Arkadiusz Marchewka: Container terminal in Swinoujscie to be ready in 2028

The container terminal in Świnoujście is on schedule to be ready by the end of 2028. – communicated Deputy Infrastructure Minister Arkadiusz Marchewka in the Sejm. He added that by the end of September, documents for the issuance of an environmental decision are to be submitted to the GDOŚ.

On Thursday, Marchewka, responding to MPs’ questions, provided detailed information on the progress in the implementation of key infrastructure projects for the maritime economy, including first and foremost the container terminal in Świnoujście. ‘Over the last few months, we have implemented many activities bringing us closer to having the largest container ships in the world coming to the port of Świnoujście,’ he – he argued.

He recalled that the location permit for this investment was issued by the West Pomeranian Voivode in April this year. In May, an agreement was signed with the contractor for a feasibility study and environmental impact report for the approach track, to the port of Świnoujście. The value of the contract is approximately PLN 10 million. Then, on 30 August, a contract was signed for a ferromagnetic study for the construction of a breakwater. On 6 September, the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaport Authority, which is one of the investors in this project, signed a contract for a magnetic scan of the bottom of the port basin site.

Marchewka added that the environmental decision documents are being submitted on an ongoing basis and are expected to be submitted to the General Directorate for Environmental Protection (GDOŚ) later in September.

The deputy minister stressed that all these activities are ‘clearly accelerating work on the implementation’ of this key strategic investment for the maritime economy.

‘We expect, according to the timetable, to complete this project by the end of 2028 (…) We are consistently taking measures that will bring us to the point where, at the turn of 2028-2029, the largest container ships in the world will be able to come to Western Pomerania, as is currently the case in Gdańsk,’ he added – he added.

The MI representative indicated that the estimated cost associated with the land part of the terminal construction (e.g. construction of access roads) is PLN 1.2 billion. In addition, PLN 10 billion is budgeted in a multi-year programme for the construction of a 70-kilometre approach track; 2.5 billion is to cost the piers.

Source: PortalMorski.pl