Port of Wilhelmshaven
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Port of Wilhelmshaven is in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is Germany's sole deepwater port and a central coal transshipment hub for the entire German market.[1] It handles most of Germany's international oil trade,[2] as well as coal.[3]
Location
The map below shows the location of the coal loading dock at the coal terminal at the Port of Wilhelmshaven. The coal storage yard can be seen approximately 2 km to the southwest. port is located at the coastal town of Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony. The port is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea
Coal terminal
The port imports coal for domestic use. It was expanded to meet coal demand for the Moorburg Power Station in Hamburg.[4]
Rhenus Logistics operates the Rhenus Bulk Terminal Wilhelmshaven (BTW) at the port, with a capacity of ten million tonnes of coal per annum.[5] With a load-carrying capacity of up to 250,000t and a draught of 18.5m, BTW is the only coal terminal in Germany that can handle fully laden Capesize vessels. Since opening in 1976, it has handled more than 60 million tonnes of coal imports. Terminal owner Rhenus Logistics aims to gradually increase coal import volume from the 3.65 million tonnes handled in 2015 to a rate of 5 million tonnes per annum.[6] The terminal's state-of-the-art facilities are set up to handle steam coal, coking coal, and PCI coal.[7]
Meanwhile, the Wilhelmshaven coal-fired power station is set to cease electricity generation and is to be shut down for good until 8 December 2021. It will however remain an energy hub after the end of coal-fired power generation, with a comprehensive hydrogen infrastructure which will be provided by port of Wilhelmshaven.[8]
Project Details
- Operator: Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG
- Location: Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Annual Coal Capacity (Tonnes): 10 million
- Status: Operating
- Type: Imports
- Sources of coal:
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Wilhelmshaven: Germany's Deep Water Port," Niedersachsen Ports website, accessed February 2018
- ↑ "Overview: Germany," US EIA, updated Aug 2015
- ↑ "German Ports Guide," Bremenports (PDF), June 2014
- ↑ "Port of Wilhelmshaven," Niedersachsen Ports, accessed May 2015
- ↑ "Rhenus Bulk Terminal in Wilhelmshaven well placed to handle growing volumes of coal imports," Rhenus Logistics, 17 October 2013
- ↑ "Rhenus BTW marks 40 years," Bulk Materials Online, May 4, 2016
- ↑ "Bulk Terminal Wilhelmshaven," Rhenus Seaports website, accessed February 2018
- ↑ "Uniper converts its site from coal-fired to hydrogen-run," Offshore Energy, April 1, 2021
