The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Arkadiusz Marchewka, has announced that another undertaking related to the establishment of the offshore wind installation port in Świnoujście has been completed.

A week before the originally planned date, it was possible to obtain a permit for the use of the quays for the Świnoujście offshore wind installation port. As the deputy minister informed, there are two quays, each of which is 250 meters long. The investments were implemented by the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority.

The quays were designed to handle the largest vessels intended for the offshore wind industry. These will include specialist jack-up vessels, designed for the installation of turbines with a capacity of 14 MW and larger, and heavy lift vessels used to transport wind turbine foundations, each of which will be over 100 meters high and weighing approx. 1,000 tons.

The investment, owned by Orlen Neptun, is to be launched in early 2025. According to the plans, it will be the first terminal of this type in Poland and one of the most modern in Europe. The project consists of several stages, implemented from 2023. In connection with this investment, the land part of the installation terminal is also being built on an area of almost 20 ha. It will be used to reload and store key elements of offshore wind turbines, such as towers, blades and nacelles.

According to information provided in March by the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority, the investment received funding amounting to 85% of the total costs of the project entitled "Construction of the transshipment capacity of the sea port in Świnoujście to serve the needs of offshore wind energy", from the Connecting Europe Facility for 2021-2027 (CEF 2). The total cost of the project is EUR 77.5 million, with the amount of subsidy being EUR 65.9 million.