OFFSHORE WIND

19 March 2015

Work on the SME offshore site about to start

In April the preparatory work will start for making the SME offshore site at Emmahaven, one of the port basins of Eemshaven, ready for use. A […]
19 March 2015

Important milestone for offshore wind farm Gemini reached

There is still no visible evidence of the sea wind farm Gemini, but the construction of some of its parts is well under way. An important […]
2 July 2015

First monopile for the Gemini wind park successfully installed

Important milestone reached in the construction of one of the world’s largest wind parks The first monopile at the Gemini wind park has been successfully installed. […]
4 April 2016

Siemens Offshore Base in Eemshaven

Siemens Nederland N.V. signs contract with EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) for construction and operation of an offshore base port in Eemshaven, NL With the beginning […]
25 August 2016

Turbine Installation Completed at Gemini Offshore Wind Park

North Sea wind park brings the Netherlands and the European Union closer to achieving goals for a more sustainable future. Tuesday 24th August the last of […]
15 December 2016

Eemshaven base port for Nordsee One wind farm

Hamburg-based Buss Group’s Orange Blue Terminal in Eemshaven signs agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Senvion Order includes handling of 54 wind turbines for the Nordsee One […]
20 January 2017

EMO supports marine coordination for offshore wind farm Merkur

EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) from Emden supports GeoSea’s marine coordination for the planning and construction phase of the offshore wind farm Merkur in the German […]
8 May 2017

Gemini marks a turning point in offshore wind

Gemini Offshore Wind Park Celebrates Official Grand Opening John Brace, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gemini, officially opened the massive offshore wind park today […]
15 May 2017

Construction of German Merkur wind farm starts from Eemshaven

May saw the start of the construction of the German Merkur wind farm, which will be situated north-east of Schiermonnikoog or 45 km north of the […]
19 May 2017

Eemshaven has the wind in its sails

Eemshaven has the wind in its sails when it comes to offshore wind. Crew tenders are constantly on the move, installation vessels dominate the horizon and […]
10 October 2017

DHSS and Bek & Verburg settle in at Port of Eemshaven

After opening a new Ships Agency office in March this year, DHSS presence in Port of Eemshaven is taking the next step by having a new […]
23 October 2017

EMS Maritime Offshore installs Service Base for Merkur Offshore in Eemshaven

Merkur Offshore GmbH signs contract with EMS Maritime Offshore B.V. for the construction and operation of a service base in Eemshaven, Netherlands. Ems Maritime Offshore B.V. […]
20 February 2018

Placement of Merkur Offshore wind turbines underway

Installation vessel Seafox 5 in Eemshaven for the first time The construction of the Merkur Offshore wind farm is moving on to the next phase. Installation […]
29 March 2018

Wind farm over the Wadden Sea offers prospects for Groningen

A good opportunity for Eemshaven to strengthen its position as the offshore wind port of the Netherlands On the 26th of March the Ministry of Economic […]
26 April 2018

EMO Ltd. delivers Eemshaven offshore service base to Merkur Offshore GmbH

After only six months under construction, the second Offshore Base for the Ems Maritime Offshore Ltd. (EMO) in Eemshaven has been completed. The building was officially […]
24 September 2018

New offshore wind project at Eemshaven

Senvion chooses Orange Blue Terminals for the construction of the Trianel Windpark Borkum II Orange Blue Terminals and the international wind turbine manufacturer Senvion have signed […]
19 October 2018

BOW Terminal takes position in Eemshaven

Additional logistic hub for BOW Terminal By signing the purchase agreement for a total of 22ha of land in Eemshaven the Flushing based company BOW Terminal […]
12 November 2018

Subsea cable for sustainable electricity lands in Eemshaven

Yesterday/Today the cable for the subsea electricity connection between the Netherlands and Denmark was brought ashore in Eemshaven in the Netherlands. From the ship Ulisse on […]
18 December 2018

EMS Maritime Offshore to operate new heliport in Eemshaven

EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO), a wholly owned subsidiary of AG EMS, is to be the operator of the newly constructed heliport in Groningen’s Eemshaven. The long-term […]
6 March 2019

O&M base wind farm Deutsche Bucht in Eemshaven

MHI Vestas establishes O&M-base at DHSS Facility in Beatrixhaven MHI Vestas will use the offshore service hub in Eemshaven as the base for its turbine commissioning […]
22 March 2019

Eemshaven, backdrop for large, special ships

Big, bigger, biggest in Julianahaven On the Thursday morning of 21 March two mammoth ships moored in Eemshaven. The cruise ship ‘Spectrum of the Seas’, with […]
10 May 2019

Start-ups Dronequest and Cursor Asset Management move to Eemshaven

Start-ups Dronequest and Cursor Asset Management have chosen to set up shop in Eemshaven. The start-ups will take their place in the Nijlicht office complex, where […]
16 July 2019

Kick-off for 700 MW of new wind farms ‘North of the Wadden’

Geophysical survey for new wind energy area North of the Wadden Sea The Swedish company MMT is to carry out a geophysical survey during the coming […]
6 September 2019

Eemshaven as home port for brand new O&M vessel Deutsche Bucht

SOV Esvagt Albert Betz christened for MHI Vestas in Beatrixhaven Wednesday 4 September saw the launching ceremony of the brand new maintenance vessel for MHI Vestas, […]
16 September 2019

First helicopter flight for Heliport Eemshaven

Minister Wiebes conducted opening ceremony on 13 September EEMSHAVEN – The official opening of the heliport in the Eemshaven took place on Friday 13 September. Minister […]
13 February 2020

EMS Maritime Offshore and Shell Aviation sign long-term supply contract for Heliport Eemshaven

EMS Maritime Offshore operates the Heliport Eemshaven. Now another important milestone has been reached. A supplier contract with Shell Aviation for the future delivery of JET-A1 […]
27 February 2020

Europe’s largest green hydrogen project starts in Groningen

A consortium of Gasunie, Groningen Seaports and Shell Nederland has launched ambitious NortH2 green hydrogen project NortH2 vision: • Energy from source to customer – from […]
11 March 2020

Eemshaven base port for world’s largest offshore wind farm

• Buss Terminal Eemshaven wins tender for UK wind farm Hornsea Two. • 17th wind farm for Eemshaven. • 165 wind turbines; components reach weights of […]
14 May 2020

Buss completes major port logistics project for Trianel wind farm Borkum II

This week the installation ship Blue Tern left the terminal in Eemshaven for the last time to erect the remaining two towers in the Trianel wind […]
8 September 2020

Successful project start for Buss on the largest offshore wind farm in the world

The first six transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm have arrived from Great Britain at the Buss Terminal in Eemshaven. The wind farm […]
30 October 2020

The Netherlands – Hydrogen Land: Investment plan worth 9 billion euros should ensure a leading position in Europe

Groningen, The Netherlands 30 October 2020 – Today, businesses and government bodies in the Northern Netherlands will present their investment plan for hydrogen in their region […]
21 May 2021

WIND, one of the leading companies of OWIC, officially opened a new cable storage facility in Eemshaven

WIND, one of the leading companies of OWIC (Offshore Wind Innovation Centre), officially opened a new cable storage facility in Eemshaven. The facility provides ample open […]
23 September 2021

Eemshaven awarded as Base Harbour for the Wind Project Hollandse Kust Noord

Buss Terminal in Eemshaven has been awarded with another project contract: Starting in October 2022 Eemshaven is going to serve as base port for pre-assembly and […]
20 October 2021

Buss Terminal Eemshaven completes foundation handling for project “Hornsea Two”

Buss Terminal Eemshaven served as base port. 165 turbines, around 89km off Yorkshire Coast (North Sea), 1.4 GW capacity. Handling of 165 Monopiles and Transition Pieces […]
31 January 2022

RelyOn Nutec to further its play in the energy transition with a new training centre in Eemshaven

RelyOn Nutec is due to open a new training centre in Eemshaven in early 2023, to meet the increasing demand from the onshore and offshore wind […]
15 February 2022

Eemshaven the world’s first in wind turbine recycling

What should be done with all those wind turbine blades that will be written off over the coming years? Recycling has hardly seemed an option – […]
27 September 2022

Unique port collaboration to help solve capacity issues for European offshore wind

The Esbjerg Declaration sets the stage for a markedly faster buildout of offshore wind capacity in Europe. The initiative puts great pressure on ports, which are […]
7 November 2022

Construction of Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) begins

At the Beatrixhaven site, B.V. Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) of Haaksbergen has started the construction of a new cable factory, complementing existing production facilities in Haaksbergen and […]
7 November 2022

Site BTE readied for next wind farm

Buss Terminal Eemshaven is usually all about parts coming and going for offshore wind turbines, and the terminal bustles with activity. The installation of the Kaskasi […]
18 January 2023

Today, representatives of six leading wind ports shook hands on handling Europe’s offshore wind challenge together

Even though they are usually competitors, representatives of the six largest wind ports in Europe shook hands and signed a declaration today at Port Esbjerg in […]
26 June 2023

Immense monopiles transported through the port area

The Eemshaven is currently the base for the construction of several offshore wind farms: Hollandse Kust Noord (Netherlands), Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 (both […]
9 November 2023

DHSS’ expansion in Eemshaven in full flow

The planned expansion of DHSS, part of Clarksons Port Services since the beginning of this year, has moved ahead at great speed since the announcement last […]