• The 100-metre vessel, built April-September 2025, features specialised cargo hold for large rotor blades and uses a resource-saving drive concept with HVO100 biofuel option.
• ”Rhenus Berlin I” enables efficient, low-emission transport of wind turbine blades, supporting the energy transition in Europe.
• Rhenus relies on renowned Szczecin shipyard and christens the ship at the Bulk Cargo – Port Szczecin terminal, one of the newest Rhenus family members, to showcase joined commitment for sustainable logistics.
On 30 September, Rhenus and ENERCON celebrated the christening of the new push barge “Rhenus Berlin I” at the Bulk Cargo Terminal in the Port of Szczecin. The custom-built inland vessel, designed specifically for transporting the latest generation of ENERCON onshore rotor blades, stands for multimodal, sustainable logistics solutions and the shift of project transports to the waterway.
Technical innovation and sustainable solutions
The “Rhenus Berlin I” was constructed from two existing barge parts at the Szczecin shipyard between April and September 2025. The vessel measures 100 metres in length, 9.46 metres in width and has a draught of 1.65 metres. The cargo hold measures 91.5 by 7.65 metres, which is ideal for transporting up to two rotor blades measuring up to 86 metres each, while the cargo hold is big enough to also fit future rotor blade generations with lengths of up to 88 metres. For maneuverability, a bow thruster is used, powered by an engine retained from the predecessor vessel BUG 1. No new main propulsion was installed, deliberately conserving resources. To further decrease the CO2 footprint, the vessel is operated with the synthetic fuel HVO100. Rhenus is already planning to build further push barges in a similar design. (....)