With the expected boom in US offshore wind construction, all participants in the process should adopt important risk management approaches to avoid problems and disputes that drive up costs and cause delays. This article highlights the important concepts of coordination among the parties and the use of an independent disputes advisor to resolve issues in real time during construction.

The technical and logistical complexity of offshore wind projects — in consideration of seabed conditions, use of support vessels, sub-sea cabling, larger components, floating platforms, and extreme weather, to name a few such factors — makes such projects particularly susceptible to the risk of construction disputes. Continue reading >