DCT Gdańsk, the largest and fastest growing container port in the Baltic, has a new name - Baltic Hub. The terminal operator announced the name change to more clearly reflect its ambition to function in the market as a regional Baltic container hub, where sea and inland connections converge. Once the third deep-water quay is completed, Baltic Hub will become one of the largest container hubs in Europe.

Since the complex's launch 15 years ago, its operator has seen impressive growth, starting with one deep-water quay and a capacity of up to 500,000 TEUs (20-foot containers) to become a true hub in the Baltic with two deep-water quays that handled more than 2.09 million TEUs in a year in 2021. At the moment, the Baltic Hub has quays with a total length of 1,300 meters, 14 ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and an annual capacity of 2.7 million TEUs.

In addition, Baltic Hub has become a transportation gateway for Central and Eastern Europe with services including inland markets such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Germany. This is the result of systematic investments over the years, which will raise the Baltic Hub's rail handling capacity from the current 750,000 to more than one million TEUs in the near future.

Third deep-water quay

The terminal hub continues to grow. Baltic Hub will soon begin construction of a third deep-water terminal (quay) known as T3. With this investment, Baltic Hub will become one of the
of the largest container terminal complexes in Europe, capable of handling a new generation of container ships coming to the Baltic. The launch of the additional quay means further support for the economies of Poland, Central and Eastern European and Baltic countries, their international trade markets, as well as a significant enrichment of the service offerings available to Baltic Hub customers and a boost to the acquisition of new services and shipping alliances.

The construction of T3, which will be completed by 2025, will include a deep-water quay measuring 717 m in length, 17.5 m in depth, and a yard with an operational area of 36.5 hectares. The T3 project additionally includes the purchase of 7 quay cranes capable of handling the largest ships in the world, and 20 semi-automatic RMG cranes operating in the container yard.

Baltic Hub CEO Charles Baker shared the secret of the company's success. "It's the result of our hub's excellent location, with good access to the sea and no tidal restrictions, but also excellent operational capabilities and support and investment in infrastructure by the Polish government."

15th anniversary

The Baltic Hub announced the new name to its employees in October 2022, two weeks after holding an event to celebrate its 15th birthday. Since its inception, the terminal has made some impressive achievements: it has handled more than 15 million TEUs, 700 vessels, including 100 calls of the world's largest container ships, 6,000 trains and 600,000 trucks annually.

Baltic Hub also holds a number of impressive records: in 2019 it became the first terminal in the Baltic Sea to handle more than 2 million TEUs in a single year, and in July 2021 it broke its record for TEUs handled in a single ship call - 20,207 TEUs. In November of the same year, BH also broke its own record, handling seventy ships in a month.

"We are extremely proud of our terminal and also make it clear that today's Baltic Hub would not exist without the hard work and dedication of all our employees, as well as the faith in us and loyalty to us from all our stakeholders, customers, lenders, suppliers and local communities over these 15 years," - Charles Baker said.