NOVEMBER 17, 2023

SSA Marine and Waterson Terminal Services Announce Partnership to Grow Terminal Management and Stevedoring Services in New England

Waterson Terminal Services, LLC (WTS) and SSA Marine announced today that they have agreed to enter into a joint venture to invest in WTS and support its continued growth as a leading provider of terminal management and stevedoring services for bulk, breakbulk, automobile, and offshore wind customers in New England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Wind farm construction brings huge ships to RI

OFF THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND – Under normal conditions, Rhode Island is a great place for ship-spotting – the hobby of watching or photographing ocean-going vessels.

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May 1, 2023

ProvPort becomes a hub for work on offshore wind projects and R.I. jobs

As politicians and business leaders and press wranglers and reporters descended on ProvPort Monday morning, workers like Nicki Kent kept going about their day assembling wind turbine parts.

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May 1, 2023

Governor McKee, Congressional Delegation, Mayor Smiley Mark New Phase of Offshore Wind Construction Hub at ProvPort

Ørsted and Eversource Investing $100 Million+ in Work Underway at New Assembly Hall; Largest Investment in Rhode Island Offshore Wind Supply Chain

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March 13, 2023

WIND setting up cable storage yard in the US

Dutch subsea cable firm WIND has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Rhode Island-based terminal operator Waterson Terminals to set up a cable storage yard in the U.S.

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MARCH 18, 2022

WIND setting up cable storage yard in the US

Dutch subsea cable firm WIND has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Rhode Island-based terminal operator Waterson Terminals to set up a cable storage yard in the U.S.

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December 3, 2021

Providence Business Journal - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm tours Ørsted/Eversourse offshore wind facility at ProvPort

'More offshore wind means more jobs': U.S. energy secretary visits Providence

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December 3, 2021

Projo - U.S. Energy Secretary praises Rhode Island for role in offshore wind power

The new building rising up in the Port of Providence will soon become home to a fabrication hub for offshore wind farms proposed in the ocean waters stretching from Massachusetts to New York.

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December 2, 2021

Boston Globe - US energy secretary visits the ‘poster child’ for offshore wind development

The 12-turbine South Fork project, about 19 miles southeast of Rhode Island, will pipe its energy to Long Island.

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December 2, 2021

Channel 10 - WJAR - Offshore Wind Hub in Providence

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited an offshore wind hub that is being built at the Port of Providence. (WJAR)

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December 2, 2021

Channel 12 - WPIX Energy secretary: Offshore wind brings ‘gust’ of job growth

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that the administration’s goal for offshore wind and the projects being developed now represent a “gust of job growth throughout the country.”

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August 9, 2021

Opinion/Waterson: Capital’s other public access to waterfront

After reading media accounts about the efforts of the attorney general’s office, Providence City Councilman Pedro Espinal, the Washington Park Neighborhood Association and others to gain public access to the waterfront through Public Street, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind members of the public, particularly our neighbors in South Providence and Washington Park, of the public waterfront access point established by ProvPort in 2017.

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April 14, 2021

Ørsted, Eversource plan wind farm manufacturing facility at ProvPort

PROVIDENCE — The Port of Providence will soon be ground zero for assembling and building the foundations for a slew of major wind farm projects, Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy announced on Wednesday.

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April 14, 2021

Offshore wind developers announce ProvPort facility

PROVIDENCE — The owner of the first offshore wind farm in the nation is set to build an assembly facility at the Port of Providence to support the development of much bigger projects that would supply power to Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York.

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April 14, 2021

Ørsted and Eversource Establishing Regional Offshore Wind Foundation Component Manufacturing Facility at ProvPort in Rhode Island

Project Labor Agreement Reached Between Ørsted, Eversource and Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council Will Create New Offshore Wind Jobs for Local Union Workers.

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September 2, 2020

The Maritime Executive - How U.S. Ports Can Capitalize on the Offshore Wind Boom

Port facilities that can support offshore wind deployment have been identified up and down the coast and are actively being developed for offshore wind use. Facilities such as Brayton Point (MA), ProvPort and South Quay (RI), are all getting ready and preparing for the shipping and handling of hundreds of giant super-heavy components.

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June 4, 2020

OFFSHORE SOURCE - Rhode Island Winds of Change Interview; Chris Waterson

OFFSHORE SOURCE had a chance to sit down with Chris Waterson, the General Manager of Waterson Terminal Services to learn about the Block Island Wind Farm project, America's first offshore wind farm.

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November 21, 2019

LOGISTEC USA and Waterson Terminal Services Expect Growth

November 21, 2019, Montréal, Québec - Expert marine terminal operators LOGISTEC USA Inc. (“LOGISTEC”) and Waterson Terminal Services, LLC (“WTS”), who entered into a cargo-handling agreement in June at ProvPort, in Providence (RI), are preparing to handle an increased volume of lumber to meet growing demand in the northeastern U.S. markets. The first vessel of specialized lumber from Europe, destined for manufacturers in the housing and construction markets throughout New England, arrived at ProvPort last month.

