Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract to provide a shipping study to identify and assess navigational risks associated with the Korsnäs offshore wind farm – Finland’s first open-sea offshore wind power project.
The Korsnäs offshore wind farm is located on the west coast of Finland, in the Baltic Sea. The wind farm is a joint project between Vattenfall and Metsähallitus. It has a planned maximum capacity of 2.5 GW and an annual production of 7 TWh – enough capacity to power 350,000 electrically-heated detached houses by renewable energy.
ABL’s scope of work includes a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including quantitative risk modelling, stakeholder engagement and recommendations for risk mitigation measures. The findings will also include consideration of the risk effects of sea ice in the vicinity of the development site during the winter season.
The contract has been awarded to ABL’s operations based in Hamburg, Germany, and will be carried out by the company’s global Ports and Harbours consultancy team, with specialist support from sister company OWC.
“We are pleased to provide our expertise in navigational risk analysis to support this pivotal step in Finland’s renewable energy development. This follows many years of successful collaboration by our team on similar work for Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency – BSH – to assess shipping risks from offshore wind sites across the North Sea. This project win is therefore, a testament to our established technical reputation in this field.” Tilo Klappenbach, ABL’s Country Manager to Germany.
ABL’s global Ports and Harbours consultancy includes a full-lifecycle service offering for maritime infrastructure projects, from supporting the financing of assets with engineering and technical due diligence, to safety, regulatory and environmental compliance support, operational asset integrity management, fixed object damage assessment, marine casualty management and expert witness support. The team includes maritime and multi-disciplinary engineering expertise and has a track-record of working across assets in more than 20 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
ABL is part of Oslo-listed consultancy group ABL Group ASA.
9 January 2025 | FreightHub
Go Gauge Projects recently demonstrated their expertise by successfully managing the transportation of steel girders from a factory in China to the United Arab Emirates.
Each girder, weighing 25 tons and measuring 13 meters in length, was transported within a challenging 48-hour EXW timeframe.
The scope of work for this project included arranging 29 trailers for local transport from the factory to the port, ensuring meticulous coordination to meet strict timelines.
Despite the shipment occurring over a weekend, Go Gauge’s team efficiently completed customs clearance on Sunday, avoiding any delays.
The cargo was then loaded onto a breakbulk for the journey to Jebel Ali.
This operation highlights Go Gauge’s ability to deliver seamless logistics solutions, from end-to-end project management to vessel chartering for complex shipments. Our commitment to precision and reliability ensures that even the most demanding timelines are met without compromising safety or quality.
9 January 2025 | FreightHub
In October 2024, the Rhenus Group has acquired an additional 58,5 percent of shares in the Polish port operation company, making Rhenus the majority shareholder with a total of 98,5 percent.
The acquisition will pave the way for Rhenus to continue to develop its activities in Szczecin.
The Bulk Cargo Terminal – Port of Szczecin includes eleven berths, 3.5 kilometers of quay wall and is connected to the hinterland by inland waterways, rail and road. Copyright: Bulk Cargo.
Rhenus had initially acquired the first 40 percent of Bulk Cargo – Port of Szczecin in 2022. The logistics solutions provider has been active in Poland for more than 30 years, as well as 30 years at the Port of Szczecin, and employs around 3,500 people in Poland. “The port of Szczecin, with its significance for European waterways, is also of great importance to the Rhenus network. The potential of this port for environmentally friendly supply chains for the Polish, Czech and East German markets is immense. As Rhenus, we have been supporting Polish customers over the past 30 years and will continue to develop efficient logistics solutions for them,” says Michael de Reese, Head of the Rhenus Port Logistics division. The Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority has previously invested in several improvement measures in the port, such as a deepening of the fairway and the strengthening of the quay walls. “We therefore plan to build upon these previous investments and further develop the port infrastructure as well as future-proof handling equipment and technology at the Port of Szczecin,” continues Micheal de Reese.
As the biggest terminal operator in the Port of Szczecin, Bulk Cargo handles around four million tons of goods a year. The terminal comprises eleven berths and 3.5 kilometres of quay wall. The services provided at the Baltic port include bulk and breakbulk handling with specialized equipment, storage, stevedoring and port forwarding via inland waterway, road and rail. While historically, the port has been most known for handling coal and ore for the local coal mines, steelworks and coking plants, today Szczecin is a multipurpose port, with bulk, breakbulk, general and liquid cargo transshipment capabilities.
9 January 2025 | FreightHub
