Gdansk opens T5 offshore wind installation terminal

Poland has opened a new offshore wind installation base at the Port of Gdansk, adding 21 hectares of reclaimed land and nearly 900 metres of quay infrastructure to support the construction of wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The T5 terminal was inaugurated on October 30 by Istrana, a special-purpose vehicle jointly owned by the Polish Development Fund (85%) and Baltic Hub (15%).

The terminal was built in the outer harbour of the Port of Gdansk, extending Baltic Hub’s existing T1 terminal. The PLN1.2 billion (US$300m) investment is designed to accommodate specialist transport and installation vessels and handle the oversized components used in offshore wind farm construction. The project received more than PLN900m in funding under Poland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, with additional support from European funding.

“Sustainable development guides Baltic Hub both in our own operations and in our commitment to the energy transition. Our participation in the T5 project allows us to support offshore wind development by drawing on our experience in developing terminal infrastructure. Together with our partners, we are creating the foundations for an economy powered by low-carbon energy sources,” says Baltic Hub Managing Director Jan van Mossevelde.

Construction of the terminal involved reclaiming more than 21 hectares of seabed using approximately 3.5m m³ of sand. Nearly 2,700 piles, with a combined length of around 85km, were installed to support the infrastructure.

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