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Fast Facts

  • The most modern Polish container terminal: official opening was on October 3rd, 2007, DCT Gdansk is the only Polish container terminal purposely designed and developed for deep-sea container vessels
  • Immediate adoption by the market: within months of opening several shipping lines, the short-sea operator Containerships and the common user feeders IMCL and Team Lines, began cooperating with DCT Gdansk
  • Recognition from the biggest: the world’s largest container operator Maersk Line switched its entire operations from Gdynia to DCT Gdansk on December 1st, 2008
  • Important future growth capabilities: up to 1,000,000 TEU annual capacity in current first phase, up to 8 million TEU capacity with future phases
  • High productivity in container handling: average crane productivity consistently above 30 moves per hour per crane
  • Modern terminal operations: Jade Master Terminal Operating System (TOS), online and EDI services tailored to customer requirements, full RFID and GPS yard coverage
  • Excellent access and navigation conditions for vessels: resulting in minimum number of tugs requirements or tug exemption
  • Deep sea terminal: maximum quay depth of 16.5m, 60 Ton 18-across Ship to Shore cranes, capability of handling the biggest vessels that can enter the Baltic Sea
  • Open 365 days: ice free all year long
  • Very good road and rail accessibility: terminal is only 7km outside Gdansk city centre, with dedicated access road and rail connections
  • The longest railway siding within a sea terminal: 2 railway tracks x 1,000m each one allowing up to the longest container block trains running in Europe
  • Perfect conditions to serve as a transhipment hub to the other Baltic Sea ports: significant yard space, high productivity, ability to handle ocean going vessels
  • The perfect gateway to Poland, Central and Eastern Europe: adjacent to the 200 hectares Pomeranian Logistics centre project

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