Netherlands-headquartered Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to handle the marshalling of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany and the Thor wind farm in Denmark.

Mammoet will manage the phased load-in, temporary storage, and load-out of 116 XXL monopiles for both offshore wind projects at Buss Terminal Eemshaven in the Netherlands.

The largest foundations will weigh around 1,700 tonnes and measure 96 metres in length, according to the company.

The monopiles will be offloaded onto the quay using a RoRo linkspan ramp and transported using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs), fitted with saddles.

The SPMT trailers will then drive the monopiles onto storage dunes, ready to be called off and shipped to the projects located in the German and Danish waters of the North Sea.

The Nordseecluster, with a planned capacity of up to 1.6 GW, is one of the largest offshore wind projects in Germany and will be constructed in two phases, A and B.

China’s Dajin Heavy Industry will supply 104 monopiles for the Nordseecluster project. The company is also responsible for the manufacturing and delivery of 35 foundations for Thor, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date.