Contracted by the city of Ueckermünde, NSD and the subcontractor “CPL Competence in Ports and Logistics GmbH“ analyzed the potential for a new ferry line across the Stettiner Haff to the isle of Usedom.

The logistic for the transportation of the elements for offshore wind turbines gets more and more the bottleneck for the international markets. Export from factories or feeder to the sites (f.e. at US east coast) will be one of the main challenges.

The offshore wind industry gets pressure for cost reduction, reduced project risks and higher reliability.

Growing turbine sizes, local content production and efficient supply chain are some of the known key words.

Beside new installation vessels the focus to be taken on efficient logistics for export, import and feeder.

Coming 10 – 15 MW turbines with continuous welded and horizontal outfitted turbine towers in combination with our wind turbine transport vessel BLUE AZURIT will open up new challenges and opportunities for suppliers and wind park projects around the world.

In 2017, Neptun Ship Design celebrates its first quarter century. Germany’s biggest ship design company, headquartered in Rostock, has earned an outstanding international reputation as a developer of advanced vessels.

Read more about topics by Neptun Ship Design at the second brochure „Schiffbau Industrie“ in 2017 of the German organization „VSM“ (Verband für Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e.V.). Text presented in German.

On the 2nd US Offshore Wind conference was presented the great potential of US-offshore wind projects and for the required supply chain. Lessons learned from Europe implemented in pragmatic planning and investment gives the US – offshore wind industry all resources in competition to traditional energy power resources.