Balancing the offshore boom: Australia’s ports, vessels and workforce under pressure
Australia’s offshore engineering sector is on the brink of its most complex decade yet. Two enormous tasks are happening in parallel – building offshore wind farms and decommissioning ageing oil and gas assets. Each is essential to Australia’s energy transition. Together, they’re set to test the limits of the nation’s ports, vessels and skilled workforce.
"This is a challenge and an opportunity," said Shahed Jafarpour Hamedani, Senior Maritime Engineer at GHD, speaking at the recent Australasian Coasts & Ports 2025 Conference.
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