4ALLPORTS News Update November 2020

Tees Valley Mayor unveils £90 million quay investment News in brief:

metre wide heavy-duty  Maashaven once again Rotter- hardstanding loading dam’s leading inland port: Port facility will be created of Rotterdam announced that new berths for inland shipping at and primed to support Maashaven have been estab- logistics and manufac- lished. A total of 13 pontoons turers, including in the have been added along the north offshore wind industry. and south ends of the eastern basin. Each of the pontoons, A planning application which can move along with the was submitted to Red- tides, is held in place by two steel car and Cleveland Bor- tubular piles. In addition, the ough Council this units have been fitted with a tall staircase along their southern week, along with the edge that allows crew members Image source: Tees Valley relevant marine li- to safely disembark from the cence. empty vessel. The local shore- Tees Valley Mayor Ben River Tees to the East cost, will become based power system at Houchen has unveiled 4.5million sq ft of man- the world’s largest off- Maashaven has also been Mayor Houchen said: plans to develop a new ufacturing, storage and shore wind farm capa- adapted. The basin will be receiv- “I am delighted to be ing a larger number of ships, £90 million quay at office space on South ble of powering 4.5 able to unveil these which increases the demand for South Bank on the River Bank, which is hoped million homes. plans today for a new electric power. The pontoons Tees with the aim of could be used for the were constructed by DEME, with Phase one of the pro- £90million quay on the supporting offshore production of offshore Endeburg realising the shore- ject will see 450m of River Tees. This huge based power facilities. wind development. The wind turbines. the new quay facility area of unused land is new South Bank Quay  ABP awards multi-million pound built at one of the in such a unique loca- will transform a 1km Work is due to begin in contract to Norfolk-based boat deepest ports along tion and has so much builders: Associated British Ports area along the River August 2021, with the east coast of Eng- potential to help us (ABP) has commissioned a fleet of Tees. completion expected nine new pilot boats from Good- land. The second phase transform the whole of by the end of 2022, in child Marine Services, repre- of works will see an the Teesworks site into The new heavy lift quay, time for exporting senting an investment of around additional 600m of a global logistics and £9 million to further enhance port which is expected to wind turbines to the quay being developed. manufacturing centre operations across its network. support 100 jobs in the Dogger Bank Wind The faster and more fuel-efficient As part of the new fa- creating thousands of construction phase, will Farm, which, located vessels will be constructed by the cility, an £11million 50- well paid jobs for local provide access from the 60 miles off the North Norfolk-based boat builder and people. “ will be delivered over the course of the next five years. Construc- Felixstowe and Harwich unveil Freeport plans tion of the first vessel has already begun and it is expected to be Hutchison Ports’ Port of exporters with suppli- velop a detailed bid Clemence Cheng, Exec- delivered to ABP’s Humber region in 2021. In total, ABP has commis- Felixstowe and Harwich ers and customers following the publica- utive Director of sioned five vessels to serve its International Port have across the globe, situ- tion of the Govern- Hutchison Ports added: Humber ports, three for South- issued a bid to become ated as it is at the ment’s Freeports pro- “The combination of ampton and one for Barry in Freeports. Freeports heart of vital trading spectus this week. the ports of Felixstowe South Wales. are designated areas routes to Asia and and Harwich offers the  Marseille and Montreal ink The UK Government without normal tax and Northern Europe, ac- UK a unique opportuni- cooperation agreement: The has opened a bidding customs rules. The gov- cording to a Hutchison ty in the post-Brexit Ports of Marseille Fos and Mon- window for ports in treal have signed a five-year co- ernment’s Freeports Ports statement. world, sitting as they England to get Free- operation agreement for the first plan comes in an effort do at the main junction The vision has been set port status until the time in order to partner on trade to provide opportunities point between the UK’s and innovation. The new agree- out jointly by business end of the year, with following the UK leaving principal trade route to ment will chart the way forward and local government the government aiming for a new business partnership the EU. and from the Far East leaders from Essex, for the first of the new and the creation of synergies in and key freight links to The new freeport would Suffolk, and the wider sites to be open for several areas, including trade and and from northern innovation. be a strategic hub link- region, and work is business in 2021. 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4ALLPORTS News Update November 2020