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June 6, 2019

Green Marine 2018 Results

In it’s first year of participation, Waterson Terminal Services has reached certification into the Green Marine program. Green Marine, the leading environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry, released the results of its participants’ sustainability efforts in 2018 at the organization’s annual GreenTech conference earlier today.

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June 3, 2019

Save The Bay - Narragansett Bay

It's a beautiful day for a planting! Many thanks to this Citrin Cooperman volunteer team for helping us improve our buffer by planting native grass donated by ProvPort / Waterson Terminal Services.

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Dec 18, 2018

Waterson Terminal Services enters Green Marine environmental certification program

PROVIDENCE – Waterson Terminal Services is joining Green Marine environmental certification program for its stevedoring and terminal operations at ProvPort. Green Marine is a leading North American environmental certification program for the maritime transportation industry. The program is a voluntary initiative to surpass regulatory requirements within the maritime industry.

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Oct 26, 2018

Adaptability yields growth

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS - HANDS-ON APPROACH: Chris Waterson, left, general manager of Waterson Terminal Services at the Port of Providence, speaks with Gabriel Spych, services supervisor. In the background is the Nikos N, out of Chennai, India, carrying hand-cut cobblestones from India. Waterson said every WTS customer receives hands-on management on a day-to-day basis. (PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO)

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August 15, 2018

Waterson Terminal Services expands stevedoring to two more local ports

PROVIDENCE – Waterson Terminal Services will expand its stevedoring services to two additional ports in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, the company announced Wednesday. The company is now licensed to offer the services of longshoremen at New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal and the Port of Davisville at Quonset Business Park. Waterson now provides both management services and stevedoring at the Port of Providence.

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May 30, 2018

Deepwater Wind to invest $250 million in Rhode Island to build utility-scale offshore wind farm

PROVIDENCE -- Deepwater Wind will invest $250 million in Rhode Island and use a local workforce of more than 800 to build a utility-scale offshore wind farm that would be able to meet the electric needs of 200,000 households in the state, CEO Jeffrey Grybowski and Governor Gina Raimondo announced Wednesday morning.

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May 30, 2018

Deepwater Wind: $250M wind farm to create 50 jobs, power 200K homes

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Rhode Island officials hope a new $250-million offshore wind farm will not only power tens of thousands of homes, but also make the state a leader in the nation's wind energy industry.

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Sep 7, 2017

New waterfront walking path unveiled in Providence

Mayor Jorge O. Elorza met with representatives of Save The Bay and ProvPort Inc. Thursday to announce a newly developed waterfront walking path at ProvPort. The pathway will be open to the public, and is designed for walking, bird watching, fishing, dog walking and photography. The trail will not have any public facilities.

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Sep 7, 2017

CRMC, ProvPort, Save The Bay open newest Urban Coastal Greenway

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, along with ProvPort, the City of Providence and Save The Bay, will open more green space and public access along the waterfront in the city with the creation of an Urban Coastal Greenway (UCG) at an old landfill situated between ProvPort and Save The Bay headquarters.

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Sep 7, 2017

New waterfront walking path unveiled at ProvPort

Officials at ProvPort and Save The Bay on Thursday unveiled a new public walking path with a stunning view of Narragansett Bay on a decommissioned landfill off of Allens Avenue.

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May 24, 2017

Ports in RI, CT, MA, plot course to deal with changing shipping industry

Cargo ships are growing. Shipping rates have plunged. Ports are expanding across the East Coast. What do those and other changes mean for New England ports and Rhode Island businesses? That was one of the questions industry experts mulled Wednesday at Bryant University's World Trade Day. "If New England ports continue to focus on areas where they have a competitive advantage, there is a bright future for them," John Reeve, president and founder of Reeve & Associates.

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July 25, 2016

Blades For Block Island Wind Farm Resting At ProvPort

July 19, 2016

ProvPort reaches deal with Save the Bay over environmental concerns

July 9, 2016

Voters to decide if $20 million spent on port will make R.I.’s ship come in

June 7, 2016

Major upgrades completed at Port of Providence

June 7, 2016

New barge extends Port of Providence’s reach

June 3, 2016

Barge dedication planned at ProvPort

May 30, 2016

Stevedoring barge delivered to ProvPort

October 31, 2015

Can Providence expand ‘underutilized’ port?

May 14, 2015

Providence Port gets OK to expand operations to 14-acre Fields Point parcel

February 19, 2015

ProvPort celebrates 20 years, releases economic impact study

January 19, 2015

The Economic Impact of ProvPort’s Terminal Services

December 10, 2012

RI Economic Development Corporation and ProvPort to Bring 2 Upgraded Mobile Cranes to...