Ice-free the whole year around

When the Ministry of the Treasury, in early January, gave the go-ahead for the expansion of Gdańsk Maritime Port, it became clear that this largest logistic investment would start rolling within a few months. The new container terminal with deep ship channel, to be commissioned in three years, will the most modern and largest such project in Poland. Half a million tons of cargo annually The first stage will see the construction of a 300-metre pier with all imperative port systems. The second stage envisages extension of the pier to allow three ships to be moored at a time on each side. Around 500,000 tons of cargo will be handled yearly. The weather conditions will favour movements, what with Gdańsk being the easternmost Baltic sea port which never freezes. DCT Gdańsk, a British company, will be the investor of the project to cost an estimated USD 170-200 mln. This company will cover the cost of constructing the terminal, in return for which it will be