Today, the Szczecin-Świnoujście Seaports Authority signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of a deepwater container terminal in Świnoujście. The partners of the agreement are Belgian company Deme Concessions and Qatari Qterminal. The contract was concluded on one of the quays in the port of Szczecin.

This investment is, according to Deputy Minister Marek Gróbarczyk, strategic for Poland. The deepwater container terminal will enable the largest container ships transiting the Baltic Sea to be unloaded in Świnoujście.

- This is an investment that will provide a development impulse not only for Świnoujście and Western Pomerania, but for the entire national economy - emphasizes Krzysztof Urbaś, president of the Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaports Authority SA.

The construction of the approach track and access infrastructure is a multi-year program financed from the state budget and various sources for the amount of PLN 10 billion. The Belgians and Qataris will not only build the terminal, but will also be its operators after construction is completed.

- The construction of a deep-water container terminal in Świnoujście is one of the elements included in the Seaport Development Program until 2023. Its goal is to consolidate the position of Polish ports in the Baltic Sea basin and create them as key nodes in global supply chains for Central and Eastern Europe, said Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Marek Gróbarczyk.

The terminal is to be built east of the gas port. Container ships up to 400 meters long and several smaller ships will be able to call at the port at the same time. According to estimates, the terminal will handle approximately 1.5 million TEU annually. It would currently be the second largest container terminal in Poland after Gdańsk DCT. The Deepwater Terminal in Świnoujście is to be ready at the turn of 2025 and 2026.