In the heart of the Polish port city of Gdańsk, on Ostrów Island, located in the Vistula Delta, one of Europe’s largest and most advanced offshore wind tower manufacturing plants is under construction. The factory, spearheaded by Baltic Towers, began development in June 2024 and has already drawn industry experts' attention for its unique characteristics. Covering an area of 135 metres in width, 430 metres in length, and nearly 36 metres in height, the facility is expected to become operational by the second quarter of 2025. Once completed, it will be capable of producing up to 150 wind towers annually, employing around four hundred highly skilled workers.
The towers, designed to meet the rising demand for sustainable energy solutions, will be of impressive dimensions: segments with a diameter of 11 metres, a length of 50 metres, and a weight of 500 tonnes each. To handle the logistical and production complexities of a facility of this scale, Baltic Towers has selected Cometto as its partner for advanced transport technology. The company has procured 48 self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) axle lines from the 48T series, equipped with four Power Pack units. These vehicles will facilitate the movement of steel plates, tower segments, and fully assembled towers within the production site, extending to storage and loading areas for shipment.
Tomasz Bogdan, a representative of Baltic Towers, emphasised the strategic importance of these transport vehicles, stating, "The SPMTs will form the backbone of our production, which is why, after carefully evaluating various proposals, we chose Cometto as our partner for this flagship project." Baltic Towers was established in 2023 through a collaboration between the Polish Industrial Development Agency and the Spanish company GRI Renewable Industries. This synergy between Polish and Spanish expertise aims to enhance not only national manufacturing capacity but also the entire offshore wind energy supply chain across Europe.
Massimiliano Barberis
