The Arthur Kill Terminal (AKT) was a proposed 32‑acre offshore wind turbine assembly that was supposed to function as a specialized port where offshore wind turbines and towers could be assembled and staged before being brought out to sea. It was scheduled to be constructed on Arthur Kill Road just underneath and adjacent to the Outerbridge Crossing.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing on his first day back in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 — pending an environmental and economic review.
In September of 2025, the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation rescinded a $48 million grant that had been the Arthur Kill Terminal’s main federal funding source, effectively killing the project.
Republican Councilman Joseph Borelli has been an advocate for the project, despite Borelli being endorsed by Donald Trump who has said the giant off-shore windmills are a scam.
The project — run by Atlantic Offshore Terminals — had gotten then-NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ stamp of approval in 2024 to move forward after completing its 18-month-long Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). In 2024 the City Planning Commission also approved AOT’s environmental impact statement draft.
The Project’s Past
The project to build a facility at Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Terminal to assemble massive wind turbines for off-shore use began in 2019 when Atlantic Offshore Terminals (AOT) entered a purchase agreement with Riverside Galleria to acquire the 30-acre property.
The plan for the site is for it to consist of a 1,365-foot wharf that has enhanced load-bearing capacity, 32 acres above sea level and 2 buildings — a combined warehouse and office building for project management.
The federal grant was to be used to dredge 740,000 cubic yards to create a 35 foot-deep basin to support development at the site.
The project received a $48 million federal grant in October 2022. The 32-acre facility has a port, making it the only current East Coast manufacturing location outside the restrictiveness of bridges.
More information on the project is available on these websites or articles:
- https://www.arthurkillterminal.com/the-project.html
- Everything you need to know about Staten Island’s upcoming offshore wind terminal
- Will New York Meet its Goals for Offshore Wind Power?
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