The Port of Rotterdam Authority has reached an agreement with Sif Holding n.v. regarding the lease of 20 ha of port site and a 200-m stretch of deep-sea quay at Maasvlakte. This expansion facilitates Sif’s works on the assembly of foundations for offshore wind turbines.
Sif will be using the newly allocated site on behalf of clients active in the offshore wind power sector.
The first project to be undertaken at the new site will be the logistics handling of all 94 monopiles (wind turbine foundations) destined for the offshore wind farm Borssele 1 + 2, commissioned by Deme Offshore.
Since the company set up here in 2015, Rotterdam has been able to strengthen its position in the offshore wind segment,
…Allard Castelein, Port Authority CEO, said.
This move comes in line with Port of Rotterdam’s commitment to the energy transition and aims to establish Rotterdam as Europe’s leading port in offshore wind and the offshore sector.
A recently published EY report (Ernst & Young – Dutch Oilfield Services Analysis, 2018) revealed how important the offshore industry is to the Port of Rotterdam.
Together with its partners, the Port Authority will be working hard to promote offshore wind as the premier source of renewable energy. It will be focusing on a number of activities in this context: innovation, testing & demonstration, promotion and lobbying.
