The Port of Gdańsk is a Polish 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.
| Port of Gdańsk | |
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 A view of the Port of Gdańsk (2021) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Location | Gdańsk |
| Coordinates | 54°23′36″N 18°40′12″E / 54.39333°N 18.67000°E |
| UN/LOCODE | PLGDN[1] |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Gdańsk Seaport Authority |
| Owned by | Government of Poland |
| Size of harbour | 412.56 ha (1,019.5 acres) |
| Land area | 653 ha (1,610 acres) |
| Size | 1,065.56 ha (2,633.1 acres) |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage |  81,000,000 (2023)[2] |
| Annual container volume |  2,050,000 (2023)[2] |
| Passenger traffic | 159,000 (2023)[2] |
| Website Port of Gdańsk | |
The Port of Gdańsk is divided into two parts, the Inner and Exterior Port.
Inner Port
edit- 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
editNorthern 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.
- Coal terminal
- Naftoport — crude oil, heating oils, fuels terminal
- LPG terminal
- Deepwater Container Terminal
Statistics
edit| Year | Cargo tons[2] | Containers TEU[2] | Containers tons[2] | Passengers[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27,200,000
|
512,000
|
4,900,000
|
164,000
|
| 2011 | 25,300,000
|
686,000
|
6,100,000
|
155,000
|
| 2012 | 26,900,000
|
929,000
|
7,600,000
|
150,000
|
| 2013 | 30,300,000
|
1,178,000
|
9,700,000
|
136,000
|
| 2014 | 32,300,000
|
1,212,000
|
10,400,000
|
138,000
|
| 2015 | 35,900,000
|
1,091,000
|
10,700,000
|
118,000
|
| 2016 | 37,300,000
|
1,299,000
|
13,400,000
|
117,000
|
| 2017 | 40,600,000
|
1,581,000
|
16,400,000
|
137,000
|
| 2018 | 49,000,000
|
1,949,000
|
19,900,000
|
148,000
|
| 2019 | 52,200,000
|
2,073,000
|
20,900,000
|
189,000
|
| 2020 | 48,000,000
|
1,924,000
|
20,000,000
|
149,000
|
| 2021 | 53,200,000
|
2,118,000
|
20,600,000
|
164,000
|
| 2022 | 68,200,000
|
2,072,000
|
20,000,000
|
195,000
|
| 2023 | 81,000,000
|
2,050,000
|
20,500,000
|
159,000
|
Gallery
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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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UNLOCODE (Pl) - POLAND". service.unece.org. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Facts and figures". Port of Gdansk. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
External links
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