Port Gdynia can unload 400-meter container ships

By Marek Grzybowski

The Port of Gdynia has modernized an 800-meter-long quay. The ship berth has been deepened to a depth of -15.5 meters. The container terminal can handle container ships up to 400 meters long and with a draft of up to 14.5 meters. These are the largest vessels entering the Baltic Sea through the Danish Straits. The Port of Gdynia can effectively take over ocean liners.

The project required the installation of nearly 7,500 tons of steel. Approximately 80,000 m³ of sand was excavated. 2,000 tons of steel and nearly 20,000 m³ of concrete were used to rebuild the quay. Hundreds of foundation piles and kilometers of micropiles to reinforce the structure were driven to reinforce the quay at the Port of Gdynia.

The value of the Hel Quay reconstruction work was approximately PLN 300 million net. The investment is part of a project “Deepening the approach fairway and internal waters of the Port of Gdynia and reconstruction of the quays”. It is supported by EU funds. The project aims to adapt the technical parameters of the Port of Gdynia to the requirements of modern shipping and the growing scale of container operations. European funds played a key role in enabling the implementation of a project of this scale and strategic importance for the economy.