The PUMA consortium has completed the first phase of land reclamation works at the site of the Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam.
PUMA (Projectorganisatie Uitbreiding Maasvlakte or Project organization expansion Maasvlakte) – a partnership between Boskalis Westminster NV and Van Oord NV – reclaimed a total of 30 ha of land in the first phase. In the second phase, the consortium will reclaim additional 40 ha of land needed for the Offshore Center.
The 70 ha Offshore Center will be built at Prinses Alexiahaven along Maasvlakte 2’s inland basin. The Port of Rotterdam Authority expects the first companies to settle at the center in 2019.
The activities at the Offshore Center will be related to construction, assembly, logistics and heavy lift operations for offshore wind. The center will also cover decommissioning of the oil and gas platforms, as well as the oil and gas market.
Rotterdam Offshore Center Maasvlakte 2 is the very first offshore center in Europe, the Port Authority said. The realisation of the center is said to allow the companies to cluster their activities and benefit from each other’s proximity.
When fully developed, the center will have 1,600 metres of deepsea quays specially built for offshore requirements.