MSC Gülsün – Container, considered the largest container in the world in terms of TEU capacity (20-foot container equivalent), has already entered the North Port of Gdansk and stood at the T2 wharf of the DCT Gdansk terminal. The ship, with a width of 24 rows of containers on board, […]
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Alondra container ship partly converted to a livestock carrier
On February 27, 2017, a partially converted ship from a feeder container vessel to a livestock carrier at Nauta Shiprepair Yard SA yard in Gdynia departed the yard and the port of Gdynia, under tow to Denmark. The ship in question is Alondra (IMO no. 9113719). The Nauta SA yard added […]
Unifeeder launches new service from Gdansk
As Unifeeder has recently announced, it will launch a new fixed day weekly service from Poland connecting Gdansk, Kotka and St. Petersburg. The first call is expected on 13 May, 2017. Port rotation: Gdansk (Saturday/Sunday) – Kotka (Tuesday) – St. Petersburg (Wednesday) – Gdansk (Saturday/Sunday). This service will provide very […]
Over 37 million tonnes of cargo at the Port of Gdansk in 2016
The Polish port has reached a peak, taking sixth position in the Baltic Sea in terms of overall transshipment volumes for the first time. The port of Gdansk has reached another record commodity turnover at the end of the year – at a level of 37.3 million tonnes, i.e. nearly […]
Cameron Thorpe is the new CEO at DCT Gdansk SA
On the 16th of December, Cameron Thorpe formally took over the position of CEO for DCT Gdansk SA, taking over from Maciek Kwiatkowski, who is retiring. – I am convinced that I am leaving DCT terminal and its team in good hands – stated Maciek Kwiatkowski, who greatly contributed to […]
Transshipments at the Port of Gdansk exceed last year’s record
2016 is not yet over, but the volume of transshipments is already higher than in the previous record year, being currently estimated at more than 36.3 million tonnes. This is a result which puts Gdansk in sixth place among Baltic Sea ports, its highest position so far. This is what […]