Irish port becomes offshore wind base

Dutch logistics management company XELLZ said it has secured approximately 200,000sqm of land at the Port of Rosslare, primarily a ferry port. The company will establish the offshore wind supply base through its offshore subsidiary 24shore and XELLZ Ireland Ltd with the aim of eventually equipping the port to serve to serve the Irish and the Celtic Sea as well as reaching the UK east coast and continental Europe where many OWF’s are planned.

Petrus Bouwhuis, CEO of XELLZ B.V., said the deal “marks the real beginning for this development to serve the future offshore wind farms in the Irish and Celtic Sea. EBP’s land gives direct access to the quay for loading and offloading of offshore wind equipment, and we are now ready to talk to interested parties”.

The land has been named Europort Business Park (EBP) and divided into five different zones which are situated alongside the new planned access road into the port. The land connects the port area, with direct access to the quay, and will be used for offshore supply base operations including pre-installation assembly and mobilisation.

Businesses directly related to future Offshore Wind Farms (OWF’s) will be able to establish their companies at EBP. The area offers ample storage and assembly areas to manage the wind turbines, transition pieces and mobilisation equipment. For the future, there is also space available for small to medium enterprises (SME’s) interested in providing maintenance, operational, and repair services to this budding renewable energy market.