AP Panther Fan
06-13-2007, 08:50 AM
Looks like we will be seeing more of these being unloaded and transported locally.:thumbsup:
Mustang04...we are doing our part to keep you employed. ;) (well except for the part about raising the tariff on wind energy equipment).
Here's the article....
Port to get more wind turbines
Shipment from a second firm will arrive Thursday
BY FANNY S. CHIRINOS
Caller-Times
Originally published 01:00 a.m., June 13, 2007
Updated 02:42 a.m., June 13, 2007
The Port of Corpus Christi is becoming the premier port for wind energy equipment, port Chairman Ruben Bonilla said.
The port awaits Thursday's arrival of the first ship carrying wind turbine equipment for Vestas Group, a Dutch company known as the world's largest supplier of wind power systems. Vestas is the second company in less than a year to send equipment to the port before sending it via trucks and rail throughout the state.
The port has unloaded more than 20 vessels of equipment for Siemens Power Generation Inc. since November. Siemens ships equipment to Central and West Texas via the ports of Duluth, Minn.; Longview, Wash.; Houston; and Beaumont. The Corpus Christi port was chosen to replace the two other Texas ports because of its convenience.
Vestas is expected to ship 21 turbines in June and July, said John Valls, the port's marketing manager. The first shipment of tower sections will arrive onboard the Nassau Borg with more vessels to arrive each 10 to 12 days for the next 12 months, said Michael Perez, the port's director of business development.
"We hear a lot of rhetoric about alternative energy but (the port) is doing something about it," Bonilla said.
"We're also becoming the energy capital in America. We have 5 percent of the petrochemical refineries and we also have the coal degasification plant from Tondu Corporation. We have a diverse energy portfolio and this will help drive energy costs in the long run."
LaRue expects the same kind of activity that Siemens has produced for the port and he doesn't anticipate any congestion from dealing with two companies. The Siemens deal brought in about $225,000 in revenue.
Commissioners approved a tariff hike on Tuesday on wind energy equipment from $1.90 a ton to $2.70 a ton. Officials from Vestas' U.S. office did not immediately return calls on Tuesday.
The Vestas deal is expected to generate $1 million if the port receives the amount of cargo it anticipates, Perez said. Three other wind energy equipment companies are interested in doing business with the port and officials plan to make improvements to lots on the north side of the harbor to accommodate more business, he added.
According to Vestas' Web site, the company has more than 30,000 wind turbines generating electricity around the globe. Vestas was established in 1898 as Smith Hansen and has 13,018 employees worldwide.
Mustang04...we are doing our part to keep you employed. ;) (well except for the part about raising the tariff on wind energy equipment).
Here's the article....
Port to get more wind turbines
Shipment from a second firm will arrive Thursday
BY FANNY S. CHIRINOS
Caller-Times
Originally published 01:00 a.m., June 13, 2007
Updated 02:42 a.m., June 13, 2007
The Port of Corpus Christi is becoming the premier port for wind energy equipment, port Chairman Ruben Bonilla said.
The port awaits Thursday's arrival of the first ship carrying wind turbine equipment for Vestas Group, a Dutch company known as the world's largest supplier of wind power systems. Vestas is the second company in less than a year to send equipment to the port before sending it via trucks and rail throughout the state.
The port has unloaded more than 20 vessels of equipment for Siemens Power Generation Inc. since November. Siemens ships equipment to Central and West Texas via the ports of Duluth, Minn.; Longview, Wash.; Houston; and Beaumont. The Corpus Christi port was chosen to replace the two other Texas ports because of its convenience.
Vestas is expected to ship 21 turbines in June and July, said John Valls, the port's marketing manager. The first shipment of tower sections will arrive onboard the Nassau Borg with more vessels to arrive each 10 to 12 days for the next 12 months, said Michael Perez, the port's director of business development.
"We hear a lot of rhetoric about alternative energy but (the port) is doing something about it," Bonilla said.
"We're also becoming the energy capital in America. We have 5 percent of the petrochemical refineries and we also have the coal degasification plant from Tondu Corporation. We have a diverse energy portfolio and this will help drive energy costs in the long run."
LaRue expects the same kind of activity that Siemens has produced for the port and he doesn't anticipate any congestion from dealing with two companies. The Siemens deal brought in about $225,000 in revenue.
Commissioners approved a tariff hike on Tuesday on wind energy equipment from $1.90 a ton to $2.70 a ton. Officials from Vestas' U.S. office did not immediately return calls on Tuesday.
The Vestas deal is expected to generate $1 million if the port receives the amount of cargo it anticipates, Perez said. Three other wind energy equipment companies are interested in doing business with the port and officials plan to make improvements to lots on the north side of the harbor to accommodate more business, he added.
According to Vestas' Web site, the company has more than 30,000 wind turbines generating electricity around the globe. Vestas was established in 1898 as Smith Hansen and has 13,018 employees worldwide.