Port of Gdańsk

Coordinates: 54°22′50″N 18°39′30″E / 54.38056°N 18.65833°E / 54.38056; 18.65833
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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 49.032 million tons (2018)
Annual container volumeIncrease 1,948,974 (2018)
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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.

Trans-shipments

  • 1978 – 2.8 million ton
  • 2000 – 16.5 million ton
  • 2001 – 17.8 million ton
  • 2002 – 17.4 million ton
  • 2003 – 21.3 million ton
  • 2004 – 23.3 million ton
  • 2005 – 23.3 million ton
  • 2006 – 22.4 million ton
  • 2007 – 19.8 million ton
  • 2008 – 17.8 million ton
  • 2009 – 18.9 million ton[2]
  • 2010 – 27.2 million ton[3]
  • 2011 – 25.3 million ton[4]
  • 2012 – 26.9 million ton[5]
  • 2013 - 30.0 million ton
  • 2014 - 32.3 million ton
  • 2015 - 35.9 million ton
  • 2016 - 37.3 million ton [6]
  • 2017 - 40.6 million ton [7]
  • 2018 - 49.0 million ton

See also

References

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (Pl) - POLAND". service.unece.org. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ Cargo statistics, portgdansk.pl.
  3. ^ [1] portgdansk.pl.
  4. ^ Cargo statistics, portgdansk.pl.
  5. ^ Cargo statistics, portgdansk.pl.
  6. ^ Cargo statistics, portgdansk.pl
  7. ^ Cargo statistics, portgdansk.pl

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