Two offshore wind companies signed lease agreements worth $32.5 million to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as a staging area and deployment base for their projects just south of Martha's Vineyard. Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind signed the agreements, according to the Baker administration. The two companies won a competitive procurement process to offer 1,600 megawatts of renewable offshore wind energy to Massachusetts. The agreements, for work between 2023 and 2027, are "another major milestone for offshore wind in Massachusetts," Gov. Charlie Baker said in a statement. The terminal is a 29-acre facility built to handle the construction, assembly and deployment of offshore wind projects. It's billed as the first port in North America constructed for those types of projects. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC), a quasi-public economic development agency, operates the terminal. The agency says the project to create 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind could mean up to 3,000 jobs over 10 years, and an economic impact of up to $2.1 billion. "The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal represents a critical piece of port infrastructure for Massachusetts and the region that will be essential to building the offshore wind projects for our energy future," CEC CEO Stephen Pike said in a statement. "MassCEC is pleased to welcome both Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind to utilize this one-of-a-kind facility as we establish and grow the offshore wind industry operations in this new American marketplace." Vineyard Wind CEO Lars T. Pedersen said the terminal is set to become "the birthplace of an entirely new industry."

What marine activity category is the focus of this article? (Hint: vessel operations, shipbuilding, marine resources, marine fisheries, and other marine activities) explain why

1. If the vessels carrying the components or products coming into the port at this terminal are larger than 155ft, would that be a problem? Why or why not? (Hint: Ed Washburn talk notes)
2. The article mentions the Port's terminal as a birthplace for a new industry. What other resource handled at the Port make New Bedford a leader? In what marine activities category would place this resource
3. How, if at all, would Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act known as the Jones Act impact the offshore wind farms development in the United States?