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€100m invested at Cherbourg for marine renewables

4C Offshore | Tom Duit
By: Tom Duit 17/11/2015 PNA
With the creation of the first French offshore wind farms at Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp, 44ha of port land alongside a heavy-load quay with a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 is available in the Port of Cherbourg for the marine renewable energies sector.

With the on-going extension works undertaken by Ports of Normandy Authority, 100ha will be available for use at the port in 2016, representing 100 million Euro investment. The port thus has the capacity to accommodate any new offshore wind companies. In addition the adaptation works of the outer harbour of Caen-Ouistreham (also operated by Ports of Normandy Authority) will start in the first half of 2016.

Furthermore, for the energy and logistics providers of the offshore and tidal wind energies sector, 44ha is already available on existing port land, at the Quai des Mielles. A new heavy-load quay has also been in service since March 2015. With a length of 320m, a bearing capacity of 15t/m2 and a dredged trench of 14 metres CD, this new wharf is particularly well suited to the requirements of logistics operators in the renewable energies sector.

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