The Zarząd Morskiego Portu Gdynia has today released its 2025 operational results, confirming a record year for container handling at the Port of Gdynia despite a decline in overall cargo throughput. For the first time in the port’s history, annual container volumes exceeded the 1 million TEU threshold. However, total throughput fell by 4.4% year on year.

Overall Throughput

In 2025, the port handled a total of 25.7 million tonnes of cargo, compared with 26.9 million tonnes in 2024 and 29.4 million tonnes in 2023 — representing declines of 4.4% and 12.6% respectively. The reduction in aggregate volumes was primarily attributed to lower coal and coke throughput, a trend observed across all Polish ports during the year. The Port Authority emphasised that changes in volumes across individual cargo groups were largely driven by market and geopolitical factors, rather than any infrastructural or operational constraints within the port itself.

Bulk and Agricultural Cargoes

Grain volumes also declined. According to the Port Authority, subdued grain prices reduced export margins for Polish producers, resulting in part of the harvest remaining in domestic storage pending improved market conditions. The reopening of Black Sea ports further reduced the transit of Ukrainian grain via Polish gateways, contributing to the downturn in this segment. Conversely, the category described as “other bulk” — including fertilisers, aggregates, chemicals and selected foodstuffs — recorded growth.

Ro-Ro and General Cargo

General cargo volumes increased, with particularly strong growth in the ro-ro segment. Ro-ro throughput rose by more than 18% year on year, supported by network expansion, including the launch of a new service by Finnlines and the deployment of an additional vessel on the Gdynia–Södertälje route operated by Lakeway Link.

Container Segment Breaks 1 Million TEU

Container handling recorded a marked increase. In 2024, the port came close to the one-million-TEU milestone, achieving 986,000 TEU — falling short by the equivalent of a single mid-size container vessel call. In 2025, the threshold was decisively surpassed. Container throughput rose by 5.27% to reach 1.04 million TEU, setting a new all-time record for the port. 

Notably, this performance was achieved despite ongoing refurbishment works at Helskie Quay, where one of the port’s container terminals, Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), is located. Growth in containerised volumes has been attributed to the introduction of new services and adjustments within global liner networks. Vessels deployed by carriers including ONE and MSC began calling at Gdynia under revised short-sea and feeder configurations. The port also highlighted the operational significance of Turning Basin No. 2, created following the relocation of a floating dock belonging to PGZ Stocznia Wojenna. The new basin allows ocean-going container vessels of up to 400 metres LOA to access the inner-port terminals BCT and GCT.

 Strategic Focus and Financial Performance

“Port of Gdynia operates in an environment of dynamically changing markets and is able to respond flexibly to shifts in demand. We are focusing on segments of growing importance — general cargo, containers and ro-ro — while maintaining our capability to handle bulk cargoes,” said Piotr Gorzeński, President of the Management Board. Financial performance remained stable in 2025. Although final audited figures have yet to be published, the Port Authority expects net profit to increase by approximately 2.5% year on year. Projected net profit for 2025 is estimated at PLN 142 million, exceeding both the previous year’s result and internal forecasts, according to Vice-President Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychała.