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Mukran Port selected as base port for Van Oord’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm which is being constructed in 2023 and 2024 for Iberdrola.


Sassnitz-Mukran, March 27, 2023 - Van Oord, a specialist in maritime infrastructure projects, has chosen Mukran Port as its base port for the handling and loading of 50 Transition Pieces (TPs - in German: Verbindungsstücke). The first TPs have already been loaded out in port and transported to their storage locations.. The TPs are part of the offshore wind farm Baltic Eagle for the Spanish energy company Iberdrola.

For further information see: Press release

Wolgast, 23.03.2023 - Today's startup event HAFENFORUM VORPOMMERN, where MUKRAN PORT is also represented, gives companies and stakeholders from administrations and politics the opportunity to communicate about the current issues of logistics, economic policy and the development of infrastructure in Vorpommern both at the national stage and international level. The discussion will focus on the following topics: Energy industry, hinterland connection shipping and industrial development at Baltic Region.

Berlin, 22 March 2023 - The extraordinary general meeting of the Logistics Alliance Germany is taking place today. Due to the restructuring within the association, the members, which also include Mukran Port, were invited to Berlin. The new version of the statutes and discussion about the strategic development of the association were decided sucessfully.

Berlin, 23.02.23 - In addition to Mukran Port, numerous companies met with a high-ranking delegation at the Kazakh Embassy yesterday. The round table discussed the intensification of bilateral economic relations as well as modernisation processes in Kazakh industry. Among the increasing trade volume, mechanical engineering and plant exports to Kazakhstan stood out.

Berlin, 02 February 2023 - After representatives of the port were unable to take part in the Rail Freight Transport Forum of the Association of German Transport Companies for the last few years due to the pandemic, Mukran Port is once again represented at this fixed industry event of the rail freight transport sector. Before the pandemic, Mukran Port was a regular participant at these important meetings, where the optimisation and further development of rail freight transport is discussed and the expectations of customers as well as the political framework conditions are formulated. The 16th edition of this event was held under the motto "Opening up future markets for rail!" and the focus was on the opportunities for rail through the best environmental compatibility of all modes of transport, both in Europe and on the Eurasian route.

Mukran, 26 January 2023 - Following modernisation work in accordance with the latest safety standards, the working pit for rail vehicles at Mukran Port is once again fully operational. At the same time as the modernisation, the access to the working pit was also significantly improved by extending the track, so that vehicle units up to 140 m long, which cannot be separated, can now also reach the working pit. Mukran Port thus reacted to the corresponding demand in the market and once again underlines its orientation towards the customer.

Mukran, 20 january2023 - The Mukran Port team wishes all employees, partners, acquaintances and friends a happy Chinese New Year.

 

Mukran, 23 December 2022 - Mukran Port wishes all employees, partners, friends and customers a Merry Christmas and all the very best for the New Year.

Mukran, 23 December 2022 - Once again this year, Port Sassnitz-Mukran e.V. and Mukran Port have provided a few small gifts for Christmas for the seafarers staying at Mukran. Mukran Port and the association hope to bring a little delight to the seafarers who are unable to spend Christmas with their families.

Mukran, 22 December 2022 - Today saw the last departure of 2022 to Bornholm from Mukran Port. And people are already looking forward to the start of the 2023 season, when it will be "to Bornholm from Mukran Port!" again.

Sassnitz - Mukran, 05. Dezember 2022 – Until Friday last week, the KOMATSU wheel loader was a guest in the workshop of Mukran Port Terminals. In addition to replacing the defective windscreen, maintenance work wass also carried out, such as checking and replacing the air filter, which has to be checked regulary due to the dusty work at the terminal. The workshop team has worked through all the important points so the wheel loader returns to the terminal today.

 

Berlin, 02 December 2022 - Mukran Port took part in the plenary meeting of the federal funding project. New contacts were made and existing ones maintained. Furthermore, the interim results for the development of hydrogen transport infrastructures were presented and an outlook for further development was given.

 

Klaipeda (Lithuania), 01 December 2022 – Representatives of Mukran Port are visiting the port of Klaipeda to discuss the possibilities of further intensifying cooperation in a bilateral exchange. One of the focal points is cooperation in the area of offshore wind energy, for which a Lithuanian delegation visited the port of Mukran in the last summer allready.

 

Sassnitz - Mukran, 01 December 2022 - As part of the federal funding project "HyLand" a workshop was held at the port of Mukran with representatives from the port industry and potential hydrogen consumers and suppliers. Approaches for supplying hydrogen to various modes of transport via a trimodal filling station system were jointly developed, and the associated challenges were discussed and presented.

For further information see: https://www.hy.land/hyexperts-ii-region-ru%CC%88gen-stralsund/

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Sassnitz - Mukran, 28 November 2022 - In order to continue to be able to respond quickly and flexibly to customer requests in the future, additional handling equipment has been purchased at Mukran Port Terminals (MPT). The new wheel loader, which already has a built-in weighing system, expands the possibilities and contributes to improving and optimising the handling of goods at Mukran Port.

 

Sassnitz - Mukran, 25 November 2022 - Baltic Port Rail Mukran GmbH (BPRM) supports practical training for railway engineering professions through a cooperation agreement with a training company.

After intensive practical training with the BPRM training locomotive driver, the first successful examination for locomotive shunting driver could now be taken in Mukran.

Chengdu (China), 24 November 2022 - Mukran Port is digitally participating in the sixth Asia - Europe Logistics Forum in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan. This will bring together international railways, multimodal transport companies and freight forwarders to discuss challenges facing Eurasian rail transport and develop solutions.

Rostock, 15 November 2022 - Mukran Port took part in the WindEnergyNetwork workshop under the slogan: "Rostock heat plan - a model for MV? At the subsequent networking event, there was a lively exchange on the expansion of renewable energies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the related challanges of skilled workers.

 

Sassnitz-Mukran, 14. November 2022 - Mukran Port is prepared for winter. In the MPT workshop this week, the Unimog is being prepared for its winter deployment and technically upgraded to ensure traffic safety in the port with a snow plough and salt spreader.

Berlin, 10 November 2022 - Today's Terminal Day of the Studiengesellschaft für den Kombinierten Verkehr e.V. (SGKV), at which Mukran Port is also represented, offers ample opportunity to exchange ideas with politicians, business and science. In addition to digitalisation in combined transport, the specialist presentations and discussions will also focus on the ongoing disruptions to supply chains.