The port of Argentia, Canada, has secured a contract to receive and store 220 offshore wind turbine blades.
The blades will be stored at a compound in Argentia and eventually transported and installed at offshore projects in the eastern USA.
“Capitalising on our place as North America’s first monopile marshalling port, we’re now positioned to further expand our capabilities by securing a contract to store and marshall 220 offshore wind turbine blades. 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 US offshore wind marshalling port,” stated port of Argentia ceo Scott Penney.
This arrangement with Danish freight forwarder Scan Global Logistics will see the wind turbine blades arrive via heavy transport vessels at Argentia, beginning this autumn and continuing into 2025. Vessels will then collect and deliver the blades for installation at wind farms off the eastern seaboard of the USA. The port has also entered into a lease and services agreement for marshalling and security services utilising a 12 ha bonded yard at Argentia.
