Hutchison Ports Gdynia Marks 20th Anniversary - MarinePoland.com
Hutchison Ports Gdynia Marks 20th Anniversary
Date of publication: 09.06.2026

In 2026, Hutchison Ports Gdynia and the Gdynia Container Terminal (GCT) mark the 20th anniversary of their establishment. To celebrate the occasion, a special jubilee ceremony was held on 1 June.

On 24 March 2006, the first container ship called at the Gdynia Container Terminal, operated by Hutchison Ports Gdynia. The vessel Enforcer thereby inaugurated cargo operations at the Gdynia terminal. A few months later, on 17 June, the facility was officially opened in a ceremony attended, among others, by then Managing Director of Hutchison Ports and one of the pioneers of global containerisation, John Meredith. This means that GCT celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, invited guests gathered at the Courtyard Gdynia Waterfront Hotel to raise a toast to the terminal's two decades of operation.

The anniversary event featured official speeches, congratulatory remarks and reflections on the terminal’s history. Addresses were delivered by Jan Jarmakowski, Managing Director of Hutchison Ports Gdynia; Emil Rojek, Deputy Governor of the Pomeranian Voivodeship; Leszek Bonna, Deputy Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship; Tomasz Augustyniak, Deputy Mayor of Gdynia; and Clemence Cheng, Executive Director of Hutchison Ports Holdings and Managing Director of its European Division. A recorded address was also delivered by Eric Ip, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Ports.

Twenty years after commencing operations, GCT remains one of Poland’s key container transport hubs, continuously investing in expanding its cargo-handling capacity and reducing emissions. Last year, the terminal recorded its highest-ever annual throughput, handling 465,000 TEU, while also surpassing the milestone of 6 million TEU handled since the start of operations. Today, GCT serves regular shipping services and cargoes carried by vessels operated by, among others, Hapag-LloydOcean Network ExpressEllerman City LinersDP World and ZIM.

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