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SGRE's Ro/Ro New Logistics Concept Now Fully Functional
Official Press Release Siemens Gamesa:
Ro/Ro-loading of Rentel wind turbine nacelles: Siemens Gamesa sets sails with cutting edge offshore logistics concept
First nacelles shipped from Cuxhaven to Ostend harbor in Belgium, installation port for Rentel wind power plant / Further step in industrialization of offshore wind technology / Heavy components to be moved in tailor-made “Roll-on/Roll-off” process
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has now fully implemented its cutting-edge offshore logistics concept announced in late 2015: After the establishment of a blade plant in the harbor of Hull, England in 2016 and the opening of a nacelle factory in Cuxhaven, Germany in 2017, the company eliminated road transportation of large and heavy wind turbine components from factories to installation harbors. With the first load of nacelles shipped from Cuxhaven to the Belgian offshore wind power plant Rentel on the purpose-built transport... ... More: Official Press Release Siemens Gamesa