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Birmingham Post
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Andrew Arthur

Cornwall firm developing offshore wind turbine platform lands US investment

A Cornish company developing floating platforms for offshore wind turbines has landed an investment which will see its technology brought to the US market.

Tugdock has said it has designed the “world’s first” road transportable floating dry dock, which enables offshore renewable energy assets to be launched and assembled at ports which lack sufficient water depth and assembly space.

The Falmouth-based company has reached an agreement with US supply chain solutions firm Crowley, which will explore potential use of the platforms in locations such as the American West Coast.

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