Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner Cyan Renewables, Danish company Blue Water Shipping, and LX International, a global trading company headquartered in South Korea, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an offshore wind port facility in South Korea.
The port facility will be constructed in Dangjin and specifically dedicated to marshalling for offshore wind projects.
The site will cover 200,000 square meters, featuring 480 meters of vessel berthing quay and a 14-meter deepwater berth. This facility is designed to support next-generation offshore wind installation and support vessels. The Dangjin port’s ground bearing capacity ranges from 10 to 30 tonnes per square meter, allowing it to handle heavy wind components and load-out operations.
Blue Water Shipping will deploy personnel with expertise in handling offshore wind components to South Korea. These experts will collaborate with local teams to transfer best practices and operational know-how, as well as safety standards, to support the training and upskilling of the local workforce to meet international offshore wind marshalling benchmarks.
“South Korea serves as a strategic entry point for offshore wind logistics projects in Asia, enabling Blue Water to deploy our proven Esbjerg marshalling port model and full-cycle logistics expertise to a new regional base,” said Jason Goh, Regional Senior Vice President, Energy Ports & Projects of Blue Water Shipping, Asia. “We anticipate this partnership will support South Korea’s planned 25GW offshore wind sector through port-ready infrastructure and efficient operations.”
In 2024, Cyan Renewables and Blue Water Shipping signed an MoU to collaborate on logistical services for the offshore wind sector in the Asia-Pacific region. This agreement covers a range of logistical services and infrastructure to facilitate the transport of offshore wind components, including ocean and road transportation, route surveys, and port marshalling yards.
In South Korea, the development of the local supply chain is accelerating as offshore wind projects gain traction.
Last year, the South Korean government awarded 689 MW in a competitive tender for fixed-bottom offshore wind, with further tenders announced.
The country aims to install about 14 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 as part of its broader clean energy transition.
Original Story at www.offshorewind.biz