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Sassnitz-Mukran, February 22, 2017 - Offshore logistics = heavy load logistics. An efficient port infrastructure is required for the increasing wind turbines (WT) with their components, which include, among others, transition pieces, rotor blades or tower segments. For this reason, two berths are being upgraded with new heavy load slabs in Mukran Port for their use in the construction of the wind farm „Arkona-Becken Südost“. The project financed by E.ON and planned by KMT Port from Hamburg will be realized by Colcrete - von Essen for Fährhafen Sassnitz GmbH. The conversion of a previous RoRo ramp for berth 7a, which has already been started, as well as timely construction start of such an area at berth 10 will soon enable to handle the WT with dimensions beyond 7 MW at the Mukran Port.

Sassnitz-Mukran, December 5, 2017 - on 4 December 2017, Minister for Infrastructure Christian Pegel handed over a grant of nearly one million euros at the official release of track 66. Due to the track extension to the quay, it will be possible in the future to handle goods from train to vessel and vice versa without further reloading. Due to this infrastructure expansion, Mukran Port consolidates its position as one of the most important universal ports in the Baltic Sea region.

Sassnitz-Mukran, October 2, 2017 - A total of 76 kilometers of cable are on the way to the Mukran Port for a current offshore wind farm project. Between 9.4 and 23 kilometers long cables weighing between 510 and 580 tonnes will reach the port in five trains from the end of September to December 2017. Via the new track 66, the cables will be shunted by the port railway Baltic Port Rail Mukran (BPRM) to the quay and stored there before being later transshipped by the lay barge.

Sassnitz-Mukran, September 05, 2017 - Deutsche Bogenn, manufacturer of high-quality plastic pipes, will start the test phase for pipe production at its plant in Mukran Port by the end of the year. The company, located in the industrial area Südstraße in 2016, is currently installing its machine park. After a successful test phase, Deutsche Bogenn will produce series of pipes for its customers including infrastructure projects from 2018 onwards.

Sassnitz-Mukran, August 22, 2017 - The Mukran Port is one of the most important sites for the offshore industry in the Baltic Sea. This was the unanimous opinion at the 5th Offshore Summit, which brought together some 100 high-ranking representatives of the energy sector, politics as well as associations at the passenger terminal of the port. In the context of the Offshore Summit, Mukran Port signed a contract with the Spanish energy group Iberdrola for the long-term use of the port for the operation of its wind farm „Wikinger“("Viking"). Following the conference, by now traditional exhibition on the subject of "Fascination Offshore Wind" was opened. Companies within the industry presented their projects and answered the questions of the numerous visitors. The guided tours on land and water enjoyed great popularity, among others the operating buildings of Iberdrola and E.ON could be visited.

Sassnitz-Mukran, August 9, 2017 - At the end of calendar week 33, Mukran Port will focus on the generation of wind power from the open seas. A large number of companies will present their offshore involvement to an interested public on the 4th floor of the passenger terminal in Mukran Port on 18 and 19 August. In addition to the exhibition about wind power, plant tours, port trips with a ship as well as children’s entertainment round off the colorful program on these two days.

Sassnitz-Mukran, July 31, 2017 - Nearly four and a half million euros are available in the Mukran Port for construction of a new wavebreaker and extension of the existing quarry stone mole. In the middle of last week, Christian Pegel, the minister responsible for infrastructural measures in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, handed over the grant containing state and federal funds of almost four million euros, being the main part of the investment, to those responsible in Fährhafen Sassnitz GmbH. The money will also be used for the installation of dolphins, which serve as a mark for the shipping traffic in the port basin.

Sassnitz-Mukran, July 27, 2017 - In order to further expand the project and heavy-load business in the Mukran Port, the new berth 10 has been realized involving regional companies. On July 26, the new infrastructure was officially opened in the presence of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Energy Minister, Christian Pegel. The new berth, which has a heavy-duty slab, is designed especially for the activities of the offshore wind industry as well as business sector involving heavy goods and project loadings.

Sassnitz-Mukran, July 24, 2017 - A total of 72 so-called concrete mattresses have reached the Mukran Port on board the m.v. “Filia Nettie". The mattresses - each with a weight of more than 9 tonnes – will be taken on board by the "DSV Constructor" after a short temporary storage and moved as a cover for a cable connection for the offshore wind farm "Wikinger" in the Baltic Sea. Mukran Port Terminals was responsible for discharge of the mattresses at berth 9.