E.ON contract for Port of Sunderland

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E.ON contract for Port of Sunderland

Port of Sunderland has signed a lucrative storage and offshore cable base contract with energy company E.ON.

The port is due to take delivery of two 600 tonne substations in November as part a Humber Gateway Windfarm project, after a raft of developments designed to make the most of the port's natural assets freed up land.

The project will also involve an offshore cable lay vessel and offshore barge based at the port.

Formed in 2000 after a merger between energy companies VEBA and VIAG, German power company E.ON is the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider and will utilise a purpose built storage area on Greenwells Quay, before being shipped out to the Humber Gateway windfarm next year.

The substations, which will be held at the port for six to 12 months, will be delivered via barge and transported via self-propelled trailers to a temporary base using a roll on – roll off ramp facility.

Matthew Hunt, port director, said: "The E.ON contract is an exciting opportunity for Port of Sunderland, with a very visible workscope which allows us to demonstrate our ultra-large cargo handling capability."

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