Energy transformation in the Baltic Sea. The T5 Terminal keeps growing.
Daily deliveries of huge quantities of sand from land and sea, up to 30,000 m³. Intensive work on all job sites, new quays and platforms. This is what the construction of the T5 terminal at the Baltic Hub looks like at the moment. Despite unfavourable weather during the summer holidays, the investment project is progressing according to plan, and implementation of key elements will begin soon.
The first phase of construction of the T5 Terminal includes the development of a 21-hectare area for the assembly facilities for offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The company Istrana is responsible for the implementation, and the project is co-financed by the Polish Development Fund.
– The T5 Terminal is growing rapidly, we are intensifying work on every jobsite. We import ebery day 30,000 m³ of sand from both land and sea sources. We have already completed the installation of all the toggle anchors on the outbound quay and are continuing this work on the inbound quay. As for the pile-driving work, we only left a gap in the eastern wall – this is a process gap that allows for the dredging units to be let in as they backfill the terminal from the water side – says Łukasz Jagalski, Deputy Construction Manager at the NDI Group.
A temporary quay has also been built on the construction site, where work related to the assembly of toggle anchors and their transport to the construction site takes place. On the outbound quay, a working platform, over 160 meters long, has been prepared for the construction of CFA piles (drilled, formed in the ground).
– Every day we are expanding our space where we can store materials and build additional process routes. Thanks to the courtesy of Baltic Hub, we have an additional process passageway that improves construction logistics, especially when it comes to the supply of reinforcement cages for CFA piles. We are getting ready not only to begin the construction of piles, but also to begin reinforced concrete works as soon as possible, continues Łukasz Jagalski.
The weather this summer was unstable, but thanks to new logistical solutions inside the T5 basin and the opening of a temporary mooring and loading area, the construction team was able to minimize its negative impact on the project.
The construction will involve the construction of two transshipment quays, a Ro-Ro station with mooring and fender dolphins, and a storage and manoeuvring yard with a total area of approx. 21 ha. For the first years of operation, the terminal will function as a base for the installation needs of offshore wind farms (Offshore Wind Supply Base – OWSB).
The General Contractor of the project is the NDI Group.
