federal Financing for Offshore Wind Projects". offshoreWIND.biz.
  8. ↑ "Empire State Development Announces $48 Million Federal Grant Awarded to Arthur Kill Terminal for Offshore Wind Staging and Assembly Port on Staten Island". Empire State Development. October 28, 2022.
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