US Wind has given up its lease on the Sparrows Point parcel within the Tradepoint Atlantic campus in Maryland, according to a US media report.

The company had originally intended to manufacture steel components for its Maryland offshore wind project at the site, but because the project continues to face legal and regulatory uncertainty, the parcel will instead pass to Anduril Industries for the construction of a shipbuilding facility.

US Wind had planned to invest in building an offshore wind manufacturing plant at the Sparrows Point parcel, producing components such as monopile foundations and towers.

In 2023, the company partnered with Spanish manufacturer Haizea Wind Group to develop and operate the facility, which was expected to create hundreds of jobs.

However, the US Department of Transportation subsequently revoked a US$47.4 million federal grant for a supporting marshalling port tied to the Sparrows Point project, part of a broader wave of US government cancellations of funding for offshore wind port projects.

US Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski said that, like other similar projects in the United States, his company's offshore wind plans have been delayed by legal disputes and policy uncertainty created by federal agencies.

As a result, the company is shifting its focus to supporting Anduril's development project at Sparrows Point.

According to reports, Anduril plans to invest US$3.7 billion in the new Arsenal-2 facility within the Tradepoint Atlantic campus, with the US Navy separately providing a contract worth up to US$2.9 billion.

The facility is planned to cover 187 acres with more than 2 million square feet of building space, and is expected to begin operations in 2030, producing components and large final assembly modules for Virginia-class nuclear submarines.

This change means that US Wind will, at least for now, no longer proceed with the originally planned turbine component manufacturing plant on the parcel.

US Wind is a joint venture between Italy's Renexia and US investment firm Apollo Global Management.

Its proposed Maryland offshore wind project is located near Ocean City, Maryland, with a total installed capacity of 2GW, split into two phases, MarWin and Momentum Wind, and has obtained Maryland offshore renewable energy credits.

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) approved the construction and operations plan (COP) for the Maryland offshore wind project in 2024.

But the Trump administration said in 2025 that it planned to seek revocation of that federal approval, after which the project became entangled in further litigation.