This month the Port of Granadilla will receive two large ships carrying twelve wind turbines. The first of them arrived at the Granada dock on Sunday. This is the general cargo ship BBC Elisabeth, which arrived at the southern dock to unload six wind turbines of six megawatts (MW) each. By the end of the month it is announced that the Star Lygra vessel will do so, which will complete the operation, in which the remaining six wind turbines will be unloaded.
The president of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de TenerifePedro Suárez, was present this Monday morning at the Port of Granadilla to supervise the unloading of the first wind turbines. This operation will last until Thursdayaccording to Puertos de Tenerife.
The first pieces transported correspond to the large blades or blades that the wind turbines are equipped with. These are elements that have 83 meters long and weighing 20 tons each. Once all the merchandise has been unloaded, it will be stored in the facilities of the Port of Granadilla until seven coastal ships arrive at the dock to transport it to its final destination, the port of Laayoune, in the Sahara.
This project, managed by Marítima del Mediterráneo, will take place over two months and will involve hiring several stevedores and cranes to carry out the precise tasks of handling and unloading the dozen wind turbines.
The president of the Port Authority, Pedro Suárez, stated that “this is the tip of the iceberg of an activity that today is carried out sporadically, but which, due to the potential of the port, is expected to become a constant reality.
The merchandise arrived aboard the BBC Elisabeth ship, from China and consigned in Tenerife by Contenerfrut. It is a boat that is 161 meters long, 27 meters wide and 10 meters deep. The ship that will arrive at the end of the month, the Star Lygra, is another large cargo vessel. It is 195 meters long, 32 meters wide and 12 meters deep.
It should be noted that the Port of Granadilla meets the optimal conditions for this type of activities, due to its strategic intercontinental position, acting as a connection center for the storage and distribution of this type of merchandise. This is stated by the Port Authority of Santa Cruz of Tenerife, for which, thanks to its infrastructure and the depth of this dock, deep-draft ships can maneuver and dock safely. In the statement, he assures that this has made it possible for large ships, such as the largest hospital ship in the world, Global Mercy, to dock in the southern dock.
