The Port of Gdansk has unveiled plans to extend four quays of the Inner Port with a total length of 1,916 metres together with the railway infrastructure.
The project is called “Improving access to the Port of Gdańsk – modernisation of fairway 2” and has all the necessary documents, including design and environmental documents, as well as consents and permits, according to a statement.
The completion of the project evaluation process by the European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA) is epxected in June 2022, while the total value of the project is approximately US$125 million, with the European Union co-financing 85% of the costs.
“On 18 January we submitted an application to CINEA for co-financing of this investment, as part of the CEF 2 instrument,” said Monika Charlińska – Bodziony, director of the Fund Acquisition and Settlement Department of the Port of Gdańsk Authority SA.
The planned investment implementation period is 2022-2026, according to the Polish port.
The Port of Gdansk Authority believes the project will increase the competitiveness of the port, strengthening handling potential and increasing throughput.
“The length of the mooring line will be increased, and the shorelines will be adjusted to the needs of vessels with the maximum admissible draught so that they can safely navigate the Port Channel,” said the port in a statement.
The Bytomskie quay will serve as a universal quay after reconstruction. The extension is planned on a 204-metre long section. The investment is related to the adjustment of the existing shoreline to the planned vessel traffic in the Port Channel and within the Main Port Ship Turning Area.
The expansion of another quay, Ore Quay III, is expected to create a universal handling berth, adapted to service full-load vessels of 35,000 DWT. As part of the task, a 232-metre-long section and an 18-metre-long section of the Administrative Quay will be reconstructed. Apart from the hydro-technical structures, electrical and water supply networks, linear drainage and stormwater drainage of the quay, as well as access roads to the quay will also be reconstructed. Additionally, the course of the railway tracks will be corrected, while the quay will be adapted for handling with LHM550 self-propelled units.
Furthermore, another quay that is planned for reconstruction is the Wiślane Quay on a 918-metre long section. The task will consist of building a new quay slab resting on a new sheet pile wall and a new pile system. Dredging work will also be carried out on the quay. This will increase the permissible values of operational parameters (including the depth of the Port Channel at the quay to 12 metres).
In addition, the necessary elements of the land development network and modernisation of the rail track system at the quay are to be carried out. In turn, the first stage of the redevelopment of the Coal Quay covers a stretch of approximately 540 metres. As part of this project, it is planned to construct several handling berths.
