CEO of the Port of Gdansk: By August we had recorded dynamics in excess of 20 per cent.

By August, we had recorded dynamics in excess of 20 per cent, with a base of 53 million tonnes. We estimate that we will end the year at a level of 63 to 65 million tonnes,” said Lukasz Greinke, president of the Port of Gdansk, during the Maritime Economy Forum in Gdynia.

On Friday, during the Maritime Economy Forum held in Gdynia, a panel on ‘Strategies for the development of Polish seaports’ was held. The presenter asked the panellists, including the president of the Port of Gdansk, Łukasz Greinke, and the president of the Port of Gdynia, Jacek Sadaj, about the current potential of ports and the upcoming activities to be undertaken in ports.

Port of Gdansk CEO Łukasz Greinke estimated the port’s potential at around 80 million tonnes. “We have a very large potential that is hidden in the Naftoport Terminal. The other terminals are approaching 100 per cent of their capacity, but we will be starting the construction of the Baltic Hub within days. This will be the third terminal with an area of about 36 ha (…). In addition, as the Port of Gdansk, we have completely rebuilt the rail and road system leading from the North Port station to the gates of the individual terminals. In addition, there are two dedicated rail tracks, which greatly increase capacity,” – Greinke said.

The president of the port authority stressed that what potential there is in the Port of Gdansk is shown by this year’s results.

“Up to August, we recorded dynamics in excess of 20 per cent, with a base of 53 million tonnes. We estimate that we will end the year at a level of 63 to 65 million tonnes, and we can see that the last few months have been absolutely record-breaking for us.” – he stated. He added that the port, together with Polish Railways, is working all the time to accelerate inbound and outbound operations. “At the moment we are fortunate that the Port Północny railway station has recently been renovated, we know what the design parameters were for this station and we want to maximise its capacity,” – he pointed out.

Port of Gdynia CEO Jacek Sadaj pointed out that ports are not built for the next three years, they are built for decades.

“Therefore, each investment that is carried out by the Port of Gdynia Authority must be prepared in such a way that it is ready to handle the various types of variants that the future will bring,” Jacek Sadaj said.

He also referred to the issue of materials and energy fuels, which are received in Polish ports in much greater quantities than before. “The dynamics in terms of the growth of coal received and, consequently, exported from the port of Gdynia amounted to 700 per cent, which means that the port is prepared to transform itself very quickly and adapt to the requirements of the market, and these will change over time,” he – he added.

He explained that the Port of Gdynia operates on the basis of the work of ten handling terminals, which are increasing and optimising their capacity, but at some point there may not be enough space for further development. “The answer to this is to build an external terminal (…). When we go out to sea and build a new port space, we will have the possibility of freeing up new areas in the inner port, thus different cargo groups will be able to develop,” – emphasised the CEO of the Port of Gdynia.

source: PortalMorski.pl