EU funds support dredging works in Klaipeda Port

Klaipeda State Seaport Having completed the gation traffic, shorten There is plans for up to portquays, and dredging Authority and the Cen- dredging works of the cargo transportation €483 million to be in- works. tral Project Manage- navigation channel the time, reduce air pollu- vested into the expan- ment Agency signed the permitted draught of tion, and even more sion of Klaipeda Port in Klaipeda State Seaport contract for assignment vessels will be in- ensure navigation safe- 2021–2024. This pro- is the northernmost ice– of the EU funds to creased up to -13.8 m ty. ject will be co-financed free port on the Eastern dredge the navigation from the northern part from the EU structural coast of the Baltic Sea. It channel up to -15 me- of the port to Malku The dredging works funds. The majority of is one of the most im- ters in Klaipeda Port. Bay. This will allow the should start in the be- resources will be as- portant Lithuanian The European Union port to fully load the ginning of next year. signed to construction transport hubs, con- granted €17.3 million vessels calling at the The port depth should and reconstruction necting sea, land and for the project. port and reduce navi- reach - 15 meters until projects of the railway routes from East spring 2022. to West. HHLA expands intermodal activities to Ukraine

Hamburger Hafen und Sea port of Odessa mentally friendly man- the Ukrainian coast. In Up until now, container Logistik AG (HHLA) has increased by 8.5 per- ner by rail. comparison, large parts transport by rail in established its own cent to almost 650,000 of the road network Ukraine was almost intermodal company in TEU. However, at 22 With UIC, HHLA stated are in need of moderni- exclusively carried out Ukraine. The new percent, rail only ac- it has taken the first sation. Furthermore, using individual cars or Ukrainian Intermodal counts for a small step towards a strong- due to the large dis- groups of wagons. The Company (UIC) offers share of the container er modal shift from tances in Ukraine – the newly established UIC container transport by traffic between the road to rail. The rail Eastern European bundles the individual rail between the Port port and the Ukrainian system offers several country is almost twice loading to container of Odessa and im- hinterland. By compari- advantages: the ex- the size of Germany – block trains, thereby portant economic cen- son, over 46 percent of isting broadgauge net- rail transport is best increasing the efficien- tres in the country. sea containers in Ham- work optimally con- suitable to be a sus- cy and reliability of Last year, the through- burg reach or leave the nects the largest inland tainable way to transports. put volume at the Black port in the environ- economic centres with transport goods. Port Of Tyne launches Tyne Clean Energy Park

Port of Tyne has Clean Energy Park us- world’s largest offshore from manufacturing nipFMC. launched its latest ers will benefit from wind farm at Dogger and assembly opera- Port of Tyne is already commercial venture, unrestricted, lock free Bank. The new Tyne tions to installation and rapidly transforming its Tyne Clean Energy access to berths with Clean Energy Park will maintenance activities. own commercial oper- Park, a new green en- 13.0m of depth along- provide an infrastruc- The Port’s location on ations to become a ergy park for the north side. The Port is a safe ture catering for all the River Tyne provides -carbon industrial hub east region. The an- haven for offshore renewable energy pro- marine access to ex- and commit to decar- nouncement was made wind operators and duction needs, with a isting offshore wind bonisation in its Tyne at the Offshore Wind other renewables spe- total of 200 acres of farm sites including 2050 strategy. North East conference. cialists that is open land soon to become Dogger Bank, Seagreen 24/7, 365 days a year, available within the and Sofia, plus air, road This outlines the Port’s Located on four sites, during all tide states. park’s perimeters. and rail transport links. strategic vision to be- the Port of Tyne is one come an Enabler and of only two deep sea The site has already By choosing the Tyne The river Tyne is home Operator of clean ener- ports in the north east welcomed its first ten- Clean Energy Park as a to an existing offshore gy powered maritime region. ant. Earlier in 2020, the commercial base, re- cluster, with partner supply chain services, Port was selected as newables businesses organisations such as Offering sites and including being ‘Carbon Equinor’s flagship oper- joining Equinor will South Tyneside Marine berths to accommo- Neutral by 2030’ and ations and mainte- have an opportunity to College, A&P, Smulders date deep drafted ves- ‘All Electric by 2040’. nance base, for what co-locate every aspect Projects, Shepherd sels with no beam re- will become the of their supply chains - Offshore and Tech- striction, Port and Tyne

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Marmen and Welcon unveil offshore wind plans

Marmen and Welcon (10 meters), length up tion.” said Patrick depending on the prenticeship programs. have disclosed details to 230 feet (70 meters) Pellerin, President of product mix. about their plan to build and weight up to 500 Marmen. The execution is contin- the first U.S. offshore tons. The site is expected to gent to Equinor’s bid wind towers and transi- The plant will include generate construction selection by NYSERDA tion pieces manufactur- “Marmen and Welcon automated equipment and other short-term for their proposed multi ing site at the Port of are manufacturing and have storage ca- employment opportu- -port infrastructure in- Albany, NY. partners for all leading pacity to support typi- nities plus 350 full time vestment plans (PIIPs). If turbine OEMs and we cal timeline require- manufacturing jobs in Equinor’s bid is selected The proposed facility is are both looking for- ments. The port loca- Albany. Furthermore, by NYSERDA, initial con- designed to produce the ward to expanding our tion provides a dedi- the project partnership struction is scheduled to next generation of wind activities and develop cated wharf on the stated it is committed begin in 2021 and first towers and transition the offshore wind mar- Hudson river with year to supporting local production to start in pieces. The infrastruc- ket in the United -long access to the sea workforce develop- 2023. The U.S. offshore ture will allow produc- States. We intend to and a direct rail access. ment, training, and wind market is expected tion of larger compo- set up and develop a The facility will have recruitment programs to see massive growth nents, including diame- long-term offshore the capacity to pro- in collaboration with in the next decade. ter of more than 33 feet manufacturing opera- duce up to 200 units local schools and ap-

Port of Leith looks to offshore renewables

The Port of Leith is tar- opment of offshore facility. The foundation tions will stand. tracts this year, along geting the offshore re- wind farms. logistics in Leith will be with our partners. newables market with a supported by the wind “We’ve always said seven-figure privately Shipping and onshore turbine hub in Dundee, we’re committed to “Leith is the largest Port funded investment. The economic activity has we see this as the fu- using the Scottish sup- on the East Coast of port is adding an addi- been boosted at the ture to local content in ply chain as much as Scotland and has exten- tional 25 hectares of Port this year with its Scotland that will drive possible and we’re sive deep water non- land, linked to over 3km role in supporting EDF employment.” really pleased to be tidal berths connected deep water quaysides. Renewables’ and ESB’s working with the Port to more than 140 hec- This investment will see Neart na Gaoithe Matthias Haag, NnG of Leith.” tares of land.” the skyline of the port (NnG) offshore wind Project Director, said: changed, with the final farm at various stages “It’s really exciting to Kenny Williamson, The 450 MW Neart na stages of the demolition of the project. see the Port of Leith Deputy Port Manager Gaoithe is owned by of the Imperial Grain making such a huge said: “I have been EDF Renewables and Silo being completed. Commenting on the investment in offshore working in the Port of ESB. Once fully opera- investment and plans, renewables, especially Leith for 37 years and tional, it is expected to The Port has seen in- David Webster, Senior as it will play a key role have never seen so generate electricity for creased activity over the Port Manager at Forth in the successful deliv- many vessels in port around 375,000 homes, past few years with the Ports, said: “This in- ery of NnG. Since the with so much activity or all domestic proper- energy transition to low vestment is another offshore construction going on. This is an ties in a city the size of carbon becoming a example of our com- of NnG started in Au- exciting time for Leith Edinburgh, and to dis- strong influence in the mitment to bring large gust, the Port of Leith and Edinburgh as we place 400,000 tons of future of Scotland and -scale renewables to is already Marine Lo- adapt, upgrade and CO2 annually. It was Leith. It supported the Scotland. This will al- gistics Base for the pile regenerate the port to awarded a CfD by LCCC storage of offshore low Leith to build on its casings. These casings create opportunities in in February 2015, with a wind farm foundation current success as well will form part of the Scotland’s emerging strike price of £114.39/ jackets and work associ- as complement the foundations on which industries. We have MWh. The first commer- ated with the subsea upgrades that are un- the project’s 54 tur- been successful in win- cial supply of electricity elements of the devel- der way in our Dundee bines and two substa- ning a number of con- is expected by 2023.

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Port of Gothenburg launches “Empty Container Initiative”

Port of Gothenburg cus- cember lasting through of changes and unpre- To maintain the supply “We were able to act tomers are experiencing January. dictability are creating of empty containers quickly to help Swedish a sudden deficit of emp- disruptions and imbal- for Swedish export industry averting the ty containers for export With more than 50 per ances in the transport customers, the Port of acute effects of that cargo, while at the same cent of the total Swe- system that require Gothenburg communi- situation which was very time Purchasing Manag- dish container traffic, speedy solutions. ty including Railport appreciated. Right now, ers Index (PMI*) ac- the container balance partners is now offer- our export customers count that Swedish ex- at The Port of Gothen- At the start of the pan- ing special conditions. are experiencing a defi- port is booming. To miti- burg is almost 50-50 demic this spring, the The possibilities vary cit of empty containers gate the deficit, the Port between import and Port of Gothenburg depending on the pre- for their export cargo,” of Gothenburg commu- export. This fact also along with its Railport requisites of the part- said Jacob Minnhagen nity is launching an brings fast container partners successfully ner involved, but could Senior Market Develop- “Empty Container Initia- turnaround times. offered inland storage include services like ment Manager at the tive” campaign, aimed of imported goods to storage, inspections, Gothenburg Port Au- to support container But things move quick- mitigate a temporary and handling of empty thority. storage during the holi- ly in the face of the supply/demand imbal- containers. day seasons, from de- pandemic – the degree ance. Equinor's port infrastructure plan gets support from members of Congress

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D- City’s offshore wind development areas. Phase 2 and Beacon Port of Albany. NY) and Rep. Nydia M. production capacity, Wind, which is claims Velázquez (D-NY) have Velázquez and Nadler Last month, NYSERDA have the potential to Equinor's bid follows the sent a letter to Gover- are asking for “full and issued a solicitation power more than one success of Empire Wind nor of New York Andrew fair consideration” for requesting proposals million homes and Phase 1, an 816 MW Cuomo in support of Empire Wind’s pro- for up to 2,500 MW of generate more than winning bid in 2019 that Empire Wind’s Port In- posal to build and op- offshore wind. New 3,000 new jobs for is currently under devel- frastructure Improve- erate a wind farm pro- York State has a goal New York State. Equi- opment. ment Plan to build what duction hub at SBMT. to secure 70 percent of nor plans to use the would become the na- The lawmakers argue its electricity from re- South Brooklyn Marine In September 2020, BP tion’s first offshore wind the proposal is in line newable energy by Terminal for construc- and Equinor announced production hub at the with the Sunset Park 2030, and at least tion activities and its that they have formed a South Brooklyn Marine community’s commit- 9,000 MW of offshore operations and strategic partnership for Terminal (SBMT) in Sun- ment to environmental wind by 2035. The maintenance (O&M) offshore wind in the set Park, Brooklyn. justice and to the crea- state plans to an- base going forward. U.S., and that BP will be tion of green jobs and nounce awards for the The proposals also a 50% non-operating As the New York State a clean energy future. solicitation during Q4 include plans for man- partner in the Empire Energy Research and SBMT is located less 2020. ufacturing offshore Wind and Beacon Wind Development Authority than one day’s sail Equinor has offered wind components up- assets on the U.S. East (NYSERDA) seeks pro- from each of the nine bids including two pro- state at the Port of Coast. The transaction is posals to expand the East Coast wind farm jects, Empire Wind Coeymans and the expected to close in early 2021. Equinor's port infrastructure plan gets support from members of Congress

The Port of Cromarty construction partners local suppliers, the Wind tender launched the offshore installation sites and in Firth has signed a Letter use the Port’s land and manufacturing would by Crown Estate Scot- close collaboration of Intent with IDEOL to Firth berthing sites and call upon concrete land under the consor- with the local com- support its potential cooperating towards construction methods tium name “Floating munities. We have floating offshore wind further developing the and create a mix of Energy Allyance” demonstrated such developments off the facilities and infra- skilled and semi-skilled Paul de la Guéri- high local content Scottish coast. structure to establish a work in the Highlands. vière, CEO of Ideol, track record in concrete hull serial commented: “This France and Japan The agreement would manufacturing yard for IDEOL has teamed up agreement is testa- and do not see any reason why we could see the French- incoming floating wind with Elicio and BayWa ment to our vision to not reiterate such headquartered compa- tenders. Besides busi- r.e. to submit pro- build our floaters as close as possible to success stories in ny and its future local ness opportunities for posals for the Scot- Scotland.”