DEME Wins Contract for Offshore Wind Hub at Cuxhaven

DEME has been awarded a contract for the construction of a new offshore wind terminal at the Port of Cuxhaven in northern Germany.

Alongside consortium partners Depenbrock Bau and TAGU, DEME will carry out all dredging and land reclamation works for the new terminal, which will be operated by seaport operator Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts).

The project will begin in early 2025 and take three-and-a-half years to complete.

Among the equipment deployed to reclaim an expected total volume of more than three million square meters will be two trailing suction hopper dredgers, a backhoe dredger and several barges, DEME said. Once built, the facility will comprise three berths, 1,250 meters of quay wall for heavy loads and a 38-hectare storage area.

“Construction of the expanded terminal requires an innovative technical approach,” said Lutz Dröge, area manager for Germany at DEME. 

“The project includes the installation of combi-walls and land reclamation in a dynamic estuarine environment, meeting the complex engineering requirements tailored to a heavy load terminal and demanding geotechnical conditions.”

Cuxhaven on the North Sea coast is a major offshore hub and billed as Europe’s largest offshore port. The facility handles about 4,500 wind turbine components every year. According to DEME, the new terminal will play a key role in the North Sea region’s energy transition and the German government’s wind energy expansion targets.

DEME, which specializes in offshore energy, environmental remediation, dredging and marine infrastructure, previously worked on the construction of the adjacent berths 4 and 8. The contractor also used Cuxhaven as its base port during the construction of the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.


DEME is a member of the Breakbulk Global Shipper Network.