Port of Gdańsk
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Location
CountryPoland
LocationGdańsk
Coordinates54°23′36″N 18°40′12″E / 54.39333°N 18.67000°E / 54.39333; 18.67000
UN/LOCODEPLGDN[1]
Details
Operated byGdańsk Seaport Authority
Owned byGovernment of Poland
Size of harbour412.56 ha (1,019.5 acres)
Land area653 ha (1,610 acres)
Size1,065.56 ha (2,633.1 acres)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnageIncrease 68,200,000 2022[2]
Annual container volumeDecrease 2,072,000 2022[2]
Passenger trafficIncrease 195,000 2022[2]
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Port of Gdańsk
Entrance to the Inner Port
Port of Gdańsk from mainmast of Fryderyk Chopin
Car carrier in the entrance to the inner port, as seen from the nearby beach.
Industrial landscape of the Gdańsk Shipyard.

The Port of Gdańsk is a seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea.

The Port of Gdańsk is divided into two parts, the Inner and Exterior Port.

Inner Port

  • Port of Gdańsk Cargo Logistics S.A. - universal port operator providing handling and storage services for bulk and general cargo
  • Gdańsk Container Terminal – providing feeder services
  • Ferry terminals
    • Polferries
    • Westerplatte
  • Phosphates terminal
  • Liquid and bulk sulphur terminal
  • Fruit handling terminal in the Port Free Zone

The Port of Gdańsk has specialized cargo handling equipment and port infrastructure, enabling among others the handling of grain, fertilizers, lumber, ore, steel and containers, as well as ro-ro vessel servicing.

Exterior — Northern Port

Northern Port is located directly in the water basins of Gdańsk Bay. The largest vessels with a capacity of up to 300,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT) and draft to 15 m that enter the Baltic Sea can be serviced here.

Statistics[2]

Year Cargo tons Containers TEU Containers tons Passengers
2010 Increase 27,200,000 Increase 512,000 Increase 4,900,000 Increase 164,000
2011 Decrease 25,300,000 Increase 686,000 Increase 6,100,000 Decrease 155,000
2012 Increase 26,900,000 Increase 929,000 Increase 7,600,000 Decrease 150,000
2013 Increase 30,300,000 Increase 1,178,000 Increase 9,700,000 Decrease 136,000
2014 Increase 32,300,000 Increase 1,212,000 Increase 10,400,000 Increase 138,000
2015 Increase 35,900,000 Decrease 1,091,000 Increase 10,700,000 Decrease 118,000
2016 Increase 37,300,000 Increase 1,299,000 Increase 13,400,000 Decrease 117,000
2017 Increase 40,600,000 Increase 1,581,000 Increase 16,400,000 Increase 137,000
2018 Increase 49,000,000 Increase 1,949,000 Increase 19,900,000 Increase 148,000
2019 Increase 52,200,000 Increase 2,073,000 Increase 20,900,000 Increase 189,000
2020 Decrease 48,000,000 Decrease 1,924,000 Decrease 20,000,000 Decrease 149,000
2021 Increase 53,200,000 Increase 2,118,000 Increase 20,600,000 Increase 164,000
2022 Increase 68,200,000 Decrease 2,072,000 Decrease 20,000,000 Increase 195,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UNLOCODE (Pl) - POLAND". service.unece.org. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Facts and figures". Port of Gdansk. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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