Eco Power Port Bremerhaven: BLG LOGISTICS and EUROGATE intensify cooperation in wind energy

Germany's ports play a vital role in the energy transition. In the future, a large volume of renewable energies will be handled and generated in the ports. In Bremerhaven, BLG LOGISTICS and EUROGATE will in future cooperate under the brand Eco Power Port, pooling their wind energy expertise. Both companies draw on many years of experience in handling heavy goods and wind turbine components.

"The cooperation is an important step in the energy transition and also the starting point for creating an energy port", says Kristina Vogt, Bremen's Senator for the Economy, Ports and Transformation. "So I'm delighted about this initiative launched by EUROGATE and BLG." She points out that the federal government has ambitious targets for the expansion of wind energy. They involve ramping up onshore wind energy to 115 gigawatts and offshore wind energy to at least 30 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2030. To achieve these targets, it is essential to reinforce and expand the available port areas in Bremerhaven. "Our cooperation will play a crucial role in rapidly creating the necessary infrastructure and actively helping to shape the energy transition", explains Matthias Magnor, executive officer and COO of the BLG Group.

Under the new Eco Power Port brand, BLG and EUROGATE are adopting a one-face-to-the-customer approach which guarantees seamless and efficient customer support. "The joint use of areas at the container terminal, and later in the Roter Sand southern port area, will create synergies that benefit both our customers and the entire wind energy industry," says Matthias Magnor. Michael Blach, an executive officer of BLG and chairman of the management board of EUROGATE, adds: "This cooperation enables us to expand our services and meet our customers' needs even more effectively."