The Zarząd Morskich Portów Szczecin i Świnoujście (Ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście Authority) has released its official results for 2025, reporting a clear increase in cargo throughput and record net revenue, although net profit declined year on year.

At a press conference held in Szczecin, the Authority confirmed that total throughput across both ports reached 34.79 million tonnes in 2025, representing a 7.5% increase compared with 2024. Growth was recorded across several cargo segments, including general cargo (notably ferry traffic), bulk commodities, fuels — including LNG, where volumes rose by more than 30% — and containers.

Container throughput rose particularly sharply, increasing by 44% year on year. Coal volumes declined, a trend the Authority described as consistent with the ongoing decarbonisation of the energy sector. Lower grain and timber volumes were attributed to exceptionally high figures recorded in 2024, reportedly linked to specific contractual arrangements undertaken by the relevant terminal operator.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Arkadiusz Marchewka noted that 2025 had been an exceptionally strong year for Polish ports overall. Container throughput nationwide increased by 18%, with Szczecin surpassing the 100,000 TEU threshold for the first time.

Financially, the Ports Authority reported record net revenue of PLN 415 million for 2025. Net profit, however, declined to PLN 144.5 million, a decrease attributed to ongoing capital investment programmes.

Jarosław Siergiej, President of the Authority, stated that the improved performance was not the result of a short-term market upturn but rather the outcome of strategic preparation for more challenging market conditions. Investments have focused on navigational accessibility, operational efficiency and strengthened cooperation with commercial partners, enabling the ports not only to respond to market shifts but to increase throughput while others are still adapting.

The growth in volumes has been underpinned by substantial infrastructure upgrades, most notably the deepening of the approach channel and quays in Szczecin to 12.5 metres. In 2025, more than 20 vessels with parcel sizes exceeding 30,000 tonnes called at Szczecin — compared with typical consignments of 20,000–25,000 tonnes prior to the modernisation of basins and quays. According to the Authority, consignments now regularly exceed 40,000 tonnes.

The Dębicki Channel and the Kashubian Basin are now capable of accommodating Panamax-class vessels up to 230 metres in length, with a draught of up to 10.5 metres and cargo capacity of as much as 50,000 tonnes. The 2025 record in this category was set by the vessel Tokugawa, which discharged 49,000 tonnes of soya meal at the Słowackie Quay.

Świnoujście also recorded a landmark year. The LNG terminal handled 80 gas deliveries during 2025, while November saw the arrival of the 400th cargo in the terminal’s operational history. Commercial LNG loading operations also commenced at the newly constructed Jetty 2 berth, delivered as part of the terminal’s capacity expansion programme.

For the first time, LNG was loaded onto a commercial bunker vessel, which on 11 November conducted a ship-to-ship bunkering operation supplying LNG fuel to the ferry Peter Pan of TT-Line at the Świnoujście Ferry Terminal.