maritime, industry : Maritime transfer of blades offshore wind in the port of Le Havre

The Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy industry in the port of Le Havre is in full effervescence. To meet the company's additional storage needs, HAROPA PORT makes its Bougainville quay available.

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After being used to build the gravity-based foundations of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, the Bougainville quay now welcomes to the blades of the German-Spanish company. Between July and mid-August 2024, 24 maritime transfers were organised from the factory aboard the M/V JOE cargo ship.

93 81-metre-long blades are currently stored on the quayside, awaiting delivery to the offshore wind farm off islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier.

A new operation of 27 maritime transfers is scheduled for January 2025 to enable the storage of 105 additional blades: 42 for the Vendéen project and 63 for the Dieppe - Le Tréport project.

By making its port available to the offshore wind industry, HAROPA PORT continues to actively support France's energy transition objectives, which aim to achieve a 33% share of renewable energy in its energy mix by 2030.