Belfast
Harbour
formally
handed
over
the
£50m
($77.7m)
facility
–
the
first
purpose-built
offshore
wind
hub
in
the
UK
and
Ireland
–
in
a
ceremony
attended
by
Northern
Ireland’s
First
and
Deputy-First
ministers.
The
terminal
has
already
started
handling
components
for
the
389MW
West
of
Duddon
Sands,
and
the
first
Siemens
3.6MW
turbines
are
expected
to
leave
for
the
project
site
this
summer.
The
200,000
sq
metre
Belfast
facility
includes
a
480-metre
deep-water
quayside.
Up
to
three
vessels
will
be
able
to
berth
simultaneously.
Brent
Cheshire,
Dong
Energy’s
UK
country
chairman
said:
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