Wind Energy Breakbulk & Project Cargo
“ We think that the manufacturers are trying to catch up on those projects that already exist , while also welcoming new projects ,” she said .
Galveston also got off to a slow start this year , moving 16,195 tons of wind cargo through May , down 18 % from the same period of 2023 . But it is also seeing some growth now .
“ Based on what we ’ ve got on the books coming in , we ’ ll pick that up and then some ,” Rees said .
Turbine manufacturers that had done business with Galveston Wharves in the past have started reaching out to the port again because they have more , and larger , wind components to move that can be handled more easily there than at West Coast ports , Rees said .
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“ It used to be that we ’ d get one or two ships a month here , and now we ’ re getting three to four ships a month ,” he said .
With wind , “ it ’ s always a matter of space and laydown area ,” a multipurpose carrier executive based in the US Gulf who asked not to be identified told the Journal of Commerce . When it comes to offshore wind , East Coast ports with available real estate are benefitting from the same equation , the source said .
Manufacturers “ move cargo around to where they can find space and know they will be able to move it out on truck or rail ,” the executive said .
It ’ s a balancing act , he added . Ports want long-term ,
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