Port of Argentia in Newfoundland, Canada, has secured a contract to receive and store offshore wind turbine blades, to be kept at a secure compound before being transported and installed at eastern U.S. offshore wind farms.
The arrangement is with Denmark-based Scan Global Logistics. The wind turbine blades are expected to arrive via heavy transport vessels at Argentia beginning this fall and continuing into next year.
The port has entered into a lease and services agreement for marshaling and security services utilizing a 12-hectare bonded yard at Argentia.
“Capitalizing on our place as North America’s first monopile marshaling port, we’re now positioned to further expand our capabilities by securing a contract to store and marshall 220 offshore wind turbine blades,” says Scott Penney, Port of Argentia CEO.
“The addition of wind turbine blades demonstrates our unique storage capacity and adds to our portfolio of offshore wind projects. This new contract further cements the Port’s critical role as a U.S. offshore wind marshaling port.”
