Siemens reduces transport costs for offshore wind turbines by up to 20 percent

• Logistics contract concluded with deugro Danmark A/S
• Two special transport vessels for rotor blades and nacelles to be built
• Heavy components to be moved in tailor-made “Roll-on/Roll-off” process
• Optimized procedures reduce installation time

At the EWEA 2015 international wind industry trade fair in Paris Siemens presented the company’s new offshore logistics concept. A key element of this is an improved transport solution. Siemens has signed a long-term framework contract with transport service provider deugro Danmark A/S, utilizing two purpose-built transport vessels to efficiently link Siemens’ existing production locations in Denmark with the new production facilities in Cuxhaven in Germany and Hull in the UK. …