A comprehensive logistics operation is underway to support the construction of Baltica 2. While additional monopiles are being installed at the offshore wind farm site, further steel components—known as secondary steel—are being transported to the installation port. More than 75% of the secondary steel structures for the Baltica 2 project have been manufactured at Polish facilities.

Deliveries from three manufacturers

In total, more than 400 secondary steel structures for the Baltica 2 foundations will be delivered to Rønne. These include external platforms, suspended internal platforms, service vessel landing platforms, and anode cages.

A total of 107 suspended internal platforms will be transported from Świnoujście. Supplied by Smulders, these components are manufactured at the company's Polish facility in Żary before being prepared for shipment to the Baltic Sea.

Another 111 service vessel landing platforms and 111 anode cages, produced by Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic, will be shipped from Gdańsk to the installation port on Bornholm. These structures will be installed on the foundations of the wind turbines and offshore substations.

The longest journey will be made by the external working platforms manufactured by Etermar. A total of 107 units will be delivered from Setúbal, Portugal.

– Baltica 2 is currently in an intensive construction phase. While additional monopiles are being installed offshore, we are simultaneously coordinating deliveries of the components required to equip the foundations ahead of the next stages of construction. This requires precise coordination of manufacturing, transport, port operations, and our installation schedule. It is particularly important for us that more than 75% of the secondary steel structures for the foundations are being supplied from facilities in Poland. The domestic industry is already playing a significant role in the construction of Baltica 2 while developing the expertise needed for future offshore wind projects – said Ulrik Lange, VP and Managing Director of Baltica 2 at Ørsted.

– Building the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm involves not only highly precise offshore installation works but also a complex component logistics operation. Polish companies supplying the majority of the secondary steel structures for the monopiles have successfully demonstrated their capabilities in this process. This is further evidence of the maturity of the domestic industry and its readiness to participate in demanding offshore wind projects – added Bartosz Fedurek, President of the Management Board of PGE Baltica.

From the installation port to the Baltic Sea

Once delivered to Rønne, the components will be transported on an ongoing basis to the offshore construction site and installed on the foundations in line with the installation schedule. Deliveries of all components to the installation port are expected to continue until the end of August, while the first structures were installed on monopiles in early June.

The secondary steel structures are an essential part of the foundation system. The suspended internal platforms and external working platforms provide technical crews with access to the structures, the landing platforms enable the safe berthing of service vessels, and the anode cages form part of the corrosion protection system.

According to the project schedule, Baltica 2 is expected to generate its first electricity in the first half of 2027, with full commercial operation planned by the end of 2027.