Record-breaking Gdansk Container Terminal

22.10.2004

October 16 this year saw the number of containers handled at the Gdansk Container Terminal since the beginning of this year exceeding a volume of 30 thou. TEU as a vessel of "Emstal" was being loaded. The final destination for containers handled during this operation is the Far East. Such a successful result entails that 2004 is going to be a record-breaking year for the Gdansk Container Terminal. The best ratings hitherto recorded come from 2001 when a whole-year cargo handling volume totaled about 20,500 TEU.

The rapid growth gives grounds for the assumption that this year's volume will have exceeded 35 thou. TEU. In practical terms, this means reaching the cargo handling capacity of the Gdansk Container Terminal, thus indicating the necessity to expand the infrastructure and superstructure of the Gdansk Container Terminal, in particular as the pace of growth is expected to be maintained over the coming year. The investment projects provide for such improvements like the extension of the operating quay by 92 meters that will enable the berthing of two large-sized vessels at a time. Additionally, investments are planned to increase the capacity in terms of containers storage and their handling.

The Gdansk Container Terminal provides services to such lines as Orient Overseas Container Line, Inter Marine Container Lines, Delphis, Containerships Oy and Kursiu Linija. These guarantee regular connections with the major seaports on the Baltic Sea, as well as the North Sea